Bengaluru Central, a congregation in the south of India, is as dynamic and diverse as the megacity itself. In addition to local members, the congregation often welcomes visitors from abroad. The church Bengaluru Central is situated close … Photo: NAC India … to the center of the megacity Bengaluru. Photo: NAC India The congregation is […]

The Equator cuts right through the Indonesian island of Borneo. And situated directly on this imaginary line—where there is little seasonal variation in the climate, incidentally—is the New Apostolic congregation of Pontianak. Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Uruguay Photo: NAC Uruguay Photo: NAC Uruguay Photo: NAC […]

Is a Christian allowed to be uncompromising? Yes, says the Chief Apostle. In fact, sometimes he has to be! Following are concrete examples from a divine service, which gives insight into a somewhat different world. Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC […]

There is a good chance that the seeds for the mustard we spread on our hot dogs come from the province of Saskatchewan. On 12 March 2017 the international leader of the New Apostolic Church will visit this Canadian Prairie province. Saskatchewan: it sounds like adventure and incomparable natural beauty. Magnificent landscapes, forests, and roughly […]

A good product that costs nothing? Unthinkable in a free market economy. But this is exactly what God offers: His salvation. It cannot be bought, it is a gift. This is what the New Apostolic services in March will be about. On the first Sunday in March, New Apostolic Christians traditionally celebrate their divine service […]

Here there is excitement over a special guest, there someone has to take leave of a loved one or has lost all his belongings in a flood. News from around the world—between joy and sorrow. Photo: NAC Mpumalanga Photo: NAC Mpumalanga Photo: NAC Mpumalanga Photo: NAC Mpumalanga Photo: NAC Namibia Photo: NAC Namibia Photo: NAC […]

Hope is for fools. – Not if you have good reasons. In fact, already the expectation of something shows concrete effects. Thoughts from a divine service by the Chief Apostle on confidence, testimony, and sticking together. Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Canada Photo: […]

“My life was quite simple: everything was exciting,” says André Miku Mpeti, a retired Priest. Born in the Congo, he came to Belgium as a young man and has now been living in Iceland for many years. Priest (ret.) André Miku Mpeti has been living in Reykjavik for many years Photo: Nicole Prestle Thakgil, a […]

Many small stories from around the world testify of the everyday joys and the strength of faith of New Apostolic Christians. Here they are. Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: INA Columbia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: NAC Indonesia Photo: Michael Koch Photo: Michael Koch Photo: ENA France Photo: ENA France Photo: […]

It takes a whole village to raise a child. This African proverb also exists in Senegal. Following are some experiences from this West African country which the Chief Apostle will be visiting this coming Sunday. Photo: Pascal Strobel Photo: Pascal Strobel Photo: Pascal Strobel Photo: Stephan Wolf Photo: Stephan Wolf Photo: NAK Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland Photo: NAK […]

“Your will be done!” That is easily prayed, but what exactly is it that we must do to move from words to deeds? The answer is fourfold and was given by the Chief Apostle in a recent divine service. Photo: Jean Sevon Photo: Jean Sevon Photo: Jean Sevon Photo: Jean Sevon Photo: Jean Sevon “Not […]

This is not a congregation you happen to come across as you stroll along. In fact, at 4,000 metres it is about as close to heaven as you can get. But Pacharía has a lot more to offer: a Deacon well past retirement age and an ingenious way of calling the faithful to worship. Our […]

Not more than 25 hours … This is how long Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be in Guinea-Bissau. He will celebrate two divine services, carry out a retirement and an ordination, and meet with the Apostles and Bishops. Then he will continue to Senegal. Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen Photo: NAK […]

“Victory with Christ.” That was the motto of the New Apostolic Church in the past year. What has remained of it? A retrospective taken from a divine service by the Chief Apostle. Two languages, one community: both the French-speaking as well as the German-speaking congregations participated in the divine service which Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider […]

“Fellowship with God. What do you think when you hear this?” If you were to interview people in the street, it would elicit a number of responses such as church services, the celebration of Holy Communion, everyday experiences. Exactly! Christians experience their God in many different ways. For example, by serving Him. Following Jesus means […]

The treasure in the field was a popular image in antiquity, and one that found its way into the Bible. Today still it has a lot to tell us, for example, that human beings have to choose what is important and what is to last. Not everything can be equally valid. The gospel of Matthew […]

He was ordained as an Apostle in 1982. In 2009 he became a District Apostle for the numerous District Churches in South-East Asia. At the end of 2018, Urs Hebeisen will go into retirement. The course for the future is being set already now. District Apostle Urs Hebeisen with all Apostles, Bishops, and district leaders […]

Education and church go together well. After all, the doctrine that is brought to the congregation in the sermon or to the children in the various classes has to be learned. And to help this process along, the New Apostolic Church in South-East Asia has just opened its own academy. The director of the academy […]