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 […]

For many Christians faith has become a tradition. And yet, Christian faith also entails struggle, suffering, following, and corresponding actions! This article offers some explanations from a divine service with the Chief Apostle. Divine Service in Pasadena (USA): “It is not enough just to keep the commandments!” Photo: NAC USA Divine Service in Pasadena (USA): […]

The new year not only brings a new motto and good wishes with it, but also concrete plans and unique meetings. Sixty divine services are on Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider’s 2017 schedule, most of which he will celebrate with the congregations. In addition to his brothers and sisters, friends of the New Apostolic Church regularly […]

Currently, there are 345 active Apostles around the world. Following is an overview of the retirements, ordinations, and appointments that took place in the second half of the year 2016. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider with District Apostles and District Apostle Helpers Photo: Peter Johanning District Apostle John Leslie Kriel Photo: NAC Southern African District Apostle […]

An issue of community can be 12, 32 or even 36 pages thick. Who has less to read—and who gets more? The new issue of community is online as of today. It includes Chief Apostle Schneider’s address for the New Year, reports on the Church leader’s journeys to all continents, and elaborates on Church doctrine. […]

Laying aside fears, fighting evil, and overcoming our own weaknesses—these are the tasks facing New Apostolic Christians in the coming year. In his New Year’s message, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider calls on everyone to make 2016 a year of victory with Christ. And he shows how it can be achieved in everyday life. How can […]

Jesus—from start to finish. This thought from a divine service he conducted in Sweden can be used to caption many sermons of the Chief Apostle over the year 2016. However, in this instance it is not only a matter of gaining victory with Christ, but also of fighting for Christendom. Photo: NAK International Photo: Oliver […]

It has been a year of coming together: mergers between District Churches, reconciliation among apostolic denominations, and reaching out to guests with a service for the departed. Following is a look back over the most important events of 2016… Mergers and management changes Photo: NAK International Mergers and management changes Photo: NAK International Mergers and […]

They are to be watchmen and guardians, proclaimers and ministers, not lords, but rather “unprofitable servants”. This is what the Chief Apostle expects of the ministers of the New Apostolic Church—following are some remarks from the year 2016. Photo: INA Argentina divine services for ministers in Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo) Photo: NAC Canada divine […]

What may have sounded a little cumbersome at first developed into a firework of impulses over the course of the year: “Victory with Christ”, the motto of the New Apostolic Church for 2016. Following is a look back at the most important aspects. The motto was issued by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider in his New […]

He led the New Apostolic Church out of a crisis and brought it forward. Chief Apostle Walter Schmidt would have celebrated his 125th birthday today. How did he cope with this crisis? An attempt at an explanation. 1929: Ordination as Priest by Chief Apostle Niehaus Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK NRW 1946: Ordination as Apostle by Chief […]

They have become a kind of an emblem in many congregations in Europe: the poster series picturing members of the Church like you and me. The new series for 2017 has just been released in its tried and tested design and aims to drive a new message home. Photo: New Apostolic Church International Photo: New […]

Church and concert hall—definitely a building with a history. History will once again be written this coming Sunday, when the congregation in Silvertown will witness the third change in the district’s leadership in a row. Silvertown Photo: NAC Cape Concert, 2010 Photo: Peter Wild Concert, 2010 Photo: Peter Wild Concert, 2010 Photo: Peter Wild Concert, […]

Growling engines, gleaming choppers, and stuffed toys strapped to the handlebars: scenes like these play out every year in a South African congregation. And behind all the fun there is a good cause. Photo: NAC Cape Biker service in the congregation Dunrobin-Bellville (2016) Photo: NAC Cape Biker service in the congregation Dunrobin-Bellville (2016) Photo: NAC […]

True, the Apostle ministry imparts spiritual gifts. But the congregation should do more than just accept them. It should also give. How fellowship can become a source of strength is something the Chief Apostle addressed in a recent service. Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: […]

She is remote and rather isolated. Apart from snow-covered mountain peaks, there is not much else around. We are talking about the southernmost New Apostolic congregation in the world: Ushuaia. Photo: lspencer – Fotolia Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA Argentina The city is situated at the […]

He has changed his church: it has developed from a closed group to an open community in the middle of society. Sunday next week marks the end of an era with the retirement of District Apostle Noel. E. Barnes (Cape). Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten […]