Whether new congregations or old congregations with creative ideas … there is a lot going on in the New Apostolic world. This time we will take a look at small and large countries as we visit our brothers and sisters in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the USA. New congregation in Brockton, Massachusetts (USA) Photo: NAC […]

The making of the divine services for 2017 has begun—at least for nearly 30 Apostles from around the world. They are the writers of the Divine Service Guide, which is distributed to nearly 200,000 New Apostolic ministers around the world. The go-ahead was given at a recent authors’ workshop. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: NAK Süddeutschland […]

There are many ways of telling people about Jesus Christ, of proclaiming His gospel, and acquainting them with the New Apostolic Church. What is important here as with everything else is that we keep in mind the various countries and their cultures. At home around the world: Switzerland Photo: NAK Schweiz At home around the […]

It is certainly one of the more unusual New Apostolic churches around. The brothers and sisters who live in Leiden—a district in the township of Delft near Cape Town—have just moved into their new church. The new church building of the Leiden Central congregation Photo: NAC Cape The drum majorettes of Leiden Avenue Primary School […]

Zanzibar, an island of contrasts: exotic holiday destination on the one side and extreme poverty on the other. For the most part, the religions live together peacefully, but in some parts Christians are experiencing persecution. Following are impressions from the Chief Apostle’s recent visit there. Divine service in Mgambo, the oldest New Apostolic congregation on […]

The second edition of our international member magazine is ready for download. Featured are reports on divine services of the Chief Apostle on four continents and an excerpt from the new Catechism in Questions and Answers. Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International The worldwide member magazine […]

Millions of people live in the major cities of the world. And there are also traces of a vibrant New Apostolic faith to be found. Three examples from three continents show how varied congregational life is … Photo: NAC South Africa Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAC USA Cape Town […]

Is our 2015 motto just a marketing slogan or is there more to it? This is a question posed by District Apostle Urs Hebeisen (South-East Asia), and he answers it in the same breath … Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia […]

Retirees, young people, musicians … The New Apostolic congregations are comprised of people of all ages and with various gifts and talents. Following is a quick look around the world. Yes to Jesus Christ: in ministry and suffering (USA) Photo: NAC USA Yes to Jesus Christ: in ministry and suffering (USA) Photo: NAC USA Yes […]

Which way leads to God? Miracles and signs? “In fact, things are completely different,” Chief Apostle Schneider said at the recent Day of the Youth in Northern Germany, “Without faith it just won’t work at all.” But that does not mean that we should not use our heads. Photo: Marcel Bock Photo: Marcel Bock Photo: […]

At times there is an enormous discrepancy between what is preached from the altar and what we experience. How do we deal with this? Following are some answers the Chief Apostle provided in a recent divine service. He also made it clear why it is so important to do what is right—and not only for […]

Crawling through archives generates the sensation of adventure. But browsing through diaries and hitting on interesting pictures is something that can also be done online these days, for instance in the digital reading room of the central archives of the New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. And we hit on something interesting: documents covering […]

A spiritual comic strip? And on the basis of the Catechism to boot?! How does that happen? —The New Apostolic youth in Makati in the Philippines simply did it—and in the process of this learning experience, also managed to have a lot of fun. Following are some insights into an experiment… Photo: NAC South East […]

Pentecost is over — but the highlight of the month of May is not to obscure the fact that there have also been other great initiatives unfolding in New Apostolic congregations around the world outside of these festive holy days. In the following we report on some of them: New Apostolic information booth at a […]

Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions.” The Chief Apostle explained that this does not mean that there is a single room for every believer or even a huge apartment for that matter. How this promise of Jesus is to be understood was explained by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider in a divine service […]

When millions of brothers and sisters in faith around the globe are once again united for this year’s Pentecost divine service, the New Apostolic Church will be celebrating a special anniversary: for the last 25 years, the Great Transmission has also been sent out to all the nations, namely by satellite. Following are some insights […]

Many different countries — many different ways to live one’s faith. Today our overview incorporates some insights into New Apostolic congregations in South and Central America, Africa and Europe. Angola Photo: Hermann Bethke Angola Photo: Hermann Bethke El Salvador Photo: NAC USA Germany Photo: Oliver Rütten Angola As of 1 January 2015, Bishops have been […]

Small congregation, big impact … Although the membership of the New Apostolic Church in Denmark is small, the country nevertheless has managed to produce a District Apostle. And the roots for the work of the Church on an entire subcontinent lie in Denmark. A view of Tønder Photo: NAK Norddeutschland A group photo with the […]