Good Friday is a sad day. Or perhaps not? Jesus died so that man might live. Seen in this light, Good Friday is a celebration of the love of God—particularly as it applies to those who must themselves suffer. We read that Jesus was scourged. This means that He was made to endure pain—He was […]

Buchholz? Never heard of it? It is a small town just outside of Hamburg in the north of Germany, where the retired Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber lives, who led the New Apostolic Church from 2005 to 2013. And Buchholz is where Chief Apostle Schneider will be on Good Friday: the Chief Apostle will visit the […]

The journey to Kazakhstan had already been scheduled long in advance, but the question as to whether Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider would indeed be allowed to conduct the divine services that had been planned remained open to the very last minute. The reason: strict legal regulations. The church in the Kazakh capital of Astana Photo: […]

This past Sunday, 25 October 2015, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider conducted a divine service in our central church in Buenos Aires in Argentina, in which he placed District Apostle Norberto Passuni into retirement. District Apostle Helper Enrique Eduardo Minio was ordained to succeed him as District Apostle for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Central church […]

From 30 May to 2 June 2019 there will be a remake of the European Youth Day—this time with participants from around the world. “I hope to see many young people from all over the world in Düsseldorf on Ascension 2019,” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider says. Photo: EJT Team Photo: EJT Team Photo: EJT Team […]

“We can hardly imagine under what horrible circumstances many people have to live!” the Chief Apostle prayed at the beginning of the District Apostles’ conference in Johannesburg in South Africa. Afterwards there was much to discuss and to decide for the District Apostles. Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: NAC South East Africa Photo: […]

Two times each year, all District Apostles and District Apostle Helpers of the world come together for a District Apostle Meeting. They debate globally strategic topics that are of significance for the overall leadership of the Church. In October this meeting will take place in Johannesburg in South Africa. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will begin […]

The District Apostle district of Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe hosts an International Women’s Day once each year. Actually, the event takes place over several days, namely from Friday to Sunday. So what is it all about? Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC South-East-Asia Photo: NAC South-East-Asia Photo: […]

The making of the divine services for 2017 has begun—at least for nearly 30 Apostles from around the world. They are the writers of the Divine Service Guide, which is distributed to nearly 200,000 New Apostolic ministers around the world. The go-ahead was given at a recent authors’ workshop. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: NAK Süddeutschland […]

The subtitle of the new magazine of the New Apostolic Church says it all: “The New Apostolic Church around the world”. After English, French, and Spanish, additional translations are now ready for distribution. The peculiarities of the Arabic edition are especially interesting. “community” in Arabic Photo: NAK Süddeutschland “community” in Arabic Photo: NAK Süddeutschland “community” […]

His profession is land surveyor. As leading pastor and shepherd of the New Apostolic Church East Africa, Joseph Opemba Ekhuya now has a large field of activity to see to. Last weekend he was ordained as District Apostle for the region. But there were more ministerial gifts for the region. Photo: NAC EastAfrikca Photo: NAC […]

“It also happens again and again in our day that things in our lives, in the congregation, do not always go as we would wish.” — On Good Friday, Chief Apostle Schneider spoke about failure and victory in affliction, and drew some parallels to our own lives. Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: Jessica […]

The Passiontide, with the death of the Lord on Good Friday, ends magnificently in the resurrection of the Lord. This is the fundamental belief of all Christians. But why is this day of the resurrection so important for us? Taking all the various gospels together, the Bible relates that it was still very early on […]

Passiontide reaches its culmination with today’s celebration of Good Friday. Today we commemorate Jesus Christ, who gives His life on the cross for mankind. But that is not yet the end of His path… Passiontide commemorates the sufferings of Jesus Christ. It focuses on the question of why Jesus had to die. The people wanted […]

When Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider sets off for the Good Friday divine service, he will also be following a cultural connection that will most likely be familiar to friends of modern art. It has to do with a sculpture that reminds us of a hymn from our choir book: “Onward, upward, homeward…” — a brief […]

The Passiontide began with yesterday’s celebration of Palm Sunday. Now we commemorate the Passion of Jesus Christ, who selflessly served mankind to the very end. Passiontide signifies Christ’s time of suffering. During this period of the year, the Christian churches commemorate the sufferings of Jesus Christ as they are portrayed in the gospels. The account […]

The Chief Apostle’s visit to the United Arab Emirates this coming weekend will fall under the motto “diversity”: many nations in one congregation and many denominations under one roof. The Christ Church in Jebel Ali Photo: Christ Church Jebel Ali Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber visited the congregation in the United Arab Emirates in 2010. Photo: […]

Berlin/Zurich. Another sunny day in Berlin begins. All 28 participants of the International District Apostle Meeting have arrived, namely the Chief Apostle as sponsor and chairman, along with nineteen District Apostles and eight District Apostle Helpers. The first day’s agenda… Photo: NAK International …of the District Apostle Meeting in Berlin… Photo: NAK International …focused on […]