(01.06.2006) Zurich. According to reports from District Apostle Alfons Tansahtikno, leader of the New Apostolic Church in Indonesia, four New Apostolic members lost their lives in the serious earthquake in Yogyakarta on the island of Java. Hundreds of members are without shelter, as is the majority of the region’s population. more ...

(31.05.2006) Zurich. "Our hearts are moved with great sympathy for all victims of the earthquake in Yogyakarta”—Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, expressed his feelings over the latest natural disaster in Indonesia with great emotion. more ...

(31.05.2006) Zurich. Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, will conduct this year’s Pentecost service in Cape Town, South Africa. Some 1.5 million believers in nearly 8,000 New Apostolic congregations around the world will experience this service live via satellite transmission. more ...

(31.05.2006) Zurich. The District Apostle Meeting of the New Apostolic Church in Karlsruhe ratified a new interpretation of the Church’s understanding of the “woman clothed with the sun” mentioned in chapter 12 of the Revelation of John. As of now the New Apostolic Church regards the “woman clothed with the sun” to be the fellowship of believers who have entered into a special relationship of proximity to Jesus Christ, who believe in Him, and who profess Him. more ...

(18.05.2006) Nairobi. A youth service in Embu on 13 May 2006 and a confirmation service in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on 14 May 2006, which included the dispensation of the confirmation blessing, three retirements, and six ordinations of leading ministers—these few words summarise an extremely interesting trip that Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber took to the southeast of the African continent in mid-May. Some 1.3 million of Kenya’s approximately 32 million inhabitants profess the New Apostolic faith. more ...

(18.05.2006) Düsseldorf. Contract negotiations with the Düsseldorf Fair have been concluded successfully—the European Youth Day (EYD) in May 2009 will take place in Düsseldorf. Thus the date for the European Youth Day has also been set: from 21 to 24 May 2009, all young people from the District Churches of Europe will be invited to Düsseldorf. more ...

(08.05.2006) Dieburg. The festive divine service on 7 May 2006 took place in Dieburg in the administrative district of Darmstadt: Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber retired two long-serving apostles and went on to ordain two new apostles, namely Bernd Koberstein and Jens Lindemann. more ...

(02.05.2006) Zurich. The new German-language hymnal of the New Apostolic Church is only a little over a year old, and now a new English-language hymnal is nearing completion as well. It has been developed as a collaborative effort of music specialists from the New Apostolic District Churches of Australia, Canada, Cape, South East Africa, USA, and Zambia. If all goes according to schedule, the new hymnal will be introduced into the congregations by the end of 2007. more ...

(02.05.2006) Zurich. Without a doubt, pastoral care is an important component in the lives of our Church’s ministers. In addition to the proclamation of God’s word, it is among the central tasks of God’s servants. Accordingly, it is very important for them to know how to carry out pastoral care visits. A seminar on this subject will instruct the ministers starting next year. more ...

(28.04.2006) Karlsruhe. An international District Apostle’s Meeting of the New Apostolic Church took place in Karlsruhe on 20 and 21 April. The district apostles and district apostle helpers from around the world gathered to discuss theological, strategic, and organisational matters. Unanimously, they decided that, as of Pentecost 2008, the Lord’s Prayer will be prayed according to the text of the official Bible version in use in each language. more ...