When the District Apostle Meeting was in session, he always sat in the first row, there where the Spanish-speakers sat. Because although he is the District Apostle of Brazil—where Portuguese is spoken—he speaks Spanish and is a native of Uruguay. A man with many talents is retiring. District Apostle Raúl Montes de Oca greets brothers […]

The Church’s own health insurance, a football league of congregational teams, and a working area that spanned half the globe: today we celebrate the 125th birthday of Heinrich Franz Schlaphoff—an Apostle unlike any other. Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: Photo: Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Westdeutschland Photo: Photo: “So, if it were not for a […]

Can we declare something to exist that we can neither explain, nor touch, nor even see? There are many reasons that speak against it. However, faith makes it possible. Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens Lange Photo: Jens […]

From portraits to group photos, from the concert hall to the church building: every subject has its own requirements. But there are tips and tricks for any situation in which divine service photographers may find themselves. Nearer, still nearer—beyond the centre—compress your photos: these are image composition tips that apply to nearly every photo. This […]

A lively and active Church always produces surprising news. This week we look at an architectural prize, an additional Bible reading, and a full-time position for a youth worker. An inviting and open aesthetic Photo: Sven Hertel, Stadtarchiv Dessau-Roßlau An inviting and open aesthetic Photo: NAK Dessau An inviting and open aesthetic Photo: NAK Dessau […]

In the circle of the District Apostles he is considered an experienced person, whose aim was always to achieve conciliation and integration. You could always count on him. Tomorrow, Charles Ndandula will retire after 14 years as a District Apostle. Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Mirco Ulfers Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia […]

Currently there are 350 active Apostles. Fifteen Apostles were retired in the first half of 2019. In the same period, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider ordained ten new Apostles. Apostle Richard Osei Senyo (1976), Anthony Kofi Kuada (1965), Samuel Ayidaana Atinga (1974) and Oscar Kabanga Nwanza (1972) Photo: NAC Ghana Apostle Robert C. Ferguson (1962) Photo: […]

“The resurrection of Christ is such a bizarre story,” young people have told tell the Chief Apostle. Human beings generally know very little about the omnipotence of God. But the Chief Apostle is sure that there are no limits to the power of God. Some 1,800 participants were counted in our Lavistown church Photo: NAC […]

Chief Apostle Richard Fehr, his successors say, was an innovative thinker—someone who was very forward-looking. Under his direction many regional churches came into being across the world. Today he would have been 80 years old. Photo: Bischoff Verlag Photo: Bischoff Verlag Photo: Bischoff Verlag Photo: Bischoff Verlag Photo: Privat Photo: Bischoff Verlag Photo: NAK Süddeutschland […]

Building bridges—between denominations and continents, but also between this world and yonder world. This is part of the daily life of faith of New Apostolic Christians all over the world. Here are three examples. Giving joint witness Photo: NAK Österreich Giving joint witness Photo: NAK Österreich Giving joint witness Photo: NAK Österreich Visit to a […]

A grey-haired person is lying next to the altar asleep. A boy walks up to the sleeping figure. What is going on in the church? This is a divine service for children with the Chief Apostle. The topic: hearing a very specific voice and understanding it. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: […]

In our “Spotlight” series, District Apostles share their thoughts about the respective yearly motto. This year’s “Rich in Christ” prompted District Apostle Joseph Ekhuya (Kenya) to remember a young Ugandan martyr. Our Chief Apostle has declared that “Rich in Christ” shall be our motto for the year 2019. When I heard this motto the first […]

This coming Sunday the New Apostolic Church will celebrate the divine service for the departed. This special service not only commemorates the departed, but in it the sacraments are dispensed to souls in the realms of the departed. On Sunday we will celebrate the divine service for the departed. How does the New Apostolic Church […]

It only takes seconds to plan better photos. This can even be done in a divine service. All it takes are three simple tricks, not special equipment or reference books. A shift of the camera: pictures that are composed according to the golden ratio do not position their subjects in centre Photo: Oliver Rütten Staying […]

The concept of ministry is on every channel: in addition to the latest issue of community , the Divine Service Guide and nac.today are busy explaining the most current doctrinal statements—sometimes more exhaustively, and sometimes more succinctly. Here is the abridged version for those who are in a real hurry. Everything that church is, and […]

The divine services in the month of July focus both on the faith of the individual and the whole of the church of Christ—reflections on the future that are supposed to have repercussions on the present. The church of Christ is the community of all who have been baptised, who follow Christ, and who profess […]

Week after week, believers around the world gather for divine services in their congregations—a joy they all share. However, their living conditions could not be more different. The new issue of community takes a look at the diversity of our congregations and features special divine services. The Chief Apostle thanks the congregations “The congregation is […]

A congregational anniversary in the dark—that does not happen very often. Nevertheless, New Apostolic congregations in Argentina proved that it can be done. They celebrated their anniversaries peacefully. Anniversary celebrations despite power failure Photo: INA Sud Anniversary celebrations despite power failure Photo: INA Sud Anniversary celebrations despite power failure Photo: INA Sud Anniversary celebrations despite […]