Pentecost history
Pentecost 2011: Congregations outside of Europe were also connected
(15.06.2011) Zurich/Dresden. The Pentecost service from Dresden conducted by Chief Apostle Leber was not only witnessed throughout Europe. Congregations outside of Europe also shared in the Pentecost event by satellite or internet transmission. However the technical equipment did not work perfectly everywhere: in Zambia, the signal did arrive, but only in German. The English translation remained mute. Although the congregations there were thus able to see the service, they could not understand it. more ...
Pentecost 2011: Walking in the light of the Holy Spirit
(13.06.2011) Dresden. “Let us walk in the light of the Holy Spirit” – it was with this message that the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, addressed the congregations around the world in the Pentecost service 2011. Traditionally, the feast of Pentecost is celebrated in a big way in the New Apostolic Church, and on this occasion all 53 European Apostles gathered in Dresden. Many thousands of congregations on all continents were connected by satellite transmission. more ...
Pentecost 2011: Unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
(11.06.2011) Dresden. Von den zurzeit 53 europäischen Aposteln – inklusive Stammapostel und Bezirksapostel – fehlte niemand, alle nahmen an der Apostelversammlung anlässlich des Pfingstfestes in Dresden teil. Stammapostel Wilhelm Leber ermunterte sie, verbunden mit dem Band des Friedens die Einigkeit im Apostelkreis zu bewahren: „Lasst uns Einigkeit im Geist bewahren!“ more ...
Pentecost 2011: All European Apostles gather in Dresden
(10.06.2011) Dresden. All European Apostles will be in Dresden this weekend in order to enjoy this year’s Pentecost service together with Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber in the Congress Centre of the city on the Elbe. Those coming from Russia, Spain, and France will have a longer distance to cover. The Apostle Meeting on Saturday morning will be translated into French, Spanish, and Russian. more ...
Pentecost 2011 in Dresden – A great celebration for the Church
(26.05.2011) Zurich/Dresden. Once again the day of Pentecost promises to be a great Church celebration. This year, the Saxon capital of Dresden will host the New Apostolic feast of Pentecost. At 10:00 AM on Sunday, 12 June, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber will begin the special divine service, which will be transmitted by satellite to more than 70 countries around the world. The specially designed logo for the Pentecost celebration was created by the hosting District Church of Central Germany. more ...
Pentecost 2010: A few parts of the Divine Service
(25.05.2010) Zurich/Cape Town. With a seating capacity of 4,000, the New Apostolic congregation in Tafelsig (Cape Town) has the largest church building of the New Apostolic Church anywhere in the world. It was there that Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber conducted the divine service on Pentecost 2010, which was transmitted by satellite to approximately 5,000 other New Apostolic congregations around the globe. more ...
“Waving goodbye ...”
(25.05.2010) Cape Town. “It is with mixed emotions that we leave your country. Joyful! Blessed! Strengthened! Yet sad to leave.” With these words Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber left Cape Town on Monday morning to travel back to Europe. For one special weekend Cape Town has been the centre of the new apostolic world. more ...
Pentecost 2010: “Let us pray daily for power!”
(23.05.2010) Cape Town. District Apostle Noel Barnes expressed it best after the divine service: “I may not be able to look into the future, but I believe that this will remain a unique event for us in Cape Town!” The Pentecost service had just come to an end. Some 1.2 million believers had been able to participate in it live, either by satellite or internet transmission. Four thousand of these had been seated in the congregation of Tafelsig, the largest New Apostolic Church building in the world. more ...
Classical, modern, and folk – a Pentecost concert of special quality
(22.05.2010) Cape Town. The New Apostolic Church building in the Cape Town suburb of Silvertown has been in use as an auditorium for musical events for many years. This was also the case on the Saturday preceding Pentecost, when a Pentecost concert took place to mark the occasion of the International Apostle Meeting of the New Apostolic Church. The concert was transmitted by both satellite and internet around the world. more ...
Pentecost 2010: Some 1.2 million believers will participate live
(10.05.2010) Zurich/Cape Town. Tafelsig is the largest church building of the New Apostolic Church anywhere in the world. The congregation is located in a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is there that the central Pentecost service conducted by Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber will take place this year. The divine service will be transmitted to 100 countries on all continents. Approximately 1.2 million believers will be able to enjoy it live. more ...
