teamwork: the first youth weekend in senegal. three apostles, three languages: the first youth weekend in senegal placed high demands on others besides the organizers. even the confirmation represented a challenge that could only be mastered through teamwork. the apostle responsible for the work of the church in this country reports for nac.today. 07 04 2015

“the lord is risen indeed!”. 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? 04 04 2015

passiontide – from the last supper to the high council. 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. 30 03 2015

peace – a matter of choice. finding peace in christ: this is the goal of faith. but what comprises this peace? and how does one attain it? at times we must even fight for it. this is part of the answer from a divine service by the chief apostle. 26 03 2015

duties between ministry and commission. tomorrow, 8 march, is international women's day – a celebration that has its roots in the battle for equal rights. women in the new apostolic church cannot exercise a ministry, but they do perform invaluable pastoral work. how does that fit together? 07 03 2015

growing in faith. the rebirth as a child of god is a start. but god expects that we reach adulthood in our faith. that is how chief apostle jean-luc schneider formulated it and set out to explain the steps on our way to a mature faith. 02 03 2015

divine services for the departed: a new apostolic specialty. three times a year, new apostolic christians celebrate a divine service in which they remember the departed. unlike all souls’ or all saints’ day—which are a day of prayer for the dead—this is a sunday on which the sacraments are administered to the dead. what is behind this? 24 02 2015

the father of personal responsibility. soft yet firm, someone who blazed the trail and someone who guided others on it, that was chief apostle hans urwyler. today he would have turned 90 years of age. 20 02 2015

the storms of life: “where is your faith?”. everybody goes through turbulent times, not only the individual believer but also the church as a whole. god poses the question: “where is your faith?” chief apostle jean-luc schneider gives a number of answers and allows a glimpse of one of the most profound moments of his life. 12 02 2015

labour with love: the year 2014 in review (part 2). even after the international church convention in munich, which was the highlight for many, there were a lot of other happenings in the new apostolic church worldwide. some of the important and interesting highlights from the second half of the year were as follows. 31 01 2015

against hatred and violence: “the stranger is your neighbour!”. islamic terrorism in france, nigeria, and mali, and islamophobic demonstrations in germany. also in such situations, the new apostolic faith can be applied in a very concrete and practical way. this is something that chief apostle-luc schneider made very clear in a divine service this past sunday in luxembourg. 14 01 2015

“the thought of reconciliation is front and centre”. zurich. as already announced, a statement of reconciliation between the united apostolic church and the new apostolic church is to be signed at the end of november. this is an historic moment for both churches, after nearly 60 years of separation. 28 10 2014

a new district apostle helper in argentina. buenos aires/zurich. over the first weekend in october, chief apostle jean-luc schneider visited the new apostolic congregations in argentina. apostle enrique minio was appointed the new district apostle helper for the district apostle district. 07 10 2014

concern over ebola disease in western africa. stuttgart/zurich. the ebola virus is currently raging in a number of west african countries—and hundreds of people are affected. district apostle michael ehrich provides corresponding guidelines for fellowship in church, and calls upon members and ministers to observe preventive measures unconditionally. 14 08 2014

changes being to the midweek divine services. on january 18th district apostle leonard kolb described, in a nation-wide broadcast, how he, the apostles and bishops of the usa see future congregational gatherings during the midweek. 25 01 2014

new apostolic church usa to make changes to midweek services. zurich. changes will soon be coming to the structure of midweek divine services in the new apostolic congregations of the usa. the usual midweek service with its celebration of holy communion will in future only take place once each month. district apostle leonard kolb plans to supplement this with non-sacramental divine services, home devotionals, bible studies, catechism instruction, musical evenings, and discussion evenings. concerning this chief apostle states: “i really welcome this proposal, as the circumstances of the church in the usa cannot be compared to those in europe.” 16 01 2014

the anniversary year of the new apostolic church comes to an end. zurich. the past year 2013 was an anniversary year for the new apostolic church. it was celebrated with numerous national and international events. having emerged in 1863 from a small catholic apostolic congregation in hamburg, germany, the new apostolic church today numbers over ten million members around the world. new apostolic christians gather to worship in over 60,000 congregations. following are some excerpts from a year in motion. 31 12 2013

the name of the new chief apostle of the new apostolic church is jean-luc schneider. hamburg/zurich. as of this pentecost sunday 2013, the new apostolic church has a new spiritual leader: jean-luc schneider is the new chief apostle and successor in ministry to wilhelm leber, who retired from ministry on this occasion. it was a special highlight when the new chief apostle discharged the previous chief apostle from his ministry with the words: “in our hearts you will remain our chief apostle!” 20 05 2013