FAQ
Quick answers about membership, donations, local contacts and this website.
You can fill in the membership application online on the federal AfD website or download it there as a form (both in German). The district association will then get in touch with you and arrange a personal meeting. After that, your application is reviewed by the responsible party bodies in line with the party’s internal procedures.
Getting to know each other in person matters to us. The conversation is not an exam but a relaxed exchange about any questions you have, your motivation and how you might get involved. It is also a chance for you to get to know the district association and its work.
The statutes and admission requirements of the Alternative for Germany apply. Please read the party programme and the list of organisations incompatible with membership (Unvereinbarkeitsliste) beforehand. Both are in German.
Yes. For example, you can support us with:
You do not need any special knowledge. Offer your help
As much as suits you. Whether regularly or only now and then, every bit of help counts. Once we have your message, we will get back to you personally and work out together what kind of involvement suits you.
By bank transfer to our donations account:
Donations go towards events, information material, public relations and election campaigns in Gütersloh District.
Yes. Please include your full name and address in the payment reference. If you have any questions about the receipt, write to us.
As a supporting member, you support our work regularly with an amount of your choice, without being a party member. A supporting membership is arranged using a form. Enquire about supporting membership
Your message will be forwarded to the relevant contacts.
These towns have their own local branch:
In all other towns, the district association is your point of contact. You will find every town and its contact on the district map.
It means there is no local branch there yet. This currently applies to Borgholzhausen, Halle (Westf.), Harsewinkel, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Langenberg, Steinhagen, Verl, Versmold and Werther (Westf.). Questions and information from these towns go to the district association. Anyone who would like to help set up a branch locally is very welcome: help set it up.
All 13 towns and municipalities in Gütersloh District: Borgholzhausen, Gütersloh, Halle (Westf.), Harsewinkel, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Langenberg, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Rietberg, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, Steinhagen, Verl, Versmold and Werther (Westf.).
Use the contact form and choose the subject “An issue in my town”. If possible, tell us your town so that your message goes straight to the right people.
The press contact is Maxim Dyck, Chair of the district association. Please write to us using the contact form (topic “Press enquiry”).
In the District Council archive and under News. Wherever possible, we link each post to the original documents from the council information systems of the district and the towns (in German).
The executive board consists of Maxim Dyck (Chair), Andreas Janzen (First Deputy Chair), Kai Röchter (Second Deputy Chair) and Udo Junker (Treasurer). All members of the district board introduce themselves on the board page.
Our constituency candidates in the North Rhine-Westphalia state election are Maxim Dyck and Kai Röchter. Meet the candidates
The full text of the statutes is on the statutes page (in German). The party’s programme is available as the Grundsatzprogramm on afd.de.
Your details are used solely to deal with your enquiry and are forwarded to the relevant contacts in the district association. You will find more information in our privacy policy.
No. The website sets no cookies and uses no third-party tracking services. For simple statistics, we only count how often a page was viewed and where the visit came from (for example a search engine), without IP addresses and without recognising returning visitors. Fonts and images are served from our own server. That is why there is no cookie banner.
Follow the district association on Facebook, Instagram and X. All posts are also available as an RSS feed (in German) for feed readers.
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