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Flowers, songs, and prayers—coping with grief in Paris

Grief is a process, also in Paris. In the wake of the bloody attacks, people continue to come to the sites of the attacks to pay their respects to the victims. The central congregation of the New Apostolic Church in Paris is close to one of the locations. How are our brothers and sisters coping? […]

November 25, 2015
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A triad of Christian love

Whether friend, stranger, or enemy, every single one of them is our neighbour in the biblical sense. Jesus Christ demands that we love them. How is that possible? Answers from a divine service by the Chief Apostle … Central church in Buenos Aires Photo: INA Argentina The altar in the central church Photo: INA Argentina […]

November 24, 2015
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A thousand kilometres for a choir practice

“The congregations are like remote islands,” Raúl Eduardo Montes de Oca, the responsible District Apostle of Brazil, says. Following is his report about the Chief Apostle’s recent visit to Brazil and the life of the congregations there. Photo: NAC Brasilia Photo: NAC Brasilia Photo: NAC Brasilia Photo: NAC Brasilia Great distances in Brazil Photo: INA […]

November 23, 2015
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A door opener for other denominations

This weekend the Chief Apostle is in Cambodia, a country in which the New Apostolic Church has played a pioneering role in a way. This is reported by the New Apostolic Church Canada, who works in Cambodia. Photo: NAC Cambodia Photo: NAC Cambodia Photo: NAC Cambodia Photo: NAC Cambodia Photo: NAC Cambodia Photo: NAC Cambodia […]

November 21, 2015
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A man who blazed new trails

“It can never be said that the Apostle was a coward. I risked everything to help in the quick movement and furtherance of the Church work.” These words were written by the Chief Apostle’s right hand: Apostle Heinrich Franz Schlaphoff. Fifty years ago today he passed away. Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC […]

November 20, 2015
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At home worldwide – An isolated country opens itself

Myanmar—for many years this extraordinary country was isolated from the rest of the world. Following the landslide victory of Aung Suu Kyi, many new possibilities have opened up for the country. Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar Photo: NAC Myanmar […]

November 19, 2015
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Learning to declare the works of God

“Who is the better New Apostolic?” It was a challenging question that Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider raised on his recent visit to Uruguay. In essence, the divine service was about life and death. Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: INA Uruguay Photo: […]

November 18, 2015
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“There is no room in the Lord’s house for hatred”

Lit tea-lights in the shape of a heart in Luxembourg, flowers and a “Pray for Paris” banner in Germany: the terror attacks last Friday in Paris have left people in shock, especially in Europe. But the District Apostles are also directing attention beyond Europe’s borders, to other parts of the world. Photo: Sylvianne Stegner Photo: […]

November 17, 2015
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European District Apostles meet in Zurich

Twice a year the District Apostles of Europe come together for conferences to discuss topics that are relevant for the European regional churches. The conference centre at the international head office of the New Apostolic Church provides an ideal environment for such meetings. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten […]

November 13, 2015
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Ma’a salaama: Sudan between hope and fear

Together Sudan and the South Sudan form a very large region in the eastern part of the African continent. District Apostle Klingler from Hanover in Germany cared for the 6,000 New Apostolic Sudanese Christians for twenty years. The administrative and pastoral care of the members in Sudan will now be assigned to the District Church […]

November 10, 2015
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Seven stumbling blocks and a guiding principle

Believing in Jesus Christ is not all that easy. After all, His gospel contains more than one stumbling block. This is what the Chief Apostle made clear in a recent divine service, listing seven stumbling blocks and a guiding principle. Photo: NAC South East Africa Photo: Theo van der Merwe Photo: Theo van der Merwe […]

November 9, 2015
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At home worldwide

The congregations of the New Apostolic Church worldwide are full of life. Photographers have captured some memorable moments on camera. Creative children in Cape Town, South Africa Photo: NAC Cape Creative children in Cape Town, South Africa Photo: NAC Cape Creative children in Cape Town, South Africa Photo: NAC Cape Creative children in Cape Town, […]

November 6, 2015
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Big Day Out with the Chief Apostle

Sitting in Sunday School with the Chief Apostle is something that not everyone gets to experience. Girls and boys in New Zealand had this exciting opportunity, and they are still talking about it. Photo: NAC Australia Photo: NAC Australia Photo: NAC Australia Photo: NAC Australia Photo: NAC Australia Photo: NAC Australia Photo: NAC Australia Photo: […]

November 5, 2015
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An abundance of divine wealth

In a divine service in Switzerland recently, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider took a closer look at the wealth of the triune God. He used a well-known parable and explained it in a new way. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: Pascal Rueegger Photo: Pascal Rueegger Photo: Pascal Rueegger Photo: Pascal Rueegger Photo: Pascal Rueegger Photo: Pascal Rueegger […]

November 4, 2015
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The cup that holds bread and wine

Globalization even has an effect on liturgical implements. The communion cups used in our New Apostolic congregations are globally sourced these days. One manufacturer from whom the Church buys is in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Communion cups used in our congregations in the district of South-East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia […]

November 3, 2015
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At home worldwide: New church on Sumatra

This week we look at a new church building on Sumatra and an emergency relief programme for Syrian refugees in Lebanon … Church dedication in Indonesia Photo: NAC South East Asia Church dedication in Indonesia Photo: NAC South East Asia Church dedication in Indonesia Photo: NAC South East Asia Church dedication in Indonesia Photo: NAC […]

October 30, 2015