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Audio-visual transmission to a tree trunk

Divine services can be held in a church or in the open air. But that a service is transmitted to a congregation that worships under a tree does not happen very often. From Saxsonsea to tree trunk Photo: NAC Mozambique Different, because Christ is our Lord! Youth Day in Berlin Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Different, because […]

July 13, 2018
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Changes in the circle of the Apostles (1/2018)

In the first six months of 2018, nine Apostles were ordained by Chief Apostle Schneider. He also assigned a District Apostle Helper and appointed a District Apostle. Seven Apostles were retired. Apostle Mbana Nyassi (1979) Photo: NAC Gambia Apostle Ignatius Nche Nchi (1978), Braima Saffa (1972), Ernest Onyebuchi Onwukwe (1960) Photo: NAC Cameroon Apostle David […]

July 9, 2018
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German-Angolan teamwork

“Move closer! No, not with the camera. Zoom in,” Tim Schaefer-Rolffs prompts the cameraman with the black vest. But by then he had already started to make his way to the altar and was now standing directly in front of it. Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim […]

July 7, 2018
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A Deacon plays the role of a District Elder

Resolving conflicts and working together constructively … Ministers in Ghana recently came together for a capacity building workshop. And that can mean that they slip into a role other than theirs. Seminars for ministers in Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Seminars for ministers in Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Seminars for ministers in Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana […]

July 6, 2018
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community is online: issue 2018/03

Good news for passionate readers. The new issue of community is online. On 32 pages, it offers plenty of reading material for young and not-so-young New Apostolic Christians. Over the next few days, a new issue of community will be distributed. Reading pleasure for young and not-so-young members across the world. Enthusiasm for Jesus Christ […]

July 2, 2018
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Contributing to a collective solution

The challenges are clear, the objectives are defined. What are the means needed to achieve these? And what are the differences between today and the past? The last part of the interview with the Chief Apostle gives an overview of how the Church is setting itself up for the future. The Church is faced with […]

June 23, 2018
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Cuba, an incredible country

He is the face of the New Apostolic Church in Cuba, the largest Caribbean island. He is a journalist with an alert mind and a big heart: Bishop Alex Michel Reyes Martinez is good for the Church. Learn a little more about him. Photo: Andreas Grossglauser Photo: Andreas Grossglauser Photo: Andreas Grossglauser Photo: NAK Schweiz […]

June 19, 2018
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A faith that is practised in cultural diversity

There is no universal cure. The challenges that the global Church faces in the various regions are just too different. Part two of the interview with the Chief Apostle offers an approach: focus on the essentials. And what are these? Religious education for children and young adults: this is one of the strategic goals you […]

June 16, 2018
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Successful drill: central church evacuated

Dialogue with other religions, making children familiar with the Bible, and practising evacuation procedures. Congregational life is not only about divine services and music. Here is a look at three continents. Evacuation drill in Silvertown Photo: NAC Silvertown Evacuation drill in Silvertown Photo: NAC Silvertown Evacuation drill in Silvertown Photo: NAC Silvertown Evacuation drill in […]

June 15, 2018
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When love triumphs over differences

Outlook, review, insight: about one hundred days after the leadership change in the New Apostolic Church in the western part of Germany, the two District Apostles speak about cultural diversity, church mergers, and their private plans. Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: […]

June 11, 2018
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When the Church goes to school

Christian love transcends borders. Join us on a trip around the world this week as we visit school projects in South-East Asia, Central America, and Africa currently receiving help from the New Apostolic Church. Photo: NACSEA Relief Fund Photo: NACSEA Relief Fund Photo: NACSEA Relief Fund Photo: NACSEA Relief Fund Photo: NAK-Humanitas Photo: NAK-Humanitas Photo: […]

June 8, 2018
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Backpacks for refugees

“It was a good idea,” Esther Zbinden sums up. “And so symbolic!” During the recent District Apostle Meeting in Washington, the wives of the District Apostles spent one morning packing backpacks with school supplies for young refugees. “We were only able to pack 200 backpacks, but this number stands for the high number of refugee […]

May 29, 2018
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Spotlight 09/2018: Leave it to God, as Paul did

They were irritating, they deceived him, and abandoned him … Paul’s companions were not always the best of co-workers. Yet he remained faithful to God and his neighbour. “Let us learn from Paul,” District Apostle Joseph Opemba Ekhuya from Kenya says. Before Apostle Paul became the greatest missionary, he zealously persecuted the Christians. He was […]

May 22, 2018
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NAC Talks: doctrine, faith, life

Hylton Memorial Chapel, just outside of Washington, is an ideal venue not only for the first US Church convention but also for the divine service today, Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, the Christian event centre hosted the exhibition NAC Talks. Photo: Alisane Ferguson/Alex Ferguson Photo: Alisane Ferguson/Alex Ferguson Photo: Alisane Ferguson/Alex Ferguson Photo: Alisane Ferguson/Alex Ferguson […]

May 20, 2018
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The governing board is fully quorate

An extensive area of low pressure has been dumping rain on the American capital for days. The atmosphere is quite different at the International District Apostle Meeting, which is in session. The discussions of the Church leaders are taking place in a cheerful and warm atmosphere. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider was able to welcome all […]

May 18, 2018
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“The preparations take time”

“The Chief Apostle has the last word,” Erich Senn, head of administration at the international offices in Zurich, says. But it takes time until everything is finalised for a District Apostle Meeting. “And we help him.” Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: […]

May 17, 2018
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Where divine services became a motion picture

This year’s Pentecost festivities will take place in the United States. Historically, the New Apostolic Church in the US goes back almost as far as its European roots. Technically, the District Church was instrumental in making video transmissions a firm establishment around the world. The New Apostolic Church in the United States goes back to […]

May 15, 2018