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Experiencing God’s good creation

God created everything, but we have only this one earth with its marvellous flora and fauna. Over the past few weeks, some brothers and sisters have been working hard to preserve it for future generations and to raise awareness of God’s creative power.

07 06 2024

Africa Children

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Music
• Youth

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Days of walking to attend a divine service

There is great excitement in Papua New Guinea as the brothers and sisters wait for the Chief Apostle to arrive. He will conduct two divine services in the island state this weekend. And many brothers and sisters will walk for days to attend.

03 06 2024

Australia / Pacific

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service

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Congratulations from us!

A lot of people celebrated a lot of memorable anniversaries in recent weeks. Among them, one of our brothers in faith, a choir, a number of congregations, a Regional Church, and even the church as a whole! And all of them celebrated around the same time. We offer our sincere congratulations!

31 05 2024

Africa

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Children
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Music
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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How the Church came to crocodile island

It took several attempts, but the New Apostolic Church finally managed to gain a foothold in East Timor. Jean-Luc Schneider is the first Chief Apostle to visit the country in South-East Asia.

27 05 2024

Africa

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• Asia
• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Holy Sealing
• Sacraments

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Music offers glimmers of hope

Music can help us heal: this was the focus of a joint project in a children’s home north of the Arctic Circle. The participants came from Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and Greenland.

14 05 2024

Concept of salvation for the departed

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Europe
• Good Friday
• Holy Communion
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Spotlight 10/2024: Two kinds of results

Prayer works. But sometimes even quite reasonable requests go unanswered. How can that be? And why can the believer trust in God nevertheless? District Apostle Peter Lambert from South Africa takes a closer look at this in his spotlight as he reflects on our annual motto.

13 05 2024

Africa Annual motto

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 

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Truly stuck

There was no going forward and no going back. An Apostle in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced this in a literal sense and had to spend an uncomfortable night in his car.

06 05 2024

Congregation

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• Divine service

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Church media through changing times

“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Even today, many people are denied the opportunity to speak about their beliefs. It is important therefore to have a strong media presence. Follow us on a tour through the New Apostolic Church’s media history as we mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3th.

02 05 2024

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• History 
• Pentecost
• Youth

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A sore ankle brought him to church

He practically stumbled into the New Apostolic Church. And from then on, he was eager to work for his church: we are talking about District Apostle Otto Steinweg, who would have turned 160 on 26 April.

25 04 2024

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Grieving
• Holy Sealing
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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Some facts on the Bible

The Bible is not a book, there is no original, and the number of books is disputed. Yet, it is the best-preserved writing of antiquity and the most widely used book of all time. Here are ten facts you may or may not have known. Tomorrow, 23 April, is World Book Day.

22 04 2024

Bible study

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Across the Atlantic with faith in her luggage

She had never been there before, but she was drawn to it: Irene Berger-Chreim was born and grew up in Uruguay, but wanted to go to Germany, the country of her ancestors. She emigrated and God was with her.

16 04 2024

America

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Europe
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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At home worldwide: how congregations celebrated Easter

Singing, celebrating, and hiking is how the brothers and sisters in Africa and Europe celebrated Easter. They enjoyed one another’s fellowship, but also reflected on what Easter means, namely the victory of the Son of God over death.

05 04 2024

Africa

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• Children
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• Music
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Only the humble receive grace

A sinner finds grace before God, a devout man does not. Does that mean that keeping the commandments is unimportant? No, there is more to this than meets the eye. What exactly this is, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider explained in a divine service.

27 03 2024

Chief Apostle

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

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The donkey, that’s me

Jesus knew exactly what He was doing when He chose His mount to enter Jerusalem. What’s more, He sent signals right up to our own time. Here is a reflection on the theme of Palm Sunday.

23 03 2024

America

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• Congregation
• Good Friday
• History 
• Palm Sunday

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Counting your blessings

When things go well, we often don’t think to tell God about it. And yet, thanksgiving is an important part of our personal prayer. Here are a few tips for parents, children, and everyone else that underline our annual motto “Prayer works!”

18 03 2024

America

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• Annual motto
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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The Chief Apostle in Thailand

On his visit to Thailand, the Chief Apostle will be taking a trip into the future. This is because the Buddhist calendar is several years ahead of the Christian calendar. But before we look at the events coming up this weekend, we will take a journey back in time to the beginnings of the New Apostolic Church in Thailand.

12 03 2024

Asia

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Two prayers, one answer

A trumpet player blowing his trumpet—a picture like any other. Nothing unusual, but there is a special story behind this photo. It is about two prayers to which God responded in a way that helped everyone involved. After all, prayer works!

04 03 2024

Africa Congregation

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• Divine service
• Music

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Believing passionately

Easter is coming up … and the divine services in March point the way there. There will be talk about mercy and solidarity, fellowship and the rule of God, and examples and precursors. Here is a glimpse at the Passiontide.

29 02 2024

Concept of salvation for the departed

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Good Friday
• Holy Communion
• Palm Sunday
• Sacraments

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God considers each individual

For God, it is the individual who counts: every single person. The example of the Ethiopian treasurer shows on whom, how, and why God bestows His salvation. Here are some extracts from a divine service for the departed.

28 02 2024

Africa

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• Baptism 
• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Holy Communion
• Holy Sealing
• Sacraments
• Society

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Decisive is what happens locally

The Divine Service Guide is looking for an editor. The job advertisement raises questions. Well, don’t Apostles write the articles? Why is this preaching aid necessary in the first place? And why is it the way it is? nac.today dug a little deeper.

23 02 2024

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry

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Never keep silent about good news!

Sacraments are dispensed, large churches are filled with young people, and donations are able to effect great things—the news pages of the New Apostolic congregations around the world were once again filled with good news that needs to be told.

22 02 2024

Africa

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• Asia
• Charity work
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• Sacraments
• Social commitment
• Youth

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High above the city—the centre of the congregation

You can’t help but notice it: Argentina’s Eldorado Km 9 church is located high above the city and features a unique mixture of various styles and time periods. Built by the members themselves, it has always been a mighty fortress through the years, and this year it celebrates its 85-year anniversary.

19 02 2024

Chief Apostle Children

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Holy Sealing
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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Finding pathways through the desert of our own making

It’s the other Advent: this week, Christians around the world begin preparing themselves for Easter. There are various names for this segment of the calendar, but only one common goal, namely to reflect upon the essential.

16 02 2024

Advent

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• Denominations
• Easter
• Grieving
• Pastoral care

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Celebrating with God

It would be a shame to waste a good excuse to celebrate, whether due to a Chief Apostle visit, the dedication of new place of worship, or simply an opportunity to be together. In any event, our brothers and sisters around the world had good reason for collective merriment over the past weeks.

15 02 2024

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Easter

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Prayer works everywhere

Prayer has always been an important part of our life, but this year it became just a little bit more so thanks to our motto. Brothers and sisters from Ghana, Germany, and the Netherlands used this year’s annual motto “Prayer works!” as an opportunity to put on a short play and to gather with other denominations and pray outside our church walls.

09 02 2024

Africa

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• Annual motto
• Congregation
• Denominations
• Divine service
• Music
• New Year

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Figures that spell charity

The human aktiv Annual Report 2022 has just been published: the aid organisation of the New Apostolic Church Southern Germany invested almost 1.5 million euros in humanitarian projects. This made it possible to provide both relief aid and longer-term aid, especially in African countries.

08 02 2024

Africa

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• Charity work
• Congregation
• Doctrine 
• Social commitment
• Youth

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God’s dwelling place today

Whether under mango trees or in a large church, God dwells among the people. He lives in their hearts and in His congregation. The Chief Apostle recently gave a tour of this dwelling place.

12 03 2025

Africa Chief Apostle

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• Divine service

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On land, on water, and in the air

The destination was a region that no District Apostle had ever visited before. On the way there, Tshitshi Tshisekedi used every conceivable means of transport. Pictures of a pastoral journey.

08 05 2025

District Apostle Congregation

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• Local news
• Africa

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One love, one faith: New Apostolic in Jamaica

Faith, fellowship, and Caribbean vibes: In Jamaica, the New Apostolic Church brings people together with heart, commitment, and an extra dose of love.

04 04 2025

District Apostle Congregation

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• America
• Event

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