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“Who is the better New Apostolic?” It was a challenging question that Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider raised on his recent visit to Uruguay. In essence, the divine service was about life and death.

Lit tea-lights in the shape of a heart in Luxembourg, flowers and a “Pray for Paris” banner in Germany: the terror attacks last Friday in Paris have left people in shock, especially in Europe. But the District Apostles are also directing attention beyond Europe’s borders, to other parts of the world.

The Acer campestre, commonly called the field maple, was named as the Tree of the Year in Germany. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider and the European District Apostles planted a young field maple at the conference of European District Apostles taking place in Zurich in Switzerland.

Twice a year the District Apostles of Europe come together for conferences to discuss topics that are relevant for the European regional churches. The conference centre at the international head office of the New Apostolic Church provides an ideal environment for such meetings.

He was a wise master builder in a double sense. He was also one of the first Apostles to be appointed as a District Apostle Helper. Apostle (ret.) Leonard Ernest Kolb (USA) has passed away. He was 82 years of age.

Together Sudan and the South Sudan form a very large region in the eastern part of the African continent. District Apostle Klingler from Hanover in Germany cared for the 6,000 New Apostolic Sudanese Christians for twenty years. The administrative and pastoral care of the members in Sudan will now be assigned to the District Church of East Africa.

Believing in Jesus Christ is not all that easy. After all, His gospel contains more than one stumbling block. This is what the Chief Apostle made clear in a recent divine service, listing seven stumbling blocks and a guiding principle.

The congregations of the New Apostolic Church worldwide are full of life. Photographers have captured some memorable moments on camera.

Time is running, 16 seconds to go … then the answer has to be logged in: “What are the identifying features of the church of Jesus Christ?” nacquiz is an online quiz that tests how much you know about the Catechism.

God in His love made a covenant with man. In a divine service in Auckland recently, the Chief Apostle drew parallels between the people at the time of Moses and us today, and emphasized how important our faith in the sacrifice of Jesus and in His return is. He also addressed the importance of Holy Communion.

Young brothers take on responsibility in the Church, and brothers and sisters in South Africa celebrate the dedication of their church building. nac.today takes a look at the congregational life on three continents.

The New Apostolic Church is active in almost all countries on all continents. Africa is home to the majority of members. Countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia top the list. At its recent conference in Johannesburg, the District Apostle Meeting made a slight adjustment to the worldwide membership figures.

District Apostle Wilfried Klingler will go into retirement in June 2016. He is responsible for the New Apostolic Church in four German states: Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, and Thuringia. Legally, the Church in this part of Germany is registered under the name Neuapostolische Kirche Mitteldeutschland (New Apostolic Church Central Germany). Beginning with the District Apostle’s retirement, this region will merge with the District Apostle Area of Northern Germany.

In the archives of the New Apostolic Church, there are extensive travel reports of Chief Apostle Ernst Streckeisen’s journeys between 1975 and 1978. Today, Ernst Streckeisen would have been 110 years old.

At the end of October, District Apostle Norberto Passuni from Buenos Aires will retire. He has been responsible for the New Apostolic Church in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay since 2008. Stages of an eventful life.

An ambassador of love and joy, a church-turned-refugee shelter, and a national synod are today’s topics on our trip around the New Apostolic world.