For more than a decade, there were two denominations that carried the name “New Apostolic Church” in South Africa. Between 1913 and 1926 Apostle Carl Georg Klibbe, who was the more senior of the two, and Apostle Schlaphoff each led one of the New Apostolic Churches. The case was finally settled in court. For more […]

Education is high on the agenda—also in the New Apostolic Church: from children to seniors, in our own congregation and outside of it, generally or very specifically. Here is a look at some of the things going on in the Church in the way of education. Training ministers: East Africa Photo: NAC East Africa Training […]

Not more than 25 hours … This is how long Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be in Guinea-Bissau. He will celebrate two divine services, carry out a retirement and an ordination, and meet with the Apostles and Bishops. Then he will continue to Senegal. Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK […]

“Victory with Christ.” That was the motto of the New Apostolic Church in the past year. What has remained of it? A retrospective taken from a divine service by the Chief Apostle. Two languages, one community: both the French-speaking as well as the German-speaking congregations participated in the divine service which Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider […]

Every Sunday, about twenty brothers and sisters are picked up at home by the Richard F and are taken to the Delta congregation. The “Richard F” plying the waters of one of the 350 rivers in the Delta region of Argentina Photo: Peter Johanning The eight-metre boat can take up to 18 passengers Photo: INA […]

What does the religious landscape look like in Scandinavia? What about Indonesia or Chad? Join us on a trip around the world: from Oslo to N’Djamena, via Yogyakarta. Oslo/Norway: The divine service was held in six languages: Danish, Norwegian, Swahili, Swedish, English, and French. Photo: Werner Wick Oslo/Norway: The divine service was held in six […]

Love your neighbour as yourself! Gladly. But how do you do that in a place that is ruled by drugs and violence? A project in our Leiden Central church in South Africa shows how. It not only offers children a safe haven but also helps them with their education. Leiden Central: a church in South […]

Unity is far more than just agreeing to disagree. In fact, it is a quality that is constantly threatened by jealousy, fear, and aggression. What can we do about this? In a recent divine service, the Chief Apostle listed a number of antidotes. Photo: Horst-Dieter Kämpfer Photo: Horst-Dieter Kämpfer Photo: Horst-Dieter Kämpfer Photo: Horst-Dieter Kämpfer […]

Responsible for congregations, districts, and more? The Chief Apostle recently encouraged the leading ministers and gave them a very simple guideline: “We share the sufferings of Christ.” How this can be done without getting hurt too badly, he explained recently in South Africa. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa […]

Not only gift, but also task. District Apostle John Leslie Kriel of South Africa explains what the purpose of divine gifts is. When our Chief Apostle placed the motto “Glory be to God our Father” into the foreground for 2017, he also highlighted three tasks. We need to recognise the greatness of God in His […]

He was ordained as an Apostle in 1982. In 2009 he became a District Apostle for the numerous District Churches in South-East Asia. At the end of 2018, Urs Hebeisen will go into retirement. The course for the future is being set already now. District Apostle Urs Hebeisen with all Apostles, Bishops, and district leaders […]

A District Evangelist becomes Apostle, children collect several hundred euros for other children, a District Apostle apologises for the botched webcast of a service, and India launches a new website. Changes among the Apostles Photo: Jean Sevon Changes among the Apostles Photo: Jean Sevon Changes among the Apostles Photo: Jean Sevon Children raise funds Photo: […]

What should hinder God from saving a soul? But even for the Almighty there is an obstacle. And we human beings have the means to clear the way. Here is how in five steps. Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: Jessica […]

Reach, use, response—a significant upward trend everywhere: the media network of the New Apostolic Church has continued to increase in importance in the year 2016. But some things have also shifted. The top seller is the Chief Apostle’s New Year’s message. The video, in which the Chief Apostle addresses the members of the Church and […]

How do you reach a goal? Certainly, the best way is to follow in the footsteps of a successful forerunner. Here is how the example set by the Son of God leads man to the heavenly Father. Photo: Michael Voigt Photo: Michael Voigt Photo: Michael Voigt Photo: Michael Voigt Photo: Michael Voigt Photo: Inge Kindt […]

Togo and Chad—the journey the Chief Apostle is just about to set out on will take him to two interesting but dangerous regions of the world. There are terrorist alerts in both countries. Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: ENA Togo Photo: ENA Togo Photo: ENA Togo Photo: ENA Togo Photo: […]

New year, new motto, new logo … People around the world have come up with ideas on how to represent our 2017 motto, “Glory be to God our Father”, graphically. The first designs are online. Photo: INA Argentina Photo: NAC Brasil Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: INA Columbia Photo: NAK Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland Photo: NAK […]

Giving glory to God is not everything, we also have to work on ourselves. But what looks like extra work is actually the solution to how we can put the 2017 motto into practice. District Apostle Bernd Koberstein (Germany) explains how this can be done. The Chief Apostle said at the beginning of the year […]