On May 9th, 2015, Deacon Andreas Bröcker (4th from left, with spade) and confirmands as well as other congregation members planted a plum tree on behalf of the Evangelical Church of Christ Buer in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
On September 27th, 2015, after a festival service for the 50th birthday of the Thomas Church in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Deacon Andreas Bröckner planted a gingko tree as partner tree for the Evangelical Church of Christ Buer, together with Pastor Peter Spelsberg (right), Presbyter Gerlinde Zelmer-Chaouch, Retired Pastor Norbert Filthaus (2nd from right) and volunteer church workers Jasmin Hopert and Norman Uhlenbrock.