South African Communities
Find your people. Find your place.
Living far from home can be lonely — but it doesn’t have to be. Across Germany, South Africans are gathering in churches, online groups, events, and everyday conversations. This page brings those communities together, so you can reconnect with familiar culture, shared experiences, and that comforting feeling of being understood.
Church Groups
- American Protestant Church in Bonn – from August they will have an Afrikaans-speaking pastor, Ds Mario Weyers. If you would like more info feel free to contact DeWet Herselman
- Kirche in Aktion, het kampusse (gemeentes) in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach en Mainz. By elkeen van die kampusse is daar SA mense betrokke.
- Heimat in Christus – evangelische Freikirche e.V. 📍 Robert-Bosch-Straße 51, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall. Pastors: Elemans (South African) & Ricarda Scheepers. 📧 Contact: ricarda.scheepers@heimat-in-christus.de
- For Christian Events have a look at cvents
Facebook groups
- South Africans in Germany
- South Africans in Baden-Württemberg
- South Africans in Berlin
- South Africans living in Bonn
- South Africans Living in and around Düsseldorf, Germany
- South Africans (Saffas) living in Dusseldorf & NRW
- South Africans in Franconia
- South Africans in Freiburg
- South Africans in Frankfurt am Main
- South African Doctors in Germany – A group where South African trained doctors can support each other and give advice to those wanting to make the move to Germany 🙂
- South Africans living in Freiburg
- South Africans in Hamburg
- South Africans in Munich
- South Africans in NRW
- South Africans in the Stuttgart Region
- SAD – Suid Afrikaners / South Africans in Deutschland
- South Africans in Germany cultural events
- South African Christian women in Germany
- South African Ladies Living in Stuttgart
Websites
WhatsApp Community
Join Our South Africans in Germany WhatsApp Community!
Are you a South African living in Germany or planning to move here? Connect with fellow South Africans, share experiences, ask questions, and support each other in our WhatsApp Community!
To keep our group safe and free from spam, we don’t publish the direct link. If you’d like to join, simply send an email to admin@southafricansingermany.de with a brief reason for wanting to join. We’ll get back to you shortly with the link and welcome you to our community!
Whatsapp Community Rules
WhatsApp Community Rules Join Our South Africans in Germany WhatsApp Community! Are you a South African living in Germany or planning to move here? Connect with fellow South Africans, share experiences, ask questions, and support each other in our WhatsApp Community! To keep our group safe and free from spam, we don’t publish the direct link. If you’d like to join, simply send an email to admin@southafricansingermany.de with a brief reason for wanting to join. We’ll get back
Events
Find concerts, exhibitions, social events, webinars, and virtual get-togethers happening across Germany and online.
For Children
Adventures in Odyssey – “an award-winning audio drama series created for ages 8-12 and enjoyed by the whole family. Episodes often start with the grandfatherly Mr. Whittaker (“Whit”), who runs an ice cream shop called Whit’s End. They last an average of twenty-five minutes and bring biblical principles to life, through a balance of fun, faith and imagination”
Blogs, websites and Youtube chanels
From South Africa to Germany, these are the stories we carry with us — the laughs, the losses, the lessons, and the hope.
Explore blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and moments from South Africans building lives abroad, while keeping their Mzansi spirit close.
SA Voices in Germany
SA Voices in Germany From the bustle of Joburg to the cobblestones of Berlin, our journey carries more than luggage — it carries memories, humour, heartache, and hope. Here you’ll find the voices of South Africans who’ve swapped braais
International Expat communities
- Internations – Connect with expats in your city
- Expat.com
- Wereldwyd – “Hierdie inisiatief is die ideale platform vir elke Afrikaner wat tans in die buiteland woon, maar graag steeds in voeling met sy geboorteland wil bly”
Other organisations
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