Dr Stefanie Fischer-Desamours
pastor, Hoffnungskirche Berlin-Tempelhof
Dr Stefanie Fischer-Desamours has been a pastor at Hoffnungskirche Berlin-Tempelhof, a Baptist congregation, since 2022.
She studied sociology, psychology and education, specialising in disaster research, as well as Protestant theology at the Theological Seminary in Elstal. Her doctoral research at the University of Potsdam examined how Catholic, Vodou and Baptist religious leaders in Haiti interpreted the earthquake of 12 January 2010.
Alongside her academic work, she was involved in development cooperation with Haiti and international disaster relief for the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany, coordinating projects with Haitian partners and conducting research visits.
She lives in Berlin with her husband and their two children and is currently preparing her doctoral thesis for publication.
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