The baking machines in Lusaka and Cape Town have come to a standstill, and in Bielefeld the warehouse is being stocked up. Things in the three large wafer bakeries of the New Apostolic Church are anything but normal these days. Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAC Sambia Photo: NAC Southern Africa “The suspension […]

Following the international Easter transmission, the various districts will now go back to their individual online services. For the Western Pacific region online services can now be called up via a central Internet address. And here are the latest links for all. Live streams on Sunday, 19 April 2020: Berlin-Brandenburg, Deutsch, https://bit.ly/nac_bbrb Canada, English, Français, […]

Although the app is still under development, the idea has really taken off. The web and app project “my digital congregation” is entering the second stage. It was worth the two sleepless weekends: Maximilian and Raphael Mayer, Simon Zebrowski, Julian Zechko, and Florian Winkler-Rösler were successful with their project (see our report ) meinegemeinde.digital (“my […]

Celebrating Easter with the Chief Apostle. The international leader of the Church addressed his brothers and sisters around the world via YouTube, IPTV, and telephone. The Easter divine service in pictures. Photo: Jörg Idler Photo: Jörg Idler Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Jörg Idler Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe […]

For the first time ever, New Apostolic Christians celebrated Easter with a divine service that was broadcast worldwide. Employees at Bischoff Publishers made the video broadcast of the divine service possible in co-operation with the various District Churches. Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner Ruppe Photo: Werner […]

“Let us celebrate Easter together,” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider called to the faithful in the central divine service that was broadcast worldwide, and went on to explain why we have every reason to celebrate even in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Hundreds of thousands of New Apostolic Christians experienced this divine service at home—either […]

Easter is the most important holy day on the church calendar. And Easter without a divine service is simply inconceivable. But in these times plagued by the corona pandemic, many things will be different: the churches will remain closed practically everywhere on earth—even on such high holy days. For this reason, the churches will have […]

Easter is the feast of the resurrection of the Lord. It is the principal feast in the liturgical calendar of Christian churches. Easter is both commemoration and expectation, for Christ resurrected so that we too can resurrect. Faith feels at home where rational thought no longer reaches. And when it comes to the resurrection, man […]

Normally, 60,000 New Apostolic congregations come together for divine service on Sundays—but that was before the Corona crisis. Over the past few weeks, this offer has been reduced to two dozen central video services across the globe. On Easter there will only be one divine service: with the Chief Apostle. We can no longer go […]

Additional online offers are constantly being added: more and more countries are making central divine services available so that the members can join the celebration from home. Here is an up-to-date overview. “If the faithful cannot go to church, the church will come to the faithful.” This is the principle the New Apostolic Church has […]

When people do renovations, they are usually planning something special. And that is precisely what is happening right now in the middle of Germany. After all, Pentecost will already come on Easter this year. And the Chief Apostle will visit every interested party at home—online. It is actually a lobby, but now it is to […]

Stories from the Bible and news from the congregations, as well as insights into our Church doctrine … Over the next few days, some 200,000 families across the globe will receive their printed copy of the new edition of community. Here is a preview of the online issue. The miracle of Pentecost: not only for […]

“Jesus loves us as the Father loved Him,” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider said in Lahore recently. In order to reciprocate this love and fulfil the mission He has entrusted us with, Jesus has given us a manual. The Chief Apostle explained what it looks like … Photo: NAC Pakistan Photo: NAC Pakistan Photo: NAC Pakistan […]

Easter is the “feast of consolation and hope”. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider really means it. To underline this he wants to send out a strong signal—with a worldwide divine service. Sure, the New Apostolic Church has a lot of experience with worldwide video services: the central Pentecost service has been transmitted regularly by satellite since […]

For four young men from Bavaria in Germany the past weekend was not exactly relaxing. And the coming weekend will not be any different either. But they are not the only ones who are making a huge effort to create some semblance of a congregational life after the coronavirus crisis upended it. Photo: Bundesregierung Photo: […]

“We are responsible for our own salvation,” the Chief Apostle said in his sermon in Niamey. God puts the necessary means at our disposal so that we can obtain salvation. Our mission is to accept these means. Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland […]

A congregation without walls and borders—this is how hundreds of thousands of New Apostolic families experienced the past Sunday. Even though the doors to our churches were locked, the Church itself was more open than ever before. Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: ENA RDC […]

There is a curfew in France. Even Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider is housebound—and will also be without Holy Communion for weeks. But he has not become discouraged: “I know that God will not abandon His children, especially in difficult situations.” “I take this crisis very seriously,” says the Church leader in an interview published today […]