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An engineer of the Church in tune with the times

Whenever innovations were in the offing, he was front and centre—and he was never shy to apply his international perspective. In retrospect, this allowed him a special view of God’s work: District Apostle Helper John Sobottka from Canada is retiring this Sunday.

December 17, 2020

Africa Asia

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation

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Giving up what is harmful

Staying away from things that are unhealthy and tucking in when it is good for us … What has been proven to work in daily life also seems to make sense spiritually. Here are some thoughts from Chief Apostle Schneider on the topic.

December 16, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Church continues a course of consolidation

The New Apostolic Church is continuing its process of consolidation: in the year 2022, the District Apostle district of Northern and Eastern Germany will merge with the District Apostle district of Berlin-Brandenburg. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider made the announcement yesterday.

December 14, 2020

Africa

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• America
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Europe
• Ministry
• Organisation

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Nine months of virtual worship

The New Apostolic Church has known divine service transmissions for years, usually for special occasions. Since March 2020 though, the churches worldwide have been broadcasting on a weekly basis, in some cases even several times a week.

December 11, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
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At home worldwide: learning, giving, rethinking

Things never stay the same for long. This applies to many areas of life, also when it comes to church. Here are three stories on learning, giving, and rethinking.

December 9, 2020

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Event
• Ministry
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Making the love of God perceptible

Making the invisible visible is every Christian’s mission. And Jesus showed us how we can do that. The whole idea of what we do is to show what the nature of God is like: pure love.

December 8, 2020

Chief Apostle Divine service

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A surplus in donations put to immediate use

More donations, more funding for projects: this is the formula that sums up the year 2019 for the charity nak-karitativ. The recently published annual report makes it clear how necessary this was and is.

December 7, 2020

Africa

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• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Easter

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Bonus broadcasts in December

There will be more online offers during Advent and Christmas: the YouTube channels of the District Churches have the one or other treat in the pipeline.

December 4, 2020

Advent

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• Africa
• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Music

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Equally created in the image of God, and equal in commission too

Both in terms of organisation and content, the most recent District Apostle Meeting was dominated by the coronavirus crisis. Yet not even the pandemic was able to stop the work that needed to be done on the future-oriented topics on the agenda of this conference.

December 2, 2020

America

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• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Organisation
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Take heart!

“What is God like?” children sometimes ask. A justified question. Finding an answer is easier than it seems at first. Let’s ask Jesus Christ. He knows what God is like. This will be the topic in our divine services on the second Sunday of Advent.

December 1, 2020

Advent

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• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Society

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A man who said yes and stayed true

A faithful servant of the Church, that sounds like the perfect caption for the life of Johann Rissik Kitching, who was responsible for the fate of the New Apostolic Church in Southern Africa for many years. Who was this man? Let us take a look back in honour of his 100th birthday.

November 30, 2020

Africa

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Grieving
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Profile
• Retirement
• Thanksgiving Day
• Youth

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Starting the new church year together

On Sunday Christians around the world will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent. A time of special lights, being together, and extraordinary emotions.

November 27, 2020

Advent

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• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Europe
• Music

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At home worldwide: Sharing joy and sorrow

Life is varied. Misery and elation alternate, and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is making it difficult not to feel overwhelmed. But there are always hopeful little stories that encourage and point to a better future. Here is a small glimpse.

November 25, 2020

Australia / Pacific

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• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• History 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Music
• Pastoral care

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Jesus dries our tears

The sermon was about weeping, but the situation was anything but sad! On the contrary, those who weep are to be consoled. This was the message of the Chief Apostle during a divine service in Strasbourg (France) on 15 November 2020.

November 24, 2020

America

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Easter
• Grieving
• Pastoral care

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Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in turmoil

For years there has been a conflict in the region, with armed hostilities flaring up periodically. Despite a cease-fire agreement, there is no end to the turmoil engulfing Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the embattled region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 23, 2020

Asia

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• Charity work
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• History 

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Weekly update

Changed access details, new streaming offers… Here is this week’s update on our online church services across the globe.

November 20, 2020

Chief Apostle

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Jesus Christ is our friend

Life is full of change: there is a constant flux between doubts and cares and strong faith and joy. But there is one thing we can always count on, says Chief Apostle Schneider.

November 18, 2020

Chief Apostle District Apostle

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• Divine service
• Easter

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United over thousands of kilometres

The pandemic forces people to keep a distance from one another. This also applies to the regularly occurring conference of the international Church leaders. In some respects, a digital conference of the District Apostles is uncharted territory, and the preparations for it were quite complex and involving.

November 16, 2020

Africa

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• America
• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Organisation

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Local, regional, and countrywide

Fewer central video services, more local broadcasts: the number of transmissions is increasing. The goal in Europe is to have more service transmissions from local congregations.

November 13, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Europe
• Local news

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Stages on our way to perfect freedom

God wants to take every believer out of prison and lead him to perfect freedom. The Chief Apostle highlights important stages along the way and what is so wonderful about them.

November 12, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Holy Sealing
• Ministry
• Sacraments
• Society

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Fight against sexual abuse

Prevention, education, processing—these are the pillars in the fight against violence and sexual misconduct. In its fight, the New Apostolic Church also supports campaigns outside its own ranks, as was recently demonstrated by the District Church Southern Germany.

November 11, 2020

Africa

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• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Where’s the fire?

The return of Christ: this is the goal of faith for all New Apostolic Christians. Yet the fire of Christian anticipation of His imminent return was ignited long before the modern age. Following is a summary of 2,000 years of history.

November 9, 2020

Apostolate Concept of salvation for the departed

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• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Ministry
• Society

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Be ready

The sermon on Sunday will explore the theme “The last things” and focus on the preparations for the return of Christ. And this will also be the content of the next online service.

November 6, 2020

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• History 
• Society

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Faith alone

“Homeless” is how Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider described himself as he stepped behind the altar in our church in Montreux (Switzerland). His planned trip to Brazil had been cancelled because of the pandemic. The focus of his sermon was Abraham and the shining example he set.

November 4, 2020

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Doctrine 

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Divine service for the departed: Jesus is Lord

Christians feel a need to intercede for the dead. This coming Sunday, New Apostolic Christians will celebrate the divine service for the departed. The services will be broadcast around the world.

October 30, 2020

Chief Apostle

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

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The church year is quietly drawing to a close

This year, the month of November has five Sundays. The church year ends on the last Sunday of the month, meaning that the Advent season begins at the end of November. How quickly a year passes! Reason enough to occupy ourselves with future things. What is meant here is a fundamental theological concept.

October 29, 2020

Advent

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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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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• District Apostle
• Divine service
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• Local news
• Buildings
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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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