They are the newcomers to the District Apostle Meeting: assistants today and Church leaders tomorrow. It is time to get to know them better. Today we meet District Apostle Helper Herman Ernst from South America.

Many contributed to the development of the Church by preaching or doing soul care, but Apostle John Erb also laid the legal foundations for the New Apostolic Church in the United States. John Erb was born 150 years ago to the day. He had his share of ups and downs in life.

An experienced Apostle with an international profile is going to become the new District Apostle for Northern and Eastern Germany: David Heynes not only brings two passports to the table, but also a great deal of spiritual experience and linguistic diversity.

Not power, but love and closeness to others: In the first interview, the Chief Apostle Helper shows how he thinks, feels - and believes.

There are people who are still fondly remembered years later. One of them is Karl Kühnle, who was ordained a District Apostle fifty years ago today–and remained one for twenty years. 

Some people grow with the tasks they are assigned. And sometimes an entrusted assignment grows under the activity of a particular person. One of these people was District Apostle Hermann Dietrich Magney. He was born 150 years ago today.

Sensitivity, friendliness, modesty … Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler was a man of special qualities. He would have turned one hundred on 20 February. Here is part two of our tribute to this man and saying thank you.

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.

There is story of two brothers. The older one was a medical doctor, the younger one a doctor of pharmacy. The older one ran his own hospital as head physician, the younger one his own pharmacy. Both came from Ghana, both were named Kankam, and both were Apostles of the New Apostolic Church.

It is the fifth-largest country in Africa and yet many people know little about it. The Chief Apostle will visit Chad this weekend. He will be in Moïssala and N’Djaména on 18 and 19 January. Local brothers and sisters put together some information about the country.

He was not really typical of his home region: neither humourless, nor stubborn, nor even arrogant. In fact, Hermann Engelauf was a happy, friendly, and approachable person. He would have turned 100 on 19 December.

The very Church that had rejected him offered him a final resting place and erected a monument in his honour. A pioneer of the modern apostolate found his last resting place in Glasgow, the city that the Chief Apostle is visiting this weekend.

Dominique Makindu survived an armed ambush, was arrested and thrown in prison, and later died on the way to a divine service. The Apostle’s life was fraught with danger. Thirty years ago today, 4 September, he received the Apostle ministry.

Karl Hartmann had to move, and God was already there. This was something He often experienced. Instead of sitting back and enjoying congregational life, he put his shoulder to the wheel and became involved. One hundred years ago today, he became a District Apostle.

He was a man of action and a father figure for his small flock in Europe and his large flock in Africa. This was District Apostle Robert Higelin. On 17 July he would have celebrated his ninetieth birthday. Here is a portrait.

At first he seems aloof and almost a little gruff. But his heart is huge, and even bigger than he is. This weekend will see the retirement of a remarkable man, and not just from a physical point of view: District Apostle Rainer Storck.

Some 125 years ago, Chief Apostle Friedrich Krebs ordained two men as Apostles who had already served the still young Church admirably. In addition to the ministry, the two men had things in common that still have an impact today.

He was one of the greatest in the history of the New Apostolic Church. But sometimes greatness harbours danger. If he had lived, he would be 120 years old now: District Apostle Gottfried Rockenfelder.