Pentecost

Snapshots (5): Faith in focus

Focusing on the basic elements of faith and incorporating them into everyday life: this is the message of the 2024 Pentecost festivities. And here is the photographic focus from the divine service in Lucerne, Switzerland. More


Building our lives on the foundation

“Let us focus on the basic elements of our faith!” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider urged the faithful during the 2024 Pentecost service. He went on to explain exactly what this means and how it works. More


Holy Spirit to the power of ten

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. Good Friday and Easter celebrate His death and resurrection. But Pentecost? What exactly does the outpouring of the Holy Spirit mean? Here are the answers from the ten most recent Pentecost services. More


Snapshots (4): Communication booster coffee break

Anyone who works hard has earned a coffee break. But even then the mind is engaged and ideas are stirred up. Here is a somewhat different camera view of the 2024 session of the District Apostle Meeting in Switzerland. More


Snapshots (3): District Apostles discuss and decide

Two days and more than a dozen items on the agenda: there is lots to do for the highest decision-making body of the New Apostolic Church, the International District Apostle Meeting. Here are pictures from the meeting. More


Snapshots (2): Guests swarm out (update)

When the highest decision-making body of the New Apostolic Church meets, the congregations in the vicinity of the conference location also benefit. The District Apostles once again swarmed out into the surrounding congregations for the midweek service. More


Snapshots (1): Switzerland starts into the Pentecost festivities

“Welcome!” That was the word of the day on Wednesday as everyone arrived for this year’s Pentecost festivities in Switzerland. In the evening, the Church leaders from all over the world swarmed out into the surrounding areas to conduct divine services. Today, the District Apostle Meeting is in session. The highlight will be the Pentecost service on Sunday. More


“Your next destination is Lucerne!”

The world looks to Lucerne for its rowing regattas and festivals. This year, New Apostolic Christians look to the Pentecost festivities taking place in the city with the Chief Apostle. Although the divine service will not be broadcast outside of Europe, Pentecost will be celebrated in all congregations. More


Flashback (3): Combine power with love

Those who have a sound mind consider the long-term consequences of their actions. A sound mind as it is given by the Holy Spirit does not just consider the next fifty or hundred years, but all of eternity. District Apostle Helper Peter Lambert was called up on Pentecost. More


Flashback (2): “Let the Holy Spirit out!”

The Holy Spirit has been poured out into our hearts. And those who let Him out again, will receive much in doing and giving. District Apostle Helper John Schnabel at the Pentecost service. More


Pentecost 2023 in a nutshell

The Pentecost service in postcard size: this is how the message of Cape Town unfolds anew. The road map to eternal fellowship with God to give us direction. More


Flashback (1): “Believe in your Holy Sealing”

Becoming, loving, and serving like Jesus? It can be done, the Chief Apostle says. With help from the Holy Spirit, “a spirit of power, a spirit of love, a spirit of a sound mind, of wisdom, and self-control”. More


A Pentecost that inspired people all around the world

Music, divine service, and fellowship: the 2023 Pentecost festivities electrified New Apostolic Christians around the globe. The conditions for the South African hosts, however, were anything but easy. More


Pentecost concert in snapshots

The 2023 Pentecost concert not only offered an acoustic tapestry, but also a visual one. Browse through the picture gallery from the Silvertown Auditorium. More


The sounds of Pentecost 2023

“The Lord ist my light” was one of the highlights of the Pentecost concert in Cape Town. A children’s choir, mixed choir, orchestra, and soloists thrilled the audience in Silvertown and across the world via Internet. Enjoy the excerpts. More


The divine service in pictures

First in 2006, then in 2010, and now in 2023: Pentecost celebrations in the large Tafelsig church are special. Enjoy the pictures from the latest central divine service conducted by the Chief Apostle in Cape Town. More


With power, love, and self-control

“Trust in the gift of the Holy Spirit.” This was the appeal made by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider in the central Pentecost service he conducted in Cape Town in South Africa. For in this way, believers are equipped with everything they need to reach their goal. More


“God is there” in music

The Chief Apostle also sang along, but only during the opening hymn. Then he left the stage to the choir, orchestra, and the children’s choir for the 2023 Pentecost concert. During the last piece, the audience was allowed to sing along once more. More


A unique way to say thank you

The feast before the feast: twenty-two congregations across the Western Cape had their midweek service conducted by a District Apostle or a District Apostle Helper. The congregation in Tafelsig experienced a special surprise—and for good reason. More


District Apostles in meetings as of today

The agenda has been defined and the conference equipment is set up: starting today, the International District Apostle Meeting is in session. Yesterday, the host and the team from the New Apostolic Church International put the final touches on their preparations. More


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