When the Chief Apostle visits a congregation, he is usually the only Chief Apostle there. Not so in the congregation of Nordheide. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider celebrated the divine service while the retired Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber played the organ—something rare indeed. Two Chief Apostles together—a rare thing indeed Photo: Björn Renz Two Chief Apostles […]

Victory with Christ: the motto for the year 2016 weaves its way through the divine services like a golden thread. It also continues to inspire the thoughts of members—for example, designers. Following is a brief survey in words and images: Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Brasil Photo: NAC Zambia Malawi Photo: ENA RDC Est Photo: […]

Three days after the terror attacks, Apostle Clément Haeck celebrated the Easter divine service with his brothers and sisters in Brussels: comfort and gratitude inside the church, police sirens outside on the street. Photo: ENA Brussel Photo: ENA Brussel Photo: ENA Brussel Photo: ENA Brussel The congregation in Brussels had been noted in his divine […]

World Water Day is something that means little to people in industrialized countries. They have plenty of water while people in other parts of the world dream of being able to turn on the tap for a drink of water. A look at a divided world. March 22 is observed as World Water Day. Since […]

Active Christian love translates into hands-on help. This is the principle of the various aid organizations of the New Apostolic Church around the globe, who are currently working on many smaller and larger projects. Following are three examples in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Philippines: Rebuilding after typhoon Photo: NAC South East Asia Philippines: Rebuilding after […]

The first official meeting between the leaders of the New Apostolic Church Cape and the United Apostolic Church of South Africa took place in early February 2016. The discussions took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. The United Apostolic Church of South Africa was founded in the 1950s. This goes back to a break […]

A new choir collection is currently being developed for the choirs of our New Apostolic congregations in Sweden. It is a fascinating project because cultures differ from country to country. Photo: Gerrit Junge Photo: Gerrit Junge Photo: Gerrit Junge There are New Apostolic congregations everywhere in the world. And there is usually quite a bit […]

The size says nothing. What matters is that there is an atmosphere of joy. That the size of a congregation is not necessarily crucial is proven by many examples around the globe. Our trip takes us from Asia to Brazil and on to Africa and Italy. Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Brasilia […]

19 + 1 is the working model this week in Zurich (Switzerland). The International District Apostle Meeting (DAMI) has convened for the first of two annual sessions. It is the highest executive committee of the New Apostolic Church. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver […]

Today is United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. A strange name! What does peace have to do with women’s rights? nac.today presents one aspect of an ongoing debate. At the beginning of the twentieth century the focus was on achieving universal suffrage for women. The upper and middle class fought side by […]

At home around the world: A District Elder visits victims of the hurricane in the Fiji Islands. The Church in Zambia welcomes the country’s president. And in the USA, a group of Boy Scouts find their way into the church building. Standing together in rebuilding their lives Photo: MODIS image, NASA’s Aqua satellite Standing together […]

This year’s first divine service for the departed will be celebrated by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider in Bielefeld in Germany. There, at the north-eastern tip of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the first New Apostolic services are recorded to have taken place in 1868 already. nac.today takes a look at this New Apostolic stronghold. Life […]

Believers here gather for divine service in a stadium even during the rainy season. It is here that hundreds of believers receive the sacrament of Holy Sealing in the same divine service—and it is here that many have not yet seen the Chief Apostle. The latter will change this weekend. “National Synod” in Tanzania Photo: […]

A concert to mark the visit of the Chief Apostle? That’s actually pretty standard for the agenda, just like this weekend in Kinshasa. What is unusual about this concert is where the instrumentalists have learned their handiwork, namely in the Church’s own music school. Music students in a church on the property of the administrative […]

Working with the talents one has received, and not burying them. This also applies to the many years of experience of retired ministers. An initiative was started by the Church in South Africa on how retired ministers can coach active ministers. Retired ministers as coaches Photo: NAC Southeast Africa Apostolic Community rents church building Photo: […]

The Chief Apostle will be in the company of twenty Apostles and 14 Bishops this coming weekend. The journey is taking them to West Africa, right on the Atlantic. What is on the itinerary? Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke During his visit to Angola, Chief Apostle Schneider also ordained two new […]

Seeing God? Without faith this is impossible. But Jesus Christ manifests characteristics of the heavenly Father. Those who learn to love these and live them will gain much more than divine knowledge. Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley Vlothman Photo: Ashley […]

What do church districts and cars have in common? Both need a motor. This is something the Chief Apostle illustrated on his recent trip to Africa where he ordained a total of eleven new Apostles. Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC […]