on the 1700-year anniversary of the council of nicaea: the council. in response to a dispute over the true nature of jesus christ, the first ecumenical council in church history makes world history and clears up a fundamental question of faith. following is part two of our series. 14 04 2025

zambia pays tribute to district apostle mfune. the friendliness and discipline he encountered in the church is what fascinated him already as a child. and that is exactly what duncan burton mfune stood for as a district apostle. he passed away yesterday, at the age of 88. 11 04 2025

a created being emulating his creator. “i am a christian (which can be deduced from my stories),” says the man whose tales revolve around magicians and all sorts of other mythical creatures. in commemoration of a very special anniversary, we explore what the lord of the rings and the rest of his body of work has to do with christianity. 24 03 2025

a steadily growing flock is gently tended. some people grow with the tasks they are assigned. and sometimes an entrusted assignment grows under the activity of a particular person. one of these people was district apostle hermann dietrich magney. he was born 150 years ago today. 14 03 2025

he created the global bond of faith. anyone who ever met him was struck by his extraordinary personality, his gentleness and warmth. fifty years ago today, ernst streckeisen officially assumed the chief apostle ministry. 24 02 2025

a bridge builder between tradition and innovation. sensitivity, friendliness, modesty … chief apostle hans urwyler was a man of special qualities. he would have turned one hundred on 20 february. here is part two of our tribute to this man and saying thank you. 20 02 2025

a leader with an open heart and mind. his faith, his foresight, and his humility made him a formative figure in new apostolic history: chief apostle hans urwyler would have turned 100 on 20 february. today and tomorrow, we will pay tribute to this man as a way of saying thank you. 19 02 2025

voices of survivors. their names were helene, johanna, simon, and so on: new apostolic christians of jewish origin from stuttgart (germany), who experienced the horrors of nazi germany … the un declared 27 january as an international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the holocaust. 27 01 2025

energetic and pragmatic. he was the father figure of the still young family of faith: 120 years ago to the day, friedrich krebs died. even though he is considered the first chief apostle of the new apostolic church, the official title of chief apostle only started to be used later. 20 01 2025

a master optician looking into the heart. he was not really typical of his home region: neither humourless, nor stubborn, nor even arrogant. in fact, hermann engelauf was a happy, friendly, and approachable person. he would have turned 100 on 19 december. 18 12 2024

how niehaus found his successor. for six years he was a chief apostle without being a chief apostle: one hundred years ago on 14 december, johann gottfried bischoff was ordained to a ministry that he would only come to exercise later on. following is the background story. 13 12 2024

‌shaped by history, it obligates us to eradicate it. the international day for the abolition of slavery on 2 december commemorates the millions of victims of slavery. a recent visit to the cape coast castle in ghana shows that freedom remains a mission: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 02 12 2024

helping a friend for life. together with three other men, he stepped in front of the altar in 1986 to accept a special task: the three were the first district apostle helpers in new apostolic history. today, john w. fendt sr. would have been one hundred years old. 25 11 2024

unity in diversity. “a bond of love around the globe” is the name of a set of lps published in 1980, on which chief apostle hans urwyler speaks a few introductory words. he mentions a much-quoted thought that is still valid today. here is a tribute to chief apostle urwyler on the thirtieth anniversary of his death. 16 11 2024

widely recognised as a man of god. the very church that had rejected him offered him a final resting place and erected a monument in his honour. a pioneer of the modern apostolate found his last resting place in glasgow, the city that the chief apostle is visiting this weekend. 18 10 2024