community 4/2023: trust in the gift of the holy spirit. reliving the events surrounding the feast of pentecost—that is the aim of the latest edition of community. the current issue focuses on this central divine service and the activities associated with it. and naturally there are all sorts of other interesting things to discover as well. 02 10 2023

busy, but not batty! whether it's bats or orchestra players: there's always a lot going on in the new apostolic congregations. there have been some eventful meetings and activities across europe, america, and africa in recent days. 29 09 2023

making the world a better place. thirty seniors belt out folk songs in a nursing home, five volunteers take responsibility for planning humanitarian projects, and a university donates digital tablets to schools—all of them are doing what they can to make the world a better place. 22 09 2023

churros instead of black forest cake. job offers, the love of one’s life, or dissatisfaction with the way things are are sometimes reasons why people look for a new home in a foreign country. making a living and living one’s faith in a foreign country are a challenge. 15 09 2023

take jesus in your ship of life. this song from the new apostolic hymnal, number 212, is associated with the congregation of kiel-east, germany, in a special kind of way. not only because they live so close to the sea and ships are part of people’s everyday life there, but also because their church looks like a ship. 29 08 2023

showing others that god loves them. there are young people who are public-spirited and like to reach out. and then there are countries where new apostolic christians urgently need one or the other thing. so why not bring the two together? 21 08 2023

getting to know god better. a plate creates friendships, two dolls explain god … there are various ways for people get to know each other. and sometimes they are even unusual. over the past few weeks, there were various get-to know-you activities in the environs of the new apostolic church. 18 08 2023

“grief is not the problem, it is the solution”. 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. 14 08 2023

no distance is too far. distances, prison walls, social conventions: new apostolic christians do not let anything stop them from looking after their brothers and sisters in faith and experiencing fellowship. here is a look at congregational life worldwide. 11 08 2023

between a new start and emergency aid. the swiss relief organisation nak-diakonia had to deal with two major events in 2022 which meant considerable expenditures. the recently published annual report shows that joy and sorrow are never far apart. 10 08 2023

snapshots from kinshasa. chief apostle jean-luc schneider is currently in the democratic republic of congo. his first stop was in of congregation of limete central. here are a few impressions from the concert and divine service with 2,100 participants locally. another 97,000 watched the coverage on television. 20 07 2023

through thick and thin with god. the story has a happy ending: “never forget that no matter what happens, now is not the end of the story,” says the chief apostle. blessing can, however, be experienced already before that as the story of joseph shows us. 19 07 2023

a church building with character. 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. 18 07 2023

at home worldwide: chatgpt and chocolates. young people all over the world are active and committed. in germany children made chocolates to bring joy; in south africa young people pitted their wits against artificial intelligence. and to keep it that way, there were workshops in argentina for all those who want to help and inspire young people. 14 07 2023

on sorcery, natural beauty, and anticipation. for a long time finland was a blank spot on the new apostolic map, until an apostle remembered his childhood dream. this weekend, the finnish brothers and sisters are excited to have the chief apostle visit them. 07 07 2023

a lifework of reforms. “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. 30 06 2023

lubumbashi celebrated pentecost. how did the pentecost service get to the various congregations? in very different ways. and some, like the democratic republic of congo, made a celebration of their own out of it. 31 05 2023

pentecost concert in snapshots. the 2023 pentecost concert not only offered an acoustic tapestry, but also a visual one. browse through the picture gallery from the silvertown auditorium. 29 05 2023