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A sign of God’s consistent care

Since today, liturgy is literally an open book in the New Apostolic Church: all prescriptions for divine services can now be found on nak.org, the official website of the Church. The term “liturgy”, which derives from the ancient Greek word leiturgeia (“public service”), denotes the prescribed sequence of the divine service, as well as the words, actions, […]

October 22, 2024
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Five aspects of the beyond

What is life like after death? Is redemption still possible at all? Answers from the perspective of the New Apostolic faith are provided in a recently published essay. We have summarised the most important points in five statements. A doctrine according to which God also saves human beings who do not believe in Christ is […]

October 10, 2024
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A celebration for the congregation

Members of various congregations in Africa, Europe, and South America had reason to celebrate in recent weeks. They marked the occasions with music, a play, or a ferry crossing to an island. Photo: ENA Senegal Photo: ENA RD Congo Ouest Photo: ENA RD Congo Ouest Photo: ENA RD Congo Ouest Photo: J GABRIEL FACCIO Photo: […]

September 19, 2024
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“A District Apostle for everyone and very approachable”

After 48 years in ministry and six years as a District Apostle, Jürg Zbinden will retire next Sunday. He enjoyed being there for his brothers and sisters and will continue to be active on the foundation board of the NAK-Humanitas aid organisation. The Zbinden family Photo: privat District Apostle Zbinden with two of his grandchildren […]

September 16, 2024
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Always at your fingertips: nac apps

With nac apps at your fingertips your quest for answers is a thing of the past. The New Apostolic Church provides timely answers to concrete questions such as, what is our teaching, what’s new, where is the nearest church? Smartphones und tablets have become practically indispensable for daily life. For this reason, the New Apostolic […]

September 10, 2024
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Rousing applause for children

Music is powerful: making music brings people together, builds bridges between the generations, lets people discover new things, and even raises money for a good cause. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NA Zambia Photo: NA Zambia Photo: NA Zambia Photo: Sarah Bernt Photo: Sarah Bernt Photo: Sarah Bernt Photo: Uwe Lugert Photo: Uwe […]

September 6, 2024
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Ways to express our faith

Believing, recognising, and spreading the word; compassion, help, and fellowship: these are the focal points of the Sunday services in August. Here is what you can look forward to. It was a double taboo: He, a Jew and a member of God’s people, spoke to a Samaritan. How unclean. He, a man and a rabbi, […]

August 1, 2024
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Apostle ministry: the decision

Why do we need the Apostle ministry today? Where does it come from? And where does it take us? Such questions were asked and answered in a panel discussion at the 2019 International Youth Convention. Here is part 1 of the new video series.

July 20, 2024
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Commemorative day with a special twist

The 14th of July is something of an apostolic holy day. But its history contains some surprises. And as it commemorates the event this year, the New Apostolic Church takes a rather special perspective. A kind of three-stage plan had developed for the renewed personal occupation of the Apostle ministry in the Catholic Apostolic movement: […]

July 13, 2024