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Far away and yet so close

On a holiday abroad, but you would still like to hear a divine service in your native tongue? This is possible thanks to our online church services. In many cases, you can even join the divine service in your own congregation, if you cannot be there in person.

May 5, 2023

Chief Apostle Congregation

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• Divine service
• Easter
• Music

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The Holy Spirit was promised, sent, and is active

Ascension Day and Pentecost—the month of May speaks for itself. And so do our divine services: the brothers and sisters will learn more about the announcement of the Holy Spirit and how God reveals Himself to them as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

May 3, 2023

Africa

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• Ascension Day
• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Sorrow will turn to joy

The weeping of the disciples over the suffering and death of Jesus was transformed into joy: Jesus is risen! Back then, as today, suffering is transformed into joy. This is the message that Chief Apostle Schneider conveyed in a recent divine service.

May 2, 2023

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Spotlight 7/2023: Relinquish – retain

To reign with Christ is a higher form of service. This is what District Apostle John Kriel from South Africa says in his article on our annual motto. What exactly this means he explains by telling us what we need to let go of and what we need to hold on to.

May 1, 2023

Africa

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• Annual motto
• Ascension Day
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Grieving
• Holy Communion
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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The diversity of the word

Global, multilingual, and independent of time and place: these are the features of our online divine services. The New Apostolic Church publicly broadcasts central divine services via IPTV, YouTube, and telephone.

April 28, 2023

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• Divine service
• Easter
• Music

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“This shall not happen to You!”

Jesus prepared His disciples for a situation that would unsettle them completely and leave them helpless: His suffering and death, and His resurrection. Chief Apostle Schneider addressed the different reactions of the disciples in a divine service in the congregation of Lüneburg in Germany.

April 26, 2023

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• Divine service
• Grieving
• History 
• Pastoral care

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God and image of God: the difference

Some Bible passages paint a very contradictory picture of God. How does the New Apostolic Church see this? Quite simply: like Jesus. This is the answer from an essay that was just published.

April 25, 2023

Congregation

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Organisation

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A trip around the world from your sofa

Canada, Romania, Zambia… The New Apostolic Church broadcasts central divine services in over thirty regions and more than fifteen languages worldwide. And those who are on the road and wish to watch the divine services in their home congregation can do so too in many cases.

April 21, 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Easter
• Music

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Unique chance to get to know new worlds

Deep friendships and valuable encounters: these are the memories that Stephanie brought back from Zambia when she returned home to Germany. Anyone can now create such memories. It is not too late yet to apply.

April 20, 2023

Africa

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• Charity work
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Society
• Youth

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How Jesus helps us to bear up

Everyone is confronted with suffering one way or another. But how do we deal with it? There are many questions, but few answers to be had. Yet there is one particular source of comfort and strength. And there is a role model whom we can follow.

April 19, 2023

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• Divine service

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Sint Barbara welcomes brothers and sisters

More than 70 years of history are contained within the walls of the church building to which the newly established congregation of Limburg in the Netherlands recently moved. The church is listed as a historic building, a good reason to tell its story today—on the International Day for Monuments and Sites.

April 18, 2023

Buildings

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• History 
• Society

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Spotlight 6/2023: Powerful words, strong faith

Faith, boldness, discipleship, loyalty, truthfulness, and love. These are the key words that District Apostle Kububa Soko from Zambia associates with our 2023 motto. In his Spotlight article he explains what exactly this means for our everyday life.

April 17, 2023

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Society

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Divine services around the clock

Divine services morning, noon, and night. Anyone who wants to can watch divine services around the clock on Sundays. Thanks to YouTube, IPTV, and phone-in options the opportunities to hear God’s word are nearly unlimited.

April 14, 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Easter
• Music

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Reflecting the light of the world

It goes without saying: Jesus is the light of the world. But believers must also let His light shine, and let it radiate into the beyond. But how? The Chief Apostle examined this in a recent divine service.

April 12, 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Ministry (27): A definite but unclear no

There is only one passage in the Bible that actually prohibits women from preaching the gospel. But according to biblical scholars, this statement did not come from Apostle Paul at all. How does the Church deal with this?

April 11, 2023

Apostolate

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Society

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Divine services on six continents

In nearly all parts of the world, divine services continue to be streamed online thanks to volunteers in the congregations. Phone options are also available. The only continent from which no services are being streamed is Antarctica.

April 6, 2023

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Easter
• Music

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Malawi struggling to recover after a cyclone

Destruction, homelessness, hunger: of all the countries hit by the cyclone, Malawi was battered the worst. Relief efforts are underway also by New Apostolic aid organisations. What do the people need? District Apostle Kububa Soko wanted to see for himself.

April 5, 2023

Africa America

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• Australia / Pacific
• Charity work
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Europe
• Investiture
• Ministry

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Called to be holy: both a gift and a task

Those who want to serve God and enter His kingdom must be sanctified to do so. Of course, this sanctification comes from God. But it won’t work without our making an effort. The Chief Apostle recently explained what this means.

April 4, 2023

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry

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Spotlight 5/2023: True greatness is revealed in serving others

Our annual motto “Serving and reigning with Christ” does not mean that we should strive for power, District Apostle Michael Ehrich from Germany clarifies. Jesus rules differently than the powerful of the world. After all, He did not come to be served, but to serve.

April 3, 2023

Annual motto

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• District Apostle
• Divine service

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From earthly death to eternal life

The King of kings humbles Himself and dies the death of the worst of criminals so that sinners do not have to suffer eternal death and can hope for eternal fellowship with God through His resurrection. Here are the subjects of our divine services in April.

March 31, 2023

Apostolate

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Good Friday
• Grieving
• Palm Sunday
• Pastoral care

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Online after six days

Starting on 16 March 2020, all divine services and other Church activities were put on hold because of the emerging Covid pandemic. But a few days later already, on 22 March, divine services could be followed from home via YouTube, IPTV, or phone-in. This offer is still open to all.

March 31, 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Easter
• Music

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Learning for our congregations

Skills and knowledge take you further. This also applies to faith and life in our congregations. And the possibilities are many: they range from events marking International Day of Education to global learning during a whole year on a foreign continent.

March 30, 2023

Africa Charity work

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Ministry
• Pastoral care

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The Father who always loves us

“I am the Lord your God,” He says. But who exactly is He? “Our God is the God we encounter through Jesus Christ,” says the Chief Apostle and goes on to explain what exactly this means.

March 29, 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Pastoral care after devastating quake

Two months after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be visiting the congregation of Istanbul in Turkey. How are the people holding up in Turkey? And how is the Church responding to the disaster?

March 27, 2023

Buildings

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• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Easter
• Grieving
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Many online viewers

The first international Pentecost service in 1990 was transmitted to no fewer than 830 congregations. Today, numbers like these make us smile. During the Covid pandemic, these audience figures multiplied. Even now they are still high.

March 24, 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Easter
• Music
• Pentecost

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Our future in view and under control

Reigning with Christ means that we are masters of our own destiny. Jesus set the example. In a recent divine service, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider explained how the life of Jesus can be a model for believers today.

March 22, 2023

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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A leader with an open heart and mind

His faith, his foresight, and his humility made him a formative figure in New Apostolic history: Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler would have turned 100 on 20 February. Today and tomorrow, we will pay tribute to this man as a way of saying thank you.

February 19, 2025

Profile Chief Apostle

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• History 
• Anniversary

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Faith. Fellowship. Future.

A feast that will stay: Pentecost 2025 has left deep impressions and provided an outlook for the future. Here is an overview of everything there is to know.

June 11, 2025

Pentecost Investiture

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Organisation
• Local news
• Buildings
• Music

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“Step by step, courageously forward” 

Twenty years ago today, Chief Apostle Richard Fehr handed over the ministry to his successor. In a video interview later, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber revealed how this came about.

May 15, 2025

Investiture Chief Apostle

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• Anniversary
• History

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