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Mourning and comfort in Brussels

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 […]

March 29, 2016
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Active charity

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 […]

March 18, 2016
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Small congregation – big congregation

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 […]

March 11, 2016
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Busy with ongoing projects

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 […]

March 10, 2016
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50+50: Thoughts on International Women’s Day

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 […]

March 8, 2016
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Sharing their vast experience

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: […]

February 19, 2016
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The Chief Apostle is on his way to Angola

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 […]

February 18, 2016
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NACare, Australia’s new charity

The New Apostolic Church Australia has established its own charity. The name says it all: NACare. nac.today followed up on it. We kept getting requests from our members over the years, Carley Love, the events coordinator of the New Apostolic Church Australia says, asking whether the national Church could not found its own charity. An […]

January 18, 2016
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A team-effort: the Catechism in Cebuano

Featured this week is a youth gathering in Malaysia, a new health centre in Zambia, and a new edition of the Catechism. If ever you have wondered who Inonge Wina is or where Cebuano is spoken, it is time to browse into nac.today. The year ends with “Joy in Christ” Photo: NAC Malaysia The year […]

January 8, 2016
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Hurdles on the way to Kazakhstan

The journey to Kazakhstan had already been scheduled long in advance, but the question as to whether Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider would indeed be allowed to conduct the divine services that had been planned remained open to the very last minute. The reason: strict legal regulations. The church in the Kazakh capital of Astana Photo: […]

January 5, 2016
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The year of “Joy in Christ”

Joy is meant to be shared. And this was precisely what New Apostolic Christians around the world experienced—in particular with a view to the motto which the Chief Apostle had announced for the year. And it was in connection with this announcement that the Church marked a first this year. Joy in Christ—the New Year’s […]

December 31, 2015
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Need, joy, and fellowship in Asia

Great need, many small joys, and an energetic sense of community: that was the year 2015 from the perspective of New Apostolic Christians in Asia and Australia, the second region to look back over the year on nac.today. Earthquake in Nepal: Priests Bel Bahadur (1st from left) and Indra Bahadur (5th from left) with injured […]

December 28, 2015
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Christmas in Australia means a holiday spent at the beach

Christmas in Australia! How does that go? It is summer in the southern hemisphere. Daytime temperatures range between 25 to 32° Celsius, people are soaking up the sun. Do people get in the Christmas spirit? nac.today asked an “expert” in these matters, and his answer was a definite yes. District Apostle Andrew Andersen is an […]

December 22, 2015
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At home worldwide: new church buildings

Building new churches nowadays is not that easy. There are many obstacles. Either there is not enough money or the members of the congregation or politicians are against it. Following are some positive examples. Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia […]

December 18, 2015
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At home worldwide: close, yet far away

This week nac.today looks at a soup kitchen, the Chief Apostle’s recent trip to Cambodia, and a new church in Fiji. Photo: René-Louis Pieper Photo: Photo: René-Louis Pieper Photo: René-Louis Pieper Photo: René-Louis Pieper Photo: René-Louis Pieper Photo: NAC SouthEastAsia Photo: NAC SouthEastAsia Photo: NAC SouthEastAsia Photo: NAC SouthEastAsia Photo: NAC SouthEastAsia Photo: NAC SouthEastAsia […]

November 27, 2015