(23.07.2007) Zurich. On his website “ad fontes” Folkmar Schiek has publicly called upon the Work Group “History of the New Apostolic Church” (WG HNAC) to provide source references in the article “Perfecting the Ordinances—Historical Observations on the Ministry of Evangelist in the Catholic Apostolic Church” (OF 8/2007). The History Work Group responded to this with an Announcement of a supplementary article. more ...

(02.07.2007) Sydney. A blessed weekend in Sydney, Australia ended with a festive divine service in the Hills Centre on Sunday. On Monday, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber travelled onward to the Fiji Islands. Before going to the hotel he visited the village of Natalau, where a divine service is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. The Chief of the Village, who is Muslim, welcomed the guest of honour with a traditional “Fiji Welcome.” more ...

(29.06.2007) Sydney. Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber is currently in Australia. His trip from Hamburg to Sydney took a total of 28 hours. Yesterday he arrived safe and sound at 8:00 PM local time in the largest metropolis on the Australian continent. On Tuesday the Chief Apostle will continue his trip to the Fiji Islands and then set off for Indonesia. more ...

(01.06.2007) Zürich/Hamburg. "I would like to wish each and every one of you a blessed feast of Pentecost. May the fullness of God's blessing flow today, and may everyone particularly experience God's love and kindness." It was with these words that Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber began the Pentecost service 2007 in the Hamburg Congress Centre. His Pentecost message for all New Apostolic congregations around the world was taken from the gospel of John 14: 1: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” more ...

(01.06.2007) Hamburg. The festive concert in the Hamburg Congress Centre celebrating the visit of Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber and all European Apostles on the Saturday before Pentecost offered a very interesting musical program. The performers were the symphony orchestra of the New Apostolic Church Hamburg and the project choir of the New Apostolic Church of Northern Germany, under the direction of Jörg Michael Paul and Björn Leber, respectively. more ...

(29.05.2007) Zurich/Hamburg. Pentecost 2007 is already in the past, but the Pentecost divine service in Hamburg, which was transmitted by satellite to some 8,000 New Apostolic congregations in over 70 countries throughout the world, is to have a lasting echo. A message from Apostle Paul to the congregation in Corinth was the basis of the Pentecost sermon delivered by Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber: “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him” (1 Corinthians 6: 17). The international Church leader emphasised: “Those who wish to remain united with the Lord must be one with Him by their very nature.” more ...

(29.05.2007) Hamburg. Some 2,500 listeners expressed their unanimous enthusiasm by rewarding singers and instrumentalists with enduring, thunderous applause at the end of a performance they had put on in Hall 1 of the Hamburg Congress Centre. On the Saturday before Pentecost, the approximately 70-piece “Hamburg Orchestra” and the 100 members of the “Project choir of the New Apostolic Church of Northern Germany” had organised a concert to set the mood for Pentecost through music. more ...

(29.05.2007) Johannesburg. With a festive divine service at the end of April 2007, District Apostle Johann R. Kitching, the leader of the New Apostolic Church of South East Africa, handed over the official leadership of the country of Zimbabwe to his colleague, District Apostle Charles S. Ndandula. The District Church of Zambia has thus assumed the organisational and pastoral care work of this neighbouring African republic, which is home to some 12.5 million people. more ...

(27.05.2007) Hamburg. With a Pentecost greeting of particular kindness, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, appealed to his brethren in faith around the world: “Do not let yourself be shaken!” A deep faith in God and in the Lord Jesus will also help in difficult situations. more ...

(25.05.2007) Hamburg. It was with these words that Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber rang in the European Apostle Meeting in Hamburg. All European Apostles assembled for a two-day conference in Hamburg prior to the Pentecost service which the international leader of the New Apostolic Church will conduct on Pentecost Sunday, 27 May 2007 in the Hamburg Congress Centre. more ...