NACI News
A new District Apostle Helper in South East Africa
(01.02.2011) Johannesburg/Zurich. Last Tuesday Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber appointed Apostle Patrick Mandla Mkhwanazi (47) a District Apostle Helper for the New Apostolic Church in South East Africa. One of his main tasks will be to visit the islands served from the District Church’s headquarters in Johannesburg, particularly Madagascar. In a letter to all the Apostles around the world, the international Church leader writes: “We wish the new District Apostle Helper rich blessing and much success in his work.” more ...
Training for the New Apostolic Catechism has begun
(26.01.2011) Lehrte/Zurich. A conference hotel in Lehrte (near Hannover) brought together representatives of all District Apostle districts of the New Apostolic Church from around the world in order to receive training on how to introduce the Church’s new Catechism, which is still in the production phase. District Apostle Wilfried Klingler, the host from Lower Saxony, extended a warm welcome to the participants. “Even though the new Catechism of our Church is not yet available in print, it is important for us to inform the members about its doctrinal contents as quickly as possible,” he noted. more ...
Church Project Groups and Work Groups reorganised
(19.01.2011) Zurich. As of the start of the year 2011, a number of Work Groups and Project Groups of the New Apostolic Church have been reorganised. A total of sixteen Work Groups and Project Groups are currently at work on various topics. Their work supports decision-making in the District Apostle Meetings and aids the Church leadership in arriving at suitable answers to various questions. more ...
Message for the New Year 2011: Let us do good works!
(04.01.2011) Erfurt/Zurich. Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber’s message for this New Year 2011 is: “Let us do good works!” In reference to the Bible text he took from Galatians 6: 10, the international Church leader called upon the congregation “to make a new start, regardless of all our habits and everything we have done before. Let us chart a new course.” more ...
nacworld in review: 2010 was a successful year
(03.01.2011) Zurich. Sixteen thousand new members logged on to the online community of the New Apostolic Church over the past twelve months. The growth over the space of a single year: 160 percent. Thousands of nacworld members are active in the over 9,000 forums, communicating with one another about their faith and other daily matters. Every month, nacworld members around the world write each other over 100,000 news updates, blog in the thousands, and chat across all national borders. more ...
Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber in Benin
(16.12.2010) Zurich. On the third Sunday of Advent this year, the international Church leader, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, found himself in the West African country of Benin. In the country’s capital of Porto Novo he ordained a new Apostle for the Ivory Coast in Konan Jules Kouadio (49), along with two District Elders and four District Evangelists. He wished them all rich blessing in their new tasks. more ...
Rüdiger Krause is the new District Apostle in Northern Germany
(07.12.2010) Hamburg. Last Sunday brought a change in leadership for the New Apostolic Church in Northern Germany: the name of the new District Apostle is Rüdiger Krause (49). He was ordained in a festive divine service conducted by the international Church leader, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber. At the same time, the District Church also received a new Bishop in Thorsten Beutz from Wilhelmshaven. more ...
Historical Weekend for the Canada District
(23.11.2010) Kitchener. Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber travelled to Canada on the weekend of November 20th and 21st, 2010, in order to retire District Apostle Leslie Latorcai as head of the Canada District and ordain a new District Apostle, namely the former District Apostle Helper Mark Woll. The service was conducted in the Kitchener Central church where nearly 1,300 members attended from the Tridistrict of Kitchener, Hamilton and Toronto. It was also transmitted to 71 other church locations throughout Canada. more ...
The New Apostolic Church and ecumenism
(16.11.2010) Zurich. An article published in our May 2001 edition of “Our Family” already dealt with this subject: The New Apostolic Church and ecumenism. We reported on the activities of the Ecumenism Project Group, established by Chief Apostle Richard Fehr in October 2000. In the past decade, numerous contacts have come about. Where do we stand today? more ...
The liturgy of the New Apostolic Church as of the first Sunday of Advent 2010
(08.11.2010) Zurich. The liturgy is what orders and governs the sequence of music, prayers, Bible readings, the sermon, and the dispensation of the sacraments within the divine service. With the start of the new church year, a reform will come into effect (we reported) in the New Apostolic Church. The celebration of Holy Communion in particular is to be structured in even more dignified fashion through the enriched liturgical elements. Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, the international Church leader, explained that the new liturgy is intended to bring greater solemnity to the sequence of the divine service. more ...