Member Associations of DIAKONIA

DIAKONIA Asia – Pacific (DAP)
DIAKONIA of the Americas and the Caribbean (DOTAC)
DIAKONIA Region Africa – Europe (DRAE)

Member Associations

Member Association

Australia (DAP)

Australian Anglican Diaconal Association

Diakonia Uniting Church of Australia (DUCA)     

Austria (DRAE)      

Evangelisches Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen 

Brazil (DOTAC)

Igrea Evangélica de Confissao Luterana no Brasil

Cameroon (DRAE)     

Communauté de l’Emmanuel in the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon 

Canada (DOTAC)    

Anglican Deacons Canada/Angli-Diacres Canada (ADC)

Deacons of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, ELCIC

Diakonia of the United Church of Canada, DUCC

Order of Diaconal Ministries, The Presbyterian Church in Canada

Caribbean (DOTAC)           

Wesley Diaconal Community, Methodist Church in Caribbean and the Americas       

Denmark (DRAE)    

Fonden Den danske Diakonissestiftelsen 

Egypt (DRAE)          

The Daughters of St. Mary Convent, Beni Souef  

Estonia (DRAE)

Tallinn Deaconal Hospital (DRAE member only)

Europe (DRAE)       

Europäischer Verband Freikirchlicher Diakoniewerke

Fiji (DAP)     

Methodist Deaconess Order

Finland (DRAE)       

Lahden Diakoniasäätiö – Lahti Deacony Foundation

France (DRAE)        

Communauté des Diaconesses de Reuilly

Germany (DRAE)    

Deutscher Gemeinschafts-Diakonie-Verband

Kaiserswerther Verband Deutscher Mutterhäuser e.V.

Zehlendorfer Verband für evangelische Diakonie

Kaiserwerther Schwesterschaft

VEDD e.V. (DRAE member only)

India (DAP)  

CSI Order of Women in the Church of South India, Women’s House (Karnataka)

TELC Bethania Deaconess Home (Andhra Pradesh)

The Methodist Church in India, Deaconesses Order 

Indonesia (DAP)      

Ikatan Diakoni Wanita Huria Kristen Batak Protestant 

Japan (DAP) 

Deaconess House Bethesda

Fellowship Deacony, Motherhouse Bethel 

Kenya (DRAE)         

National Deaconess Association of ELCK  

NAIVASHA District United Methodist Deacons

South Korea (DAP) 

Diakonia Sisterhood in South Korea

Madagascar (DRAE)           

Fiaraha Miaima Amim Bavaka MAMRE FJKM Mamre Community 

Malawi (DRAE)       

Churches of Christ in Malawi 

Netherlands (DRAE)

Zendings Diaconessenhuis Amerongen

New Zealand (DAP) 

Diakonia Aotearoa New Zealand Association (DANZA)

Nigeria (DRAE)        

Deaconess Order Methodist Church Nigeria

Norway (DRAE)       

Haraldsplass Diakonale Stiftelse

Diakonifellesskapet, Stiftelsen Diakonissehuset Lovisenberg

Stiftelsen DIAKONOVA

Philippines (DAP)    

Commission on Deaconess Service of the United Methodist Church UMC

Deaconess Association of Iglesia Evangelica En Las Islas Filipinas IEMELIF

Deaconess Association of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Ang Iglesia Metodista sa Pilipinas (AIMP)  

Poland (DRAE)        

Diakonat Zenski, Eben-Ezer in Dziegielow

Rwanda (DRAE)      

Communauté des Diaconesses “Abaja bakristo” Rubengera

South Africa (DRAE)          

Highveld Deacons

The Methodist Diaconal Order 

Sweden (DRAE)       

Samariterhemmet diakonikår

Vårsta Diakonkǻr (DRAE member only)

Switzerland (DRAE)

Communauté des Diaconesses de Saint-Loup

Diakonissen-Schwesternschaft Neumünster

Kommunität Diakonissenhaus Riehen

Schwesterngemeinschaft Bethesda

Schwesterngemeinschaft Diakonieverband Ländli

Stiftung Diaconis Bern

Tanzania (DRAE)    

Dayosisi y Kaskazini Northern Diocese Ushirika wa Neema  

Karagwe Diocese Umoja Wa Masister, Tumshubire

Namarila Mother House E.L.C.T.-HWD 

ELCT Northern Diocese Ushirika Wa Diaconia Faraja

United Kingdom (DRAE)    

The Deaconesses of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Diaconate Council of the Church of Scotland

Methodist Diaconal Order MDO

Diaconate Working Group of the Scottish Episcopal Church (DRAE member only)

USA (DOTAC)         

Deaconess Community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Deacons for Ecumenical Engagement, Affinity Group, ELCA

Lutheran Diaconal Association

Association for Episcopal Deacons – The Episcopal Church

Deacons and Diaconal Ministers, The United Methodist Church

United Methodist Order of Deaconesses, Home Missioners and Home Missionaries

Zambia (DRAE)       

Deaconesses of the United Church of Zambia


Map of DWF Members

List correct as of May 2021