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The last divine service of the old year

At the end of the year, New Apostolic congregations come together for a joint closing service—in their churches where possible and online. The topic of the sermons is: “God strengthens our faith in trials.” For three quarters of the year, New Apostolic congregations around the world had online services. Divine services were broadcast regularly every […]

December 26, 2020
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Christmas joy without fear

When the shepherds in the field heard the good tidings of Christ’s birth, they perceived two calls: they were to have great joy and no fear! The birth of the Son of God was to bring joy to all people and make the fear of the individual recede into the background. Do we hear this […]

December 25, 2020
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Bethlehem, the barricaded city

There is a great barrier that separates Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Although it is indeed possible to pass through its gates, visitors require a passport, and must submit to customs control. For many, however, it has become a wall of death. Bethlehem today has become a symbol of political unrest and human error. The Bible describes […]

December 24, 2020
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Rejoice!

Joy is a state that is not dependent on health or illness. It is a sense of well-being and satisfaction that overlooks everything else and focuses on one thing only! The divine services give such a special impetus—even in the midst of the pandemic. The services in December explore the topic “The coming Lord”, which […]

December 18, 2020
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Giving up what is harmful

Staying away from things that are unhealthy and tucking in when it is good for us … What has been proven to work in daily life also seems to make sense spiritually. Here are some thoughts from Chief Apostle Schneider on the topic. Photo: NAK Luxemburg Photo: NAK Luxemburg Photo: NAK Luxemburg Photo: NAK Luxemburg […]

December 16, 2020
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Church continues a course of consolidation

The New Apostolic Church is continuing its process of consolidation: in the year 2022, the District Apostle district of Northern and Eastern Germany will merge with the District Apostle district of Berlin-Brandenburg. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider made the announcement yesterday. District Apostle Wolfgang Nadolny, who leads the District Church of Berlin-Brandenburg, will go into retirement […]

December 14, 2020
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Nine months of virtual worship

The New Apostolic Church has known divine service transmissions for years, usually for special occasions. Since March 2020 though, the churches worldwide have been broadcasting on a weekly basis, in some cases even several times a week. Whether by postal cable at the very beginning, then satellite, or Internet—at first, the means of transmission were […]

December 11, 2020
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At home worldwide: learning, giving, rethinking

Things never stay the same for long. This applies to many areas of life, also when it comes to church. Here are three stories on learning, giving, and rethinking. Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Togo Photo: NAC Togo Photo: NAC […]

December 9, 2020
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Making the love of God perceptible

Making the invisible visible is every Christian’s mission. And Jesus showed us how we can do that. The whole idea of what we do is to show what the nature of God is like: pure love. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: […]

December 8, 2020
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A surplus in donations put to immediate use

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 […]

December 7, 2020
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Bonus broadcasts in December

There will be more online offers during Advent and Christmas: the YouTube channels of the District Churches have the one or other treat in the pipeline. On Sunday, 6 December, District Apostle Rainer Storck (Western Germany) will conduct his yearly central divine service, which will be broadcast to many countries of his working area. The […]

December 4, 2020
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Equally created in the image of God, and equal in commission too

Both in terms of organisation and content, the most recent District Apostle Meeting was dominated by the coronavirus crisis. Yet not even the pandemic was able to stop the work that needed to be done on the future-oriented topics on the agenda of this conference. Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: […]

December 2, 2020
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A man who said yes and stayed true

A faithful servant of the Church, that sounds like the perfect caption for the life of Johann Rissik Kitching, who was responsible for the fate of the New Apostolic Church in Southern Africa for many years. Who was this man? Let us take a look back in honour of his 100th birthday. Johann Rissik Kitching […]

November 30, 2020
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Starting the new church year together

On Sunday Christians around the world will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent. A time of special lights, being together, and extraordinary emotions. Many things are different this ear. This also applies to Advent and Christmas, which Christians normally celebrate with festive music, extra activities, and special divine services focusing on the birth of Jesus […]

November 27, 2020
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Weekly update

Changed access details, new streaming offers… Here is this week’s update on our online church services across the globe. The New Apostolic Church Switzerland live streams several divine services at once: the country’s multilingualism makes it necessary. New access details now apply for the French speakers. The New Apostolic Church Southern Germany has stopped streaming […]

November 20, 2020