Grief needs space. And the bereaved need support. What can be done and how can we help? An interview with Brit Gardemeier, spokesperson of the Round Table Bereavement Support Group of the New Apostolic Church Northern and Eastern Germany, provides some insight. Brit Gardemeier, advisor and spokesperson of the Round Table Bereavement Support Group for […]

It’s official: the building of the New Apostolic Church in Eppendorf is one of the most remarkable buildings in Hamburg, Germany. It has lots of stories to tell, for example, about the new organ, the moving altar, or the little piece of their church that people can carry around. Construction of the church began in […]

“If we want to preserve what we have, we will have to change many things,” was the guiding principle of Chief Apostle Richard Fehr, who died ten years ago today on 30 June 2013. Many of the innovations today can be traced back to his initiative. Chief Apostle Richard Fehr during a sermon Photo: heimifoto […]

New Apostolic Christians far beyond Zambia’s borders are reacting with dismay and sadness to a fatal road accident that has killed 24 people, most of them women, who were on their way to a church event. Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Sisters’ […]

To reign with Christ is a higher form of service. This is what District Apostle John Kriel from South Africa says in his article on our annual motto. What exactly this means he explains by telling us what we need to let go of and what we need to hold on to. When the Chief […]

Jesus prepared His disciples for a situation that would unsettle them completely and leave them helpless: His suffering and death, and His resurrection. Chief Apostle Schneider addressed the different reactions of the disciples in a divine service in the congregation of Lüneburg in Germany. Photo: JM Photo: JM Photo: JM Photo: JM Photo: JM 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 […]

Two months after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be visiting the congregation of Istanbul in Turkey. How are the people holding up in Turkey? And how is the Church responding to the disaster? In the congregation of Istanbul two weeks before earthquake in south-eastern Turkey Photo: Aramik Fesdjian […]

When bad news makes its rounds there is often good news in its wake, namely people doing their best to help others in distress. Here are some examples where New Apostolic aid organisations and congregations helped their neighbour. Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: Bettina Müller, Esther Weichert Photo: NAC […]

He was a man of words and action. Who this was? District Apostle Karl Kühnle. Today he would have been one hundred years old. Today we pay tribute to a Swabian who set out to bring his faith to Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula. District Apostle Kühnle in the 1990s Photo: Archiv Gertrud […]

Apostle Albert Mendy died just a few days before his 44th birthday. That was exactly 20 years ago. Time to look back and pay tribute to the Apostle. It is 7 November 2002. In eight days Apostle Albert Mendy would celebrate his 44th birthday. He is in the car with District Apostle Hagen Wend and […]

When people are up to their necks, they usually clutch at straws. But in the case of Jacob, one of the three patriarchs of ancient Judaism, it was not merely a bit of straw, but a full-fledged ladder reaching into heaven. Here are some thoughts about images that can speak volumes. People are often able […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The “father of unity” was followed by the organiser and protector of New Apostolic unity, namely Chief Apostle Hermann Niehaus. On 23 August 2022, we mark the 90th anniversary of his passing. This is the story of how the erstwhile farmer cultivated the church field. In certain respects he was even the first Chief Apostle […]

During a pandemic it is important to isolate oneself in order to avert the risk of infection. In our congregational life, however, things look very different: there isolation is a danger, District Apostle Tshitshi Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo warns. One of the evils eating away at society today is isolation. In […]

Ministry without authority? That won’t work. Ministry without a mandate? This happens more often than one might think. One is universally valid, while the other is bound to circumstances. And yet the two are closely interconnected. “A ministry comprises both ministerial authority and a ministerial mandate.” So states the central definition from Special Edition 02/2022 […]