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Close to heaven

Some congregations in Bolivia are located at altitudes of over 4,000 metres. Hardly any other country is so close to heaven. It is a country that captivates with its geographical diversity. And the members of the Church are as diverse as the country itself. Photo: INA Bolivia Photo: INA Bolivia Photo: INA Bolivia Photo: INA […]

September 24, 2024
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Answers to all questions

First Hindu, then Methodist, and finally New Apostolic: Virendrasingh Daniel was a born preacher. When he was sealed with the Holy Spirit his search for a spiritual home came to an end. The Apostle died ten years ago today. Virendrasingh Daniel was born on 15 March 1932 in Manjhariya in India. His father, Thakur Jai […]

March 26, 2024
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Reliable even in difficult times

He would have been eighty years old today. District Apostle Alfons Tansahtikno did a lot of good in the district of Indonesia and was able to spread the faith, braving difficult conditions. District Apostle Tansahtikno with members Photo: NAC Indonesia District Apostle Tansahtikno on his way to a service Photo: Archiv District Apostle Tansahtikno on […]

January 25, 2024
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Changes in the circle of the Apostles (2/2023)

The past months have seen changes not only in the circle of the Apostles, but also among the District Apostles. The Chief Apostle travelled to the various countries to perform most of the ministerial acts himself. District Apostle John S. Schnabel Photo: NAC USA District Apostle Peter Bernhard Lambert Photo: Apostle Reto Keller and District […]

January 9, 2024
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Guide posts on the road to preaching

The Divine Service Guide is the most read and most listened to publication of the New Apostolic Church. Recently, workshops on two continents put the focus on this publication. Let’s take a look at the planning and groundwork. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver […]

November 14, 2023
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Changes in the circle of the Apostles (1/2023)

It was mainly in Africa that the Chief Apostle ordained new Apostles in the first half of 2023. But there were also two ordinations on other continents: one in America and one in Europe. Ordinations in Lodwar (Kenya) Photo: Michael Owino Ordinations in Lodwar (Kenya) Photo: TIMPANY Ordinations in Lodwar (Kenya) Photo: TIMPANY Apostle Nestor […]

July 10, 2023
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In word and deed and a good dose of humour

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 […]

February 14, 2023
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Changes in the circle of the Apostles (2/2022)

In most parts of the world, the Covid situation has improved so that Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider was once again able to travel and ordain and retire Apostles. Some retirees had to wait longer for the official act because of the pandemic. Ordinations and retirements in Goma (DR Congo South East) Photo: ENA DR Congo […]

January 9, 2023
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Ushering in a new generation of leadership

It was the year of the District Apostle Helpers: over the past twelve months, the Chief Apostle assigned no less than three new ones. This is not by coincidence. In fact, there is a stated reason behind these changes. And it all has to do with the future. Photo: Jens Lange Photo: NAK Nord- und […]

December 26, 2022
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How a pioneer drew attention to his cause

It is 1972: a tall man in a black suit sits in the park and waits. At some point someone comes up to talk to him. Their conversation marks the beginning of the New Apostolic Church in the Philippines. Today our members there look back on fifty years of Church history while also looking forward […]

October 11, 2022
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Ministry (17): Effective in combination

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 […]

July 26, 2022
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Changes in the circle of the Apostles (1/2022)

Thanks to relaxed Covid restrictions, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider was once again able to travel and perform retirements and ordinations himself in the last six months. A District Apostle also went into retirement. Now there is one less District Apostle Area worldwide. Apostles Lonnie Klein (1967), Mark Feuerbach (1964), John Schnabel (1964) and Brett Steinbrueck […]

July 6, 2022
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Retirement after exactly 45 years

There are times when life presents one with some astonishing coincidences: this Sunday, 22 May 2022, District Apostle Wolfgang Nadolny will retire from active ministry. It was on exactly the same day 45 years before that he received his first ministry in the Church. He has led the District Apostle Area of Berlin-Brandenburg for seventeen […]

May 20, 2022
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“Do not hinder me!”

Apostle Albert Güldenpfennig passed away a hundred years ago, on 13 May 1922. He was the 33rd Apostle in the New Apostolic Church and always there for his flock. Join us as we pay tribute to the Apostle by looking at his eventful life. Albert Adolf Julius Güldenpfenning was born on 7 June (or July) […]

May 12, 2022
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Changes among the Apostles (2/2021)

Did you know that District Apostles are also authorised to ordain Apostles? This has always been the case, but in the year 2021 many District Apostles had to actually make use of this authority because the Chief Apostle was prevented from travelling as a result of the pandemic. Apostle Kpama Gianny Bangawe (1973) Photo: NAK […]

January 31, 2022