Charity begins at home and should not stop inside our own Church. This is an approach that many congregations across the globe practice.

Invoking the help of God even if terror and conflicts do not disappear entirely. Helping and supporting even if hunger cannot be eradicated. Making music even if the audience does not go wild … Following is a look into some of our New Apostolic congregations.

They are considered the New Apostolic heart of Africa: Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. It was on this date 100 years ago that one of the region's founding fathers was born: District Apostle Fernandes. But which one? After all, there are no less than three of them.

Easter is not only a date in the calendar. Easter is the culmination and the final destination of a path consisting of many stages. And the starting point is today.

Here there is excitement over a special guest, there someone has to take leave of a loved one or has lost all his belongings in a flood. News from around the world—between joy and sorrow.

“My life was quite simple: everything was exciting,” says André Miku Mpeti, a retired Priest. Born in the Congo, he came to Belgium as a young man and has now been living in Iceland for many years.

It takes a whole village to raise a child. This African proverb also exists in Senegal. Following are some experiences from this West African country which the Chief Apostle will be visiting this coming Sunday.

This is not a congregation you happen to come across as you stroll along. In fact, at 4,000 metres it is about as close to heaven as you can get. But Pacharía has a lot more to offer: a Deacon well past retirement age and an ingenious way of calling the faithful to worship.

Education is high on the agenda—also in the New Apostolic Church: from children to seniors, in our own congregation and outside of it, generally or very specifically. Here is a look at some of the things going on in the Church in the way of education.

Not more than 25 hours … This is how long Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be in Guinea-Bissau. He will celebrate two divine services, carry out a retirement and an ordination, and meet with the Apostles and Bishops. Then he will continue to Senegal.

What does the religious landscape look like in Scandinavia? What about Indonesia or Chad? Join us on a trip around the world: from Oslo to N’Djamena, via Yogyakarta.

Love your neighbour as yourself! Gladly. But how do you do that in a place that is ruled by drugs and violence? A project in our Leiden Central church in South Africa shows how. It not only offers children a safe haven but also helps them with their education.

Responsible for congregations, districts, and more? The Chief Apostle recently encouraged the leading ministers and gave them a very simple guideline: “We share the sufferings of Christ.” How this can be done without getting hurt too badly, he explained recently in South Africa.

Education and church go together well. After all, the doctrine that is brought to the congregation in the sermon or to the children in the various classes has to be learned. And to help this process along, the New Apostolic Church in South-East Asia has just opened its own academy.

Togo and Chad—the journey the Chief Apostle is just about to set out on will take him to two interesting but dangerous regions of the world. There are terrorist alerts in both countries.

The new year not only brings a new motto and good wishes with it, but also concrete plans and unique meetings.

Currently, there are 345 active Apostles around the world. Following is an overview of the retirements, ordinations, and appointments that took place in the second half of the year 2016.

They are to be watchmen and guardians, proclaimers and ministers, not lords, but rather “unprofitable servants”. This is what the Chief Apostle expects of the ministers of the New Apostolic Church—following are some remarks from the year 2016.