Handmaids of Jesus Christ

Die armen Mägde Jesu Christi

The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (Ancillae Domini Jesu Christi : ADJC; vulgo: Dernbacher Schwestern) is a female congregation of the Catholic Church. It originated organizationally in Dernbach (Westerwald), where their supreme administrative body, the so-called generalate is still situated. Their organization for associates (like Fiat Spiritus) is also open to men.

The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ is an international congregation of apostolic women religious within the Roman Catholic Church. They minister with the poor, the sick and children in the United States, Mexico, Germany, England, the Netherlands, India, Brazil, Kenya and Nigeria. With prayer and community living as their foundation, they minister in rural, urban and inner city settings in the Midwest (USA). Focused on partnering in the work of the Spirit, they invite others to join them in various facets of educational, pastoral and social work, neighbourhood-based health ministries, spiritual guidance and care for the environment. They are recognized more by the love and simplicity with which they serve than by any particular ministry.