Things are moving. The District Apostle Meeting in Mainz (Germany) had numerous projects on its agenda with the aim of strengthening the ministers, teachers, musicians, and church life altogether.

No Pentecost would be complete without it: the group photo of the District Apostles and their assistants. Here is the 2025 edition.Photo: Frank Schuldt

The District Apostle Meeting in Mainz (Germany) has started. Until Friday, the District Apostles will be discussing teaching material, hymns, the Divine Service Guide, and many other topics. For now, here are a few photos.

The extra feast before Pentecost: the District Apostles and their assistants fanned out to around twenty congregations within a two-hour drive time radius on Wednesday evening to conduct divine services. Here are the evening’s pictures.

“It’s going to be good,” somebody says and is referring to the music in the Pentecost service. How he knows? From the rehearsals two weeks ago. Here is a trailer.

They had barely landed when the spotlight was focused on them. The District Apostles from overseas who arrived in Frankfurt (Germany) yesterday were welcomed by the social media team of the host church Western Germany. After a brief chat, they continued on to their hotel.

As a rotunda, the church is not only visually striking, but also has its very own history. Here is the background to the church building from where this year’s Pentecost service will be broadcast.

The New Apostolic spotlight is on two German cities this week: the International District Apostle Meeting will convene in Mainz, while the Pentecost service will be broadcast from Wiesbaden to the rest of the world.

Pentecost is approaching. As inspiration, here is the 2023 Pentecost hit from Cape Town, “Spirit renewed”. The anthem, which thrilled listeners around the world, will also be heard at the Pentecost concert in Wiesbaden this year.

The Sunday services in June will take us from quiet expectation to concrete renewal. The Holy Spirit was longed for and received, and its enduring power can now be experienced in the church.

Pentecost is considered the birthday of the church. But like a plant that germinates underground before the first shoots emerge, the origins of the church lie deeper and earlier.

Comforter, Helper, Advocate—there are several translations for the word. And none of them are wrong. But who are we talking about? In fact, there are even two of them in the Bible.

Pentecost comes after Easter, but in between these two holy days there is still Ascension Day. ’Tis the season when God’s good plan for humankind makes great leaps. The divine services in May show where all this leads.

The Church’s own health insurance, a football league of congregational teams, and a working area that spanned half the globe: today we celebrate the 130th birthday of Heinrich Franz Schlaphoff—an Apostle unlike any other.

Before the Pentecost service, which was broadcast throughout Europe, some congregations in Switzerland and southern Germany had the opportunity to get to know the leaders of the international Church a little better during the midweek service. Here is a small sample of the many encounters.

Manuela van Husen walks down the hotel hallway with a crowbar in her hand. She is on a special assignment. Here is a look at all that is involved in organising such a meeting––and what all can happen.

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!