During the recent visit of the Chief Apostle to Lusaka, Zambia, a sign language choir delivered a performance that speaks beyond words. Here is a contribution in honour of World Hearing Day today, 3 March.

“Gently, ever so gently, a light warms us.” For “You are the Saviour,” the choir sings in the hymn “Die Liebe bist Du”. It creates a contemplative prelude to the divine service for the departed. 

“Don’t be afraid. Just believe!” The New Apostolic Church Canada presented the design of its logo illustrating the 2026 motto not with an explanatory video, but with a musical declaration of faith.

From delicate and fragile to powerful and majestic—and always deeply moving: this is the sound that emerges when South African musicians reinterpret what is often regarded as a simple children’s song.

Coral Afrikaníssimo: African dialects, traditional instruments, and the goal of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

“See What A Morning” is actually a resurrection hymn. But what better way to start the New Year than with the certainty that nothing that may come our way is greater than the Saviour. 

Lively, diverse, and reflecting local traditions: that is how the congregations of the New Apostolic Church can be described. The photos of the year on nac.today testify to this. 

Music is very popular in the New Apostolic Church. But in 2025, a particular announcement from the altar made it into the top three most frequently viewed videos on nac.today.

“Sing Noel!”  Again? Yes, and how! A medley of new and traditional carols from Europe, America, and Africa. The piece is taken from the second suite of the choral work “Sing Christmas!”

“Yesu Nafyalwa Ilelo.” This is how Christmas sounds in Bemba, one of the seven major languages among Zambia’s seventy. The carol celebrates the birth of Christ and draws listeners into the warmth and cheer of the season.

The New Apostolic Church Northern and Eastern Germany is bidding a musical farewell to its former District Apostle. The concert will be broadcast live. 

Traditional lyrics rearranged … This is what Christmas sounds like barbershop style. The carol was presented at the 2019 Advent concert by the Canadian choir Soul Purpose.

The administration of the New Apostolic Church Western Germany has its own staff choir, and will kick off nac.today’s 2025 “Advent carols” series.

Those who walk with the Lord do not walk alone. That is the message of the song “When We Walk with the Lord” performed here at the retirement of District Apostle Mark Woll (Canada).   

A quiet but clear call: faith shines on—beyond life. With this idea, the song “Sei ein Licht in der Welt” (Be a light in the world) by Julia Meier sets the mood for the service for the departed.

A song between a sigh and breathing a sigh of relief: “Meine Zeit steht in deinen Händen” (My time is in Your hands) tells of the hope for peace in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

The new and final issue of community for 2025 is ready. It features a colourful mix of impulses, stories, and news from around the New Apostolic world.

“Fulfill Your Promise, Lord!” Just how upbeat the call for the Lord’s return can be, is demonstrated by the New Apostolic Church Southern Africa with the African traditional “Nora Lizalisili Ndinga”. It will get your toes tapping.