Doing the will of God: that is the objective of each and every believing Christian. Yet each and every one of us must make personal decisions for ourselves. This was something that Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider made clear recently in Tbilisi in Georgia: “God expects us to be mature children of God.” “A little child […]

On Sunday, 19 April 2015, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider celebrated a divine service in Dodoma, the national capital of Tanzania. On this occasion, he placed District Apostle Shadreck Lubasi into retirement and ordained Joseph Opemba Ekhuya (45) as his successor, and commissioned him to lead the New Apostolic Church East Africa as District Apostle. A […]

Many millions of people around the world are refugees. Many of them flee their countries for fear of terrorism and out of concern for life and limb. Helping them when they arrive in their new country is an expression of active charity. Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp Photo: Brendan Bannon/IOM/UNHCR In the refugee camp […]

Europe and Africa — two different continents, two different cultures. In Europe, the membership numbers of many churches are decreasing, and even New Apostolic congregations are being closed. But the Church is growing in other places. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: […]

Those who accept tasks in the Church know: they are stewards of God and of their neighbour. But what exactly is the disposition of a real servant? The Chief Apostle recently gave some guidelines. Photo: NAC SEA Photo: NAC SEA Photo: NAC SEA Photo: NAC SEA Photo: NAC SEA Photo: NAC SEA Photo: NAC SEA […]

Yesterday, in the wee hours of the morning at 3.35 a.m., Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider landed at the international airport in Yerevan, the national capital of Armenia. Over the weekend, he will visit ministers and members in Armenia and Georgia, its neighbour to the north. Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: […]

Every tenth person in Zambia is New Apostolic. Such numbers is something that the Hamburg native, Nicole Ide, is not familiar with at home. The New Apostolic sister from northern Germany was in Africa for the first time at Pentecost this year and, together with a cameraman, documented the Pentecost events in Zambia; also for […]

“He was a young and deeply faithful man of God with vision,” District Apostle (ret.) Brinkmann describes his friend and companion, Sukami Landu Ronsard, the first Angolan Apostle. He died on 27 August 1989 at the age of 31 in an ambush by rebels. Thirty years ago to the day, Apostle Ronsard was ordained as […]

What does a congregation need to be able to function and live its faith? The wishes around the world are as broad and diverse as the living conditions are. But what is really required? We are going to take a look at an ongoing project that has come up with some surprising answers. A tree […]

For 55 years Klaus Michael Fruth has been composing music for the New Apostolic Church. To date he has created 297 compositions. That makes 5.4 compositions a year. Tomorrow, Klaus Michael Fruth, who is a German-language and math teacher, celebrates his 75th birthday. Photo: Privat/Fruth Photo: Privat/Fruth Photo: Privat/Fruth Photo: Privat/Fruth Photo: Privat/Fruth Photo: Privat/Fruth […]

Finding one’s personal freedom in Jesus Christ contradicts the laws of modern society in the year 2015, or not? In a recent service, Chief Apostle Schneider spoke about ways to true freedom and lasting happiness. Freedom through truth, sacrifice, and the Spirit – divine service in Gdansk Photo: Michael Voigt Freedom through truth, sacrifice, and […]

Fifty years ago today, two District Apostles were retired. Both of them had been active together in one district. Nac.today looks back on a first in the New Apostolic Church. District Apostle Ernst Streckeisen with Chief Apostle Walter Schmidt in Dortmund (1975) Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Apostle Georg Schall (circa 1925) Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen […]

A joint composition in four different keys … This is how Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider describes the “new song”. Following are new impulses on a well-known concept. Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est […]

Seeing the glory of God is something that is usually only possible in retrospect in this life. Yet there are many possibilities to experience the nearness of God. This was a topic in a recent divine service by the Chief Apostle. Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA […]

It has been five years that he was ordained District Apostle for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 1 August 2010, Michael Deppner has been leading the District Church Congo-West that was established at the time. This task brings numerous difficulties with it, but also special experiences. Photo: Michael Deppner Photo: Michael Deppner Photo: […]

Divine services in more or less unusual locations, the creation of a new District Apostle area, and the first conference for district leaders in Argentina … Following is a look at this week’s happenings. Moldova Photo: NAK Schweiz Moldova Photo: NAK Schweiz Moldova Photo: NAK Schweiz Moldova Photo: NAK Schweiz Northern Germany and Central Germany […]

nac.today is moving to new premises, well, actually the computers and servers are. The website can still be reached, but up to and including Monday we will be featuring our articles on www.nak.org and on nacworld.net. We thought this was a good time to take you on a journey through the media landscape of the […]

A poster campaign has been underway in Germany in which brothers and sisters have been promoting the New Apostolic Church. Pictured this month is a true media professional, who has done a lot of public relations work for the Church: Nicole Ide (46), from the Hamburg-Lurup congregation in Germany. We spoke to her. A photo […]