Church life, doctrinal aspects, and a children’s corner… the latest issue of the community magazine is jam-packed with exciting topics. This edition of the magazine takes its readers to Brazil and South Africa, among other places, and it features the full-text version of the divine service in which the Chief Apostle explained our motto for 2023.

Starting on 16 March 2020, all divine services and other Church activities were put on hold because of the emerging Covid pandemic. But a few days later already, on 22 March, divine services could be followed from home via YouTube, IPTV, or phone-in. This offer is still open to all.

Two months after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be visiting the congregation of Istanbul in Turkey. How are the people holding up in Turkey? And how is the Church responding to the disaster?

The first international Pentecost service in 1990 was transmitted to no fewer than 830 congregations. Today, numbers like these make us smile. During the Covid pandemic, these audience figures multiplied. Even now they are still high.

When bad news makes its rounds there is often good news in its wake, namely people doing their best to help others in distress. Here are some examples where New Apostolic aid organisations and congregations helped their neighbour.

It all began with a telegraph cable back in the 1950s. Then, starting in 1990, the New Apostolic Church started to broadcast its divine services via satellite. And since the beginning of 2022, divine services are being live streamed on YouTube or the Church’s own IPTV portal.

There is quite a bit that has to be done so that the word of God can be streamed live: getting an internet connection, setting up and aligning the cameras, and providing good audio quality. Since Covid, countless volunteers in the congregations have been making sure that the live stream works.

There is a joke that New Apostolic churches can be identified by the satellite dishes on the roof. But the joke is outdated, as many churches are taking their satellite dishes down. They are being connected to WiFi routers.

Food, school supplies, and even a confirmation suit: in crises large and small, New Apostolic Christians are on hand to help their neighbours. Here is where kindness spoke.

The record holder is Switzerland. The Regional Church broadcasts weekly online services in three languages. Close on its heels is South America, which offers divine services in Spanish and Portuguese for its brothers and sisters. As always, there are even more languages on nac.today.

nac.photos is the name of a new media product by the New Apostolic Church International. This is also its weblink. The website shows how the balancing act of evangelising with the camera can succeed.

This is my church and I am proud to be part of it. This is how many New Apostolic Christians feel about their church and gladly share their faith by testifying of it in various ways and making it visible to other people.

During the Covid restrictions, the divine services that were streamed on YouTube were a lifeline. People could watch from home when churches were closed or when in quarantine. In the meantime, the District Apostle Meeting has decided that online services will continue to air publicly until further notice.

Divine services are back to normal in almost all countries. Weekly online services will continue to be streamed, however, because it is better to use a two-pronged approach.

A New Year’s Eve get-together for the little ones, hiking with the confirmands, and countrywide Youth Days: there is always something going on for our young sisters and brothers. Here is what our children and young people around world have been up to over the last weeks.

No matter where you are, you can still receive the word of God, provided you have a smart phone or other smart device to access the internet. Because God easily reaches beyond any church building with His word.

When the congregation gathers for divine service after a stressful week and prays, people’s hearts are flooded with peace. They feel the love of God, His grace, and confidence. Since 2020 this is also possible online.

School is not the only place where one can learn something. One can also do so in church. Tomorrow, 24 January is the International Day of Education. Here are a few examples how the New Apostolic Church is involved in teaching its members.