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the name of the new district apostle is rainer storck. dortmund/zurich. “we praise god and give thanks to his servant”—it was with this simple statement that the international leader of the new apostolic church, chief apostle jean-luc schneider, opened sunday’s divine service in dortmund’s westfalenhalle. with emotional words he retired district apostle armin brinkmann, who had served in ministry for many years, before going on […]. 25 02 2014
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new apostolic church usa to make changes to midweek services. zurich. changes will soon be coming to the structure of midweek divine services in the new apostolic congregations of the usa. the usual midweek service with its celebration of holy communion will in future only take place once each month. district apostle leonard kolb plans to supplement this with non-sacramental divine services, home devotionals, bible […]. 16 01 2014
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memorial service for retired chief apostle richard fehr. zurich. chief apostle jean-luc schneider called his predecessor in ministry a “wise man with great vision”. the majority of new apostolic district church leaders from around the world attended the memorial service for the highly respected and popular chief apostle, who had directed the affairs of the new apostolic church over the seventeen years from […]. 19 07 2013
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obituary for chief apostle richard fehr. zurich. it is with great sadness that new apostolic christians around the world have learned of the passing of chief apostle richard fehr, who had served in ministry for many years. expressions of sympathy have begun to arrive from all parts of the globe. chief apostle jean-luc schneider describes his predecessor in ministry as a […]. 02 07 2013
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the name of the new chief apostle of the new apostolic church is jean-luc schneider. hamburg/zurich. as of this pentecost sunday 2013, the new apostolic church has a new spiritual leader: jean-luc schneider is the new chief apostle and successor in ministry to wilhelm leber, who retired from ministry on this occasion. it was a special highlight when the new chief apostle discharged the previous chief apostle from his ministry […]. 20 05 2013
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pentecost 2013: “surely your salvation is coming!”. hamburg/zurich. chief apostle wilhelm leber, international church leader since 2005, conducted his last divine service in hamburg-borgfelde this pentecost sunday (we reported). several million people around the world shared in this sermon live via satellite and internet transmission. he called upon the believers to engage and exhibit the power of the holy spirit in their […]. 20 05 2013
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european apostles ring in pentecost with a meeting in hamburg. hamburg/zurich. retiring chief apostle wilhelm leber opened the european apostle meeting in hamburg the saturday before pentecost with warm thanks to all the apostles for their work and support, all their prayers, and all their willingness to contribute and help along in the various developments. with emotion he went on to add: “i would also […]. 18 05 2013
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official introduction of the new apostolic catechism! zurich. “for the first time ever, a systematic description of the new apostolic doctrine has been developed. naturally there have already been other works describing significant elements of the new apostolic faith […] nevertheless there have been increasing calls for a more comprehensive description of our doctrine.” so it says on the first page of […]. 06 12 2012
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first copy of the catechism presented to the chief apostle. zurich/herzliya. the first print of the new apostolic catechism is in the hands of chief apostle wilhelm leber: the international church leader was only too happy to pick up a copy of the extensive work. this brings a year of intensive work to a close, as at least the german-language version of the catechism is […]. 13 10 2012
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pentecost 2012: a high point of faith. cologne/zurich. it was a high point of the church year for new apostolic christians around the world: chief apostle wilhelm leber conducted the pentecost divine service in cologne on 27 may 2012. the spiritual leader of all new apostolic christians called out to the believers with a special pentecost message: “the things which are impossible […]. 30 05 2012
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pentecost 2012: a meeting of apostles. cologne/zurich. one of the items in the program for the saturday of the pentecost weekend in cologne was a meeting of the european apostles a total of 45 apostles from europe, as well as all the district apostles and district apostle helpers of the world, had assembled for this occasion. chief apostle wilhelm leber began […]. 27 05 2012
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new chief apostle helper to be appointed on pentecost 2012. zurich. in the divine service on pentecost sunday, chief apostle wilhelm leber will appoint a chief apostle helper. “i would like to set an early course for the future,” stated the international church leader, who will turn 65 this year. the date when he himself will retire remains open—perhaps in 2013 or 2014—however the work […]. 23 03 2012
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pentecost 2011: walking in the light of the holy spirit. dresden. “let us walk in the light of the holy spirit” – it was with this message that the international leader of the new apostolic church, chief apostle wilhelm leber, addressed the congregations around the world in the pentecost service 2011. traditionally, the feast of pentecost is celebrated in a big way in the new […]. 14 06 2011
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new statutes of the new apostolic church unanimously approved. zurich. the international apostle meeting on 21 may 2010 in cape town, south africa unanimously ratified a revision to the statutes (articles of association) of the new apostolic church international, or naci for short. in addition to many smaller changes, a so-called delegates’ meeting was introduced in order to reduce the costs of these gatherings. […]. 26 10 2010
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festive divine service and fifty-year wedding anniversary in zurich. zurich. “i stand before you with a pounding heart” – it was with these words that chief apostle wilhelm leber began his address to the anniversary couple, sonja and richard fehr, as they celebrated their golden wedding. the large festive congregation was thankful and happy that the retired chief apostle fehr had indeed been able […]. 01 10 2010
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a prayer at the grave of the english apostles. zurich/london. during the afternoon of their first session at the european district apostle meeting, chief apostle wilhelm leber and the european district apostles made an excursion to albury. this small town in the county of surrey, some 50 kilometres outside of london, was the hub of the catholic apostolic movement at the start of the […]. 07 05 2010
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european youth day 2009: warm thanks to all who participated! düsseldorf. the four-day european youth day 2009 organised by the new apostolic church drew to a peaceful conclusion on sunday, 24 may 2009 with a closing divine service in the ltu-arena in düsseldorf. düsseldorf. the four-day european youth day 2009 organised by the new apostolic church drew to a peaceful conclusion on sunday, 24 may […]. 01 06 2009
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closing divine service in düsseldorf: “what is the prime focus of your life?”. düsseldorf. some 46,000 people, most of them young people between the ages of 14 and 30, attended the concluding divine service of the european youth day 2009 sponsored by the new apostolic church. “what is the prime focus of your life? what is your top priority?” asked the international church leader, chief apostle wilhelm leber, […]. 25 05 2009
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