Ebenezer Akyirem loved to shares articles from nac.today on his WhatsApp groups, until his district rector asked him one day if he would not like to slip into the role of reporter and write his own articles. This is how the 30-year-old became acquainted with the work of a journalist—both the nice aspects as well […]

The New Apostolic Church streams divine services in all parts of the world. Everyone is invited to join us for these public online services on YouTube. “If the faithful cannot come to church…” is a statement we have heard quite often in the past year. Also in the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, online […]

Changing YouTube channels and upcoming services. Here is this week’s update on the central video services offered by the New Apostolic Church. The New Apostolic Church offers weekly central video services via YouTube, TV, or IPTV. In many places, members can also dial in, making it possible for everyone to join a divine service where […]

Divine services with Holy Communion are beginning to be possible in more and more congregations. But because this is still not possible everywhere and not for everyone, online services continue to be streamed. Following are the links for this coming Sunday. Live streams on Sunday, 2 October 2022 Angola, Portuguese, https://bit.ly/nac_ang Canada, English, French, https://bit.ly/nac_ca1 […]

Always on the go: Almut Quittenbaum was always active and involved, professionally, privately, and in the Church. Then she had a breakdown. She learned that less can be more. The congregation and the arts helped her. Almut Quittenbaum was involved in many church activities, but her passion was working with the choir Photo: Dinara Ganzer […]

Proclaiming the gospel—that is where Christians enthusiastically do their part. After all, they have been commissioned to do so! Everyone is to know that God is near to all people and that He loves them! This can be preached, explained, and lived in practice. “Preach the gospel!” — This task is performed by Apostles, Priests, […]

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a great deal of suffering to many people. On the other hand, NAK-Humanitas, the non-profit foundation of the New Apostolic Church Switzerland, managed to do some good. The recently published 2021 annual report not only provides numbers, but also gives some insight into the moments of happiness behind them. The sound […]

Sacraments can also be of help to the departed. This is not only professed by the New Apostolic faith, but is also taught in the Catholic Church and in Orthodox Christianity. Following is a look at the bigger picture. They have a permanent place in the calendar of the Catholic community—“Eucharist celebrations with remembrance of […]

…I am there with them. This is what Jesus promises all those who take part in a divine service—whether online or in person in their congregation. “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” This Bible verse from Matthew 18: 20 was often cited […]

Hearing the word of God and the absolution, receiving blessing, and worshipping God together… These are some the key elements of divine service. And all this is possible virtually, even during the pandemic. “The divine service aims to strengthen the hope for the imminent return of Christ and to prepare the faithful for the return […]

“There is no place like home.” This is something that many people have discovered also in terms of online services. If you cannot be together with the members of your own congregation, you can draw joy from the plurality of languages and personalities. My congregation, my Priest, my hymnal… Things that are familiar to us […]

The New Apostolic Church has known divine service transmissions for years, usually for special occasions. Since March 2020 though, the churches worldwide have been broadcasting on a weekly basis, in some cases even several times a week. Whether by postal cable at the very beginning, then satellite, or Internet—at first, the means of transmission were […]

The baptism of John or the baptism of Jesus? Is there a difference? Yes, a big one and once upon a time this difference played an important role. The one baptised with a baptism of repentance, the other one with a baptism of salvation. The baptism performed by John the Baptist at the Jordan is […]

Feeling spiritually connected with one another is an expression of the power of the Holy Spirit. Such a sense of togetherness is a question of will and not of limited opportunities, says District Apostle Rüdiger Krause (Germany). The Chief Apostle chose the motto “Together in Christ” for this year. When I was thinking about it […]

A hundred years ago it would have been unthinkable: divine services via phone-in, on television, via satellite, or the internet. Today divine services are just a click away. Quite a lot of work goes into this to make it possible. In many countries churches are still closed because of Covid-19. In other parts of the […]

Thanks to relaxed Covid restrictions, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider was once again able to travel and perform retirements and ordinations himself in the last six months. A District Apostle also went into retirement. Now there is one less District Apostle Area worldwide. Apostles Lonnie Klein (1967), Mark Feuerbach (1964), John Schnabel (1964) and Brett Steinbrueck […]

Divine services in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Anyone who wishes to join a service can do so practically any time thanks to the many time zones. Here is this week’s overview . The choice of centrally celebrated divine services on Sunday is extensive: 33 live streams on five continents and in many languages. Excuses […]

The New Apostolic Sunday services in July will explore the great questions that God asks us. The answers to these questions are a concrete way forward: they prepare the congregations for the return of Jesus Christ in an intensive manner. New inhabitants The month of July starts with the divine service for the departed. The […]