Why am I committed to “Arul Trust”? – Today: Dr. Matthias Spanier

Dr. Matthias Spanier, born in 1964, works as a development manager in the IT industry.

He volunteers as:

· Member of the FDP Federal Committee on Churches, Religious and Ideological Communities

· Deputy Chairman of the Commission “Liberals and Churches” of the FDP Baden-Württemberg

· Deputy Chairman of the “Christian Liberals” Baden-Württemberg

· Deputy Chairman of the Kolping Family Wiesloch

· Board member of the FDP district association Rhein-Neckar

· Board member of the FDP local association Wiesloch-Südliche Bergstraße

· Delegate for the FDP district party conference, FDP state party conference and FDP state main committee

· Substitute delegate for the FDP federal party conference



Dr. Matthias Spanier gave the following reasons for his membership in the Arul Trust e. V. support association:

As a Roman Catholic Christian, social and charitable causes are also close to his heart. For a number of years, he has followed the situation in other countries and taken a stand on it, both as a member of the Free Democrats and the Christian Liberals. And in his professional life, he works with employees from different countries and sees this as an enrichment.

Years ago, Dr. Spanier first came across Pastor Arul Lourdu’s weekly video sermons and was impressed and moved by them. He then met Pastor Lourdu in person on one or two occasions and learned to appreciate him (even if he does not always share his opinion). Dr. Spanier has been a supporting member of the German Red Cross for years, says: “I was very happy to become a member of the ‘Arul Trust’ Leimen support association, which supports the ‘Arul Arakkattalai’ foundation based in India!” He has complete confidence that the funding will really reach those in need, because Pastor Lourdu knows the situation in India very well thanks to his origins, his local contacts and his travels, and he knows who needs support there. In addition to the welcome help for the poor and sick, the association’s purpose also includes facilitating education and supporting independent journalists, and thus well-founded reporting in free media. Dr. Spaniard considers this to be meaningful and important, and he wants to support this through his membership in “Arul Trust”.