While the District Apostles and District Apostle Helpers convened for meetings at the Church’s conference centre, their spouses helped a charity initiative by painting yellow smiley faces on blue T-shirts.

God created everything, but we have only this one earth with its marvellous flora and fauna. Over the past few weeks, some brothers and sisters have been working hard to preserve it for future generations and to raise awareness of God’s creative power.

A lot of people celebrated a lot of memorable anniversaries in recent weeks. Among them, one of our brothers in faith, a choir, a number of congregations, a Regional Church, and even the church as a whole! And all of them celebrated around the same time. We offer our sincere congratulations!

Singing, celebrating, and hiking is how the brothers and sisters in Africa and Europe celebrated Easter. They enjoyed one another’s fellowship, but also reflected on what Easter means, namely the victory of the Son of God over death.

‌The period preceding a service for the departed or the season of Lent, which we are currently in, are a good time for contemplation and prayer. ‌‌Many took the time to do so, creating joy for themselves and for others. Here is news from across the globe.

A cookbook, a wheelchair, and a compliant congregation. Together people can achieve so much more. This is what members in South Africa and Nigeria, the Philippines, and France and Germany experienced over the past few weeks.

Prayer works around the globe. New Apostolic congregations all over the world are thinking about and working with the 2024 motto. The results can be seen and heard everywhere: in children’s services, ecumenical meetings, or meetings for ministers.

You can’t help but notice it: Argentina’s Eldorado Km 9 church is located high above the city and features a unique mixture of various styles and time periods. Built by the members themselves, it has always been a mighty fortress through the years, and this year it celebrates its 85-year anniversary.

Diversity is what we aim for when it comes to community, the magazine of the New Apostolic Church. And this applies not only to the content and style of the reports. Have a look. The new issue is now online.

Songs of praise fill the streets of Nigeria, ring out in a retirement home in South Africa, and come from the mouths of children at a special service in Spain. When young people are involved in shaping things, there is always something going on in the congregation and in society. Here’s a glimpse of what the younger generation is up to.

Disaster assistance after floods, clean-up events, and a fundraiser are some of the things that have been going on in our congregations lately. A look at the New Apostolic world shows what team-spirit can achieve.

This week we look at a number of events where brothers and sisters came together to praise God through song and music.

Music brings people together—this is a fact that is proven time and again by choirs and orchestras of the New Apostolic Church. And so it was that the church doors were opened up both to the outside world and our own members over the past few weeks.

Reliving the events surrounding the feast of Pentecost—that is the aim of the latest edition of community. The current issue focuses on this central divine service and the activities associated with it. And naturally there are all sorts of other interesting things to discover as well.

Whether it is a divine service for children, for ministers, or for the whole congregation, serving God together is always a celebration. All over the world, people come together for divine service and sometimes there is a special reason to celebrate.

A plate creates friendships, two dolls explain God … There are various ways for people get to know each other. And sometimes they are even unusual. Over the past few weeks, there were various get-to know-you activities in the environs of the New Apostolic Church.

A world trip without an airplane? You don’t even have to leave home for it. Let the new issue of community show you around. Following in the footsteps of the Chief Apostle and their brothers and sisters in faith, readers can once again travel the world—from the sofa or from the pew after the divine service, wherever they choose to read the magazine.

The Chief Apostle also sang along, but only during the opening hymn. Then he left the stage to the choir, orchestra, and the children’s choir for the 2023 Pentecost concert. During the last piece, the audience was allowed to sing along once more.