“It is the same everywhere, only different,” Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler once said many years ago. Life and faith differ greatly in the congregations around the world, yet there is so much we have in common. community presents some of these commonalities in its latest issue, 03/2021. The same faith: focus on Jesus Christ “As […]

Earthquakes, cyclones, and tsunamis again and again destroy people’s lives in South-East Asia. Emergency relief and rebuilding are not the only way to help them, though. In the long run, something else is important. Photo: Help e.V. Photo: Help e.V. Photo: Help e.V. Photo: Help e.V. Bangladesh has been particularly badly affected because of changes […]

Sunshine, palm trees, reggae music. The three-minute clip on WhatsApp definitely looks a lot like holiday fun. But Robert is not on holiday. In fact, he is working for Doctors without Borders and helping to build a clinic. Robert is 27 years old, lives in Hamburg in Germany and works as a project manager for […]

First there was a volcanic eruption, then an earthquake, and soon thereafter the outbreak of the coronavirus. As if this was not enough, the year ended with super typhoons that brought destruction to large parts of the country. The volunteers of NACSEA Relief had a lot to do in the year 2020. Photo: NAC SEA […]

Locked church doors, divine services on YouTube, mouth and nose protection at the altar: the pandemic really shook up church life in 2020. It was the year of COVID-19. Following is a chronicle of the year’s events. Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est […]

The donors of the aid organisation human aktiv are making more targeted donations. This is reflected in the recently published financial report for 2019 by the institution of the New Apostolic Church Southern Germany. Last year, human aktiv raised about 1.15 million euros in donations. A good 55 per cent was donated to specific projects. […]

More donations, more funding for projects: this is the formula that sums up the year 2019 for the charity nak-karitativ. The recently published annual report makes it clear how necessary this was and is. Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ The balance sheet […]

For years there has been a conflict in the region, with armed hostilities flaring up periodically. Despite a cease-fire agreement, there is no end to the turmoil engulfing Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the embattled region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Despite all of its beauty and its impressive history, Armenia has come to stand for poverty, foreign rule, and […]

Prevention, education, processing—these are the pillars in the fight against violence and sexual misconduct. In its fight, the New Apostolic Church also supports campaigns outside its own ranks, as was recently demonstrated by the District Church Southern Germany. The set is called Strong-Kids-Box (“Starke-Kinder-Kiste”) and is designed to help pre-schoolers “playfully learn to deal with […]

NAK-karitativ is applying a whole bundle of aid measures to help defeat the hunger crisis affecting the people of Burkina Faso. It began by cultivating sesame seeds and establishing farmers’ co-operatives, as well as savings and credit groups. Further relief measures are now underway… The weekly farmers’ market in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city in […]

Who can provide pastoral care? Here are some thoughts on the motivation, passion, and ministerial mandate behind pastoral care, and the fact that everyone can be active in it. “One cannot provide pastoral care from behind the altar. You have to be close to the sick and suffering,” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider pointed out in […]

New Apostolic news from around the world—but only the articles I want to read! Anyone at all can choose for himself. It’s a piece of cake with nacnews! nacnews offers a compact and convenient overview of news reports from various websites of the New Apostolic Church. Global news sources include the media of the New […]

In the Tonga language, this means “Good day!” Helen (19) from the congregation of Heide and Silvan (26) from the congregation of Backnang (both in Germany) both did their “weltwärts” development volunteer service in Zambia. Following is a first-hand report on a fascinating experience. Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: NAK-karitativ Photo: […]

For months at a time, aid workers toil in remote regions, only to find that they cannot even return home to their families owing to recent lockdowns. It is a crisis that stops people in their tracks, and yet still allows them to grow… Photo: human aktiv Photo: human aktiv Photo: human aktiv Photo: Masakhe […]

Aid organisations fight against need and suffering in the world. The coronavirus pandemic has made this battle significantly more difficult for them, however. Following are some insights into the lives of helpers who have learned to master entirely new challenges. Photo: NACRO Photo: NACRO Photo: NACRO Photo: NACRO Photo: Masakhe Foundation Photo: Masakhe Foundation Photo: […]

An edition filled with trust and good things. The new edition of community gives courage and showcases successful aid projects. It shows how faith can be explained and how it can practised. In more than 70 countries, community is distributed as a printed copy—mainly to Church members who do not have access to the Internet. […]

What refugees urgently need, besides food and water, medical care, and a roof over their heads, is hope! And prospects of a homeland, friends, and a sense of security. Unfortunately, reality presents to a completely different picture many of them is. Here is a call for reflection. World Refugee Day has been around for more […]

For many people Covid-19 is just one more emergency they have to cope with. For them it has long been a question of survival! Here is what New Apostolic organisations are doing to alleviate the worst. Photo: NAK karitativ Photo: NAK karitativ Photo: NAK karitativ Photo: NAC SEA Relief Fund Photo: NAC SEA Relief Fund […]