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The community spirit of New Apostolic Christians does not stop at national borders—whether it involves sports competitions or social commitment. Two recent events prove this. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Cape Photo: NAC Cape Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Cape Dragon Boat Regatta 2016 in Cape Town One faith, […]
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The salvation of your soul is precious. At least, it has cost God an infinite amount. And you? How precious is it to you? – Here are some standards of value from a divine service by the Chief Apostle. Photo: NAC Angola Photo: NAC Angola Photo: NAC Angola Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: […]
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Good Friday to Easter — eventful days bursting with emotion. And full of active characters. Victims, culprits, observers—they all contribute to this extraordinary chapter in the history of God’s salvation. Jesus — the Suffering Servant: without Jesus Christ, this story would not exist. His suffering on Good Friday is harrowing, His resurrection on Easter leads […]
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The first official meeting between the leaders of the New Apostolic Church Cape and the United Apostolic Church of South Africa took place in early February 2016. The discussions took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. The United Apostolic Church of South Africa was founded in the 1950s. This goes back to a break […]
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This year’s first divine service for the departed will be celebrated by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider in Bielefeld in Germany. There, at the north-eastern tip of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the first New Apostolic services are recorded to have taken place in 1868 already. nac.today takes a look at this New Apostolic stronghold. Life […]
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In all churches there are memorial ceremonies and services—defined to a greater or lesser extent—for loved ones who have passed away. Some Orthodox denominations celebrate with bread and cake at the grave. Other churches celebrate services of remembrance. The New Apostolic Church celebrates divine services for the departed three times each year. “Divine services for […]
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Victory with Christ—this also means fending off attacks on our faith. How does one arm oneself with truth against lies? It is actually very easy—following is a lesson in self-defence from a divine service by the Chief Apostle. Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC Nigeria Photo: NAC […]
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The Chief Apostle will be in the company of twenty Apostles and 14 Bishops this coming weekend. The journey is taking them to West Africa, right on the Atlantic. What is on the itinerary? Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke During his visit to Angola, Chief Apostle Schneider also ordained two new […]
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Berlin, Germany’s national capital, is the city infamous for the huge concrete wall that for decades divided it into two halves. Chief Apostle Schneider will be in Berlin this coming weekend. The unique history of the city teaches a lesson that can be applied to congregations worldwide. The ministers of the Berlin-Humboldthain congregation (1954); Werner […]
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Already early on there were signs of an impending comeback. Prophecies that were uttered in Karlshuld, a small village in the south of Germany, blazed the trail for something that would happen a few years later in England: the re-establishment of the Apostle ministry. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be in the south of Germany […]
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A New Apostolic Church influenced by the Gothic Revival? And inside the edifice, on one of its walls, there is the headdress of a Native American Indian chief. Intrigued? Photo: NAC USA Photo: Tobias Teuber Photo: Tobias Teuber Photo: Tobias Teuber Photo: NAC USA Photo: Tobias Teuber Photo: Tobias Teuber Photo: Tobias Teuber Tobias Teuber […]
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Big events, structural reforms, and confessional dialogue: the year 2015 had its very own distinctive character in Europe, the last stop on our intercontinental year-in-review roundtrip on nac.today. Apostle Kainz retired Photo: Marcel Felde Apostle Kainz retired Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Apostle Kainz retired Photo: Francophone youth day Photo: Big final rehearsal: From sacred to classical […]
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Organizationally well established—both as a team and in terms of leadership: that is how the New Apostolic Church in the Americas has presented itself. Here is part three of our year-in-review journey around the world on nac.today. Des œuvres communes au Canada: National Pillar Conference Photo: NAC Canada Des œuvres communes au Canada: National Pillar […]
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“We can be proud of the development in Gambia; the impulse comes from within,” Apostle Jens Lindemann from Germany says. He has been responsible for the New Apostolic Church in this African country since 2007. At the beginning of December, the Gambian youth gathered for their Day of the Youth. Photo: NAC Gambia Photo: NAC […]
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At the end of November, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider visited the brothers and sisters in Italy and conducted two divine services in Rome and Milan. divine service in Rome Photo: Jessica Krämer divine service in Rome Photo: Jessica Krämer divine service in Rome Photo: Jessica Krämer divine service in Rome Photo: Jessica Krämer divine service […]
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“It can never be said that the Apostle was a coward. I risked everything to help in the quick movement and furtherance of the Church work.” These words were written by the Chief Apostle’s right hand: Apostle Heinrich Franz Schlaphoff. Fifty years ago today he passed away. Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC […]
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Globalization even has an effect on liturgical implements. The communion cups used in our New Apostolic congregations are globally sourced these days. One manufacturer from whom the Church buys is in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Communion cups used in our congregations in the district of South-East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia […]
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The Working Group of Christian Churches in Germany (ACK) has published a new guide on its relations to the New Apostolic Church. To find out what this is all about, read on. Dialogue among various denominations is established practice … Photo: Oliver Rütten … like here at an official function in Cologne (Germany) in November […]
