NACI News
Meeting centred on questions of faith
(07.04.2007) Zurich. The first District Apostle Meeting of this year focused primarily on points of doctrine of the New Apostolic Church. A brief statement on the doctrine of original sin was also commissioned. At the end of the two-day meeting in the Conference Centre of the New Apostolic Church International in Zurich, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber bid an official farewell to District Apostle Mario Fiore from Argentina, who had served in ministry for many years. To conclude the event, all the participants joined together in the hymn: “Mighty God, we praise Thy name.” more ...
Apostle Peter Klene ordained in a festive divine service
(19.03.2007) Groningen. Sunday, 18 March 2007 was a memorable day in the history of the New Apostolic Church in the Netherlands. The brethren there received a new Apostle in Peter Klene, who will now work together with District Apostle Theodoor de Bruijn to direct the pastoral care and organisational operations of the District Church. more ...
Following the steps of Christ in Maracay
(27.02.2007) Maracay, Venezuela. Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber has set off on a 12-day journey to North and South America. The flight to Maracay, Venezuela took around ten hours, and then the bus trip from the airport to the hotel took over four hours more. Last Saturday evening, on 24 February 2007, there was a huge concert in one of the city’s sports halls to welcome the Chief Apostle. more ...
Peter Klene to be ordained as the new Apostle for Holland
(18.02.2007) Zurich. On 18 March 2007, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber, the international leader of the New Apostolic Church, will conduct a divine service in Groningen, Netherlands, at which time he will ordain the now Bishop Peter Klene (49) to the Apostle ministry. District Apostle Theodoor de Bruijn, who is responsible for the Church in the Netherlands, has had a letter informing the members of this news read out in all congregations of his District Church. more ...
Divine services at high temperatures in São Tomé
(01.02.2007) Santana. The temperatures and humidity were high in Santana, on the east coast of the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea, where Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber conducted a divine service attended by some 2,000 brethren. It was a brief but very impressive trip. more ...
NAC Zambia and Malawi are now online
(01.02.2007) Lusaka. Zambia and Malawi - two large New Apostolic District Churches with a total of over 1.4 million members between them - have launched a common internet platform. In his message of greeting, District Apostle Charles S. Ndandula writes that it has taken quite some time to introduce the District Church on the internet, and that he is now happy to present this new website. more ...
A new website for NAC Canada
(30.01.2007) Waterloo. The New Apostolic Church Canada has a new website. A completely new and very fresh-looking layout greets visitors with a friendly “Welcome.” Changes include separate domains for new and registered visitors. An option to click to the French version makes the positive new image complete. more ...
NAC Lithuania introduces itself on the internet
(28.01.2007) Klaipeda. As of today the New Apostolic Church in Lithuania has its own internet presence. Visitors are led through the website in three languages, namely Lithuanian, Russian, and English. There is also a contact address available for visitors in search of further information. more ...
New statement on transsexuality
(11.01.2007) Zurich. The New Apostolic Church publishes a new statement on transsexuality. It states that whether, and in what degree, a person absolutely committed to transsexuality acquires guilt before God through sex adaptation, is solely up to God to determine. Sex adaptation falls in the domain of self-responsibility. more ...
The Holy Spirit and its diverse ways of activity
(11.01.2007) Zurich. In the position papers on Holy Baptism and Holy Sealing as well as in the comments concerning "exclusiveness" as published by the New Apostolic Church on January 24, 2006, statements were made concerning the Holy Spirit. The question has been raised, with reference to these statements, of whether they do not constitute a contradiction: on the one hand, dispensing of Holy Spirit is bound to apostleship while, on the other, it is stated that the Holy Spirit can also be active in other religious denominations which truthfully profess Christ. more ...
