While the District Apostles and District Apostle Helpers convened for meetings at the Church’s conference centre, their spouses helped a charity initiative by painting yellow smiley faces on blue T-shirts. Photo: NAK-Humanitas Photo: NAK-Humanitas Photo: NAK-Humanitas Photo: NAK-Humanitas Twenty-two women from all over the world came together on Friday, 17 May 2024 in the church […]

In the last hours before His death, Jesus repeatedly sought a connection to His Father. ‌In his sermon on Good Friday, the Chief Apostle explained what these prayers entailed and how we should use them as a guide to give direction to our lives today. Photo: Yves Menzi Photo: Yves Menzi Photo: Yves Menzi Photo: […]

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. Good Friday and Easter celebrate His death and resurrection. But Pentecost? What exactly does the outpouring of the Holy Spirit mean? Here are the answers from the ten most recent Pentecost services. So what about the Holy Spirit? He was not born on Pentecost. He has always been there. […]

Music can help us heal: this was the focus of a joint project in a children’s home north of the Arctic Circle. The participants came from Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and Greenland. Stopover in Kangerlussuaq: District Apostle Helge Mutschler with the musicians Henrik Riedel, Friederike and Johann Hoffmann, and Esther Schwendtner Photo: Gerrit Junge This […]

Whether conducting a choir or an orchestra, conductors are all eyes, ears, and hands. From the first bar to the last note, they are in control over the tempo and the dynamics. But they don’t fall from the sky. So how do congregations across the world find their musical leaders. Photo: INA Argentina Photo: INA […]

All He would have had to do was say the right words and His agony would have vanished into thin air. But He remained eloquently silent and went His way. Join us as we look at the silent twists and turns on Jesus’ way to the cross. Imagine you have something really tough ahead of […]

Jesus knew exactly what He was doing when He chose His mount to enter Jerusalem. What’s more, He sent signals right up to our own time. Here is a reflection on the theme of Palm Sunday. There is an anecdote from the mountains of South America: a congregation always giggled when the events of Palm […]

Easter is coming up … and the divine services in March point the way there. There will be talk about mercy and solidarity, fellowship and the rule of God, and examples and precursors. Here is a glimpse at the Passiontide. God’s mercy reaches into heaven. This well-known declaration of faith from Psalm 57: 10 will […]

Whether it is a divine service for children, for ministers, or for the whole congregation, serving God together is always a celebration. All over the world, people come together for divine service and sometimes there is a special reason to celebrate. Photo: ENA Bénin et Togo Photo: ENA Bénin et Togo Photo: ENA Bénin et […]

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.’” It was the authority mentioned in Matthew 28: 18 which the Chief Apostle explored in this year’s Easter service. Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: […]

Not only the ministers and those who have functions in the Church are committed, but members of all ages. Everyone contributes their gifts be it in making music, knitting for the less fortunate, or by sharing advice with others. Photo: Theo Photo: Theo Photo: Theo Photo: Theo Photo: Theo Photo: ENA Benin Togo Photo: Photo: […]

An end that marked a beginning: by ascending to heaven Jesus Christ did not create distance between Himself and us, but actually came closer to us. Here are some thoughts on Ascension Day, which falls within Eastertide. Easter is not over yet. In fact, the liturgical season of Eastertide and all that goes with it […]

Many people are committed to good causes. In South Africa, for example, a special service was held to bring comfort to refugees. In Germany, brothers and sisters sacrificed some of their free time for the environment. And in the Netherlands a church building was made available in support of democracy. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: […]

The King of kings humbles Himself and dies the death of the worst of criminals so that sinners do not have to suffer eternal death and can hope for eternal fellowship with God through His resurrection. Here are the subjects of our divine services in April. The month of April is marked by the events […]

For the longest time, part of our congregational and church life moved online because of COVID-19. Here is a look at some of the means used and what online offers were available and are still available this coming Sunday in terms of divine services. Meetings Apostles and Bishops came together in video conferences and so […]

It was an accident that unleashed shock and grief around the world: twenty-five years ago, five brothers and sisters, among them three Apostles, lost their lives in an automobile accident in Angola. A look back to commemorate the departed. Apostle Chicomba Rocha Tomás was only 34 years of age Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Westdeutschland Apostle Chicomba […]

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 […]

One hundred and forty-one days into the Russian attack on Ukraine, the solidarity of the New Apostolic congregations in Europe is still huge. Private individuals, congregations, and aid organisations are doing their best to help. Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: Patrick Kneisel Photo: Patrick Kneisel Photo: Patrick Kneisel Photo: Patrick […]