In early August, the Brockhagen Archive received an extraordinary donation—an altar and part of an organ facade from the historic New Apostolic Church in Reutlingen-Süd (Alexanderstraße). The pieces can be traced back to the construction of the large church there in 1913 and were in use until the 1980s. When the church was decommissioned, they became surplus. Effective immediately, the Archive is displaying this unique and richly decorated ensemble in its permanent exhibition.
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Registration and schedule for the 2026 Annual Meeting
This year, the Apostolic History Network cordially invites you to the annual conference on church history in the Cologne area. The nineteenth annual meeting on the church history of the Apostolic Communities will take place there from October 16 to 18, 2026. The conference will be held at the New Apostolic Church Kerpen-Stadt (formerly Horrem). A tour of the Central Archives of the New Apostolic Church West is also planned. The theme of the conference is the History of the Apostolic Churches in the Rhineland.
Invitation: Intensive course “Introduction to Apostolic Church History” to be held again on April 25
Last September, we offered a full-day introductory course titled “Introduction to Apostolic Church History” for the first time at the Brockhagen Archive. Interested participants traveled from near and far to explore the origins and development of (New) Apostolic churches and religious communities. We are now offering a repeat of the event on April 25 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
Retrospective: Intensive course on the history of the Apostolic Churches in Brockhagen
Around ten participants met last Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the Brockhagen Archive. For the first time, we were able to offer a full-day course there, which provided a condensed introduction to the history of the Apostolic Churches.
Brockhagen: Invitation to an intensive course on apostolic church history!
On September 13, 2025, we will be offering a new format at the Brockhagen Archive—a full-day event entitled “Introduction to Apostolic Church History.” This day offers a structured introduction to the history of the Catholic Apostolic movement and the communities that emerged from it. It is therefore a “crash course” that aims to summarize the most important aspects of apostolic history from its beginnings in the 1820s and 1830s to the present day.
Bielefeld-Schildesche: New concept for use of historic church building
In Bielefeld, the New Apostolic Church owns a historic church building in the Schildesche district dating from 1688, formerly a Roman Catholic church called Johanneskapelle. From 1950 onwards, the New Apostolic congregation of Schildesche used the building for its services until the congregation was dissolved in March 2025.
Meeting and discussion on the recent church history of the NAC in the Brockhagen Archive
On Friday, July 18, 2025, Manfred Dorowski and Toni Bausen visited the archive for the second time, after having already handed over a special archive donation on the history of the Social and Educational Working Group for the NAC on April 25.
Registration and program for the 2025 Annual Meeting
This year, the Apostolic History Network cordially invites you to the annual conference on church history in Bensheim and Mannheim. The eighteenth annual meeting on the church history of the apostolic communities will take place there from October 2 to 5, 2025. The conference will be held at the New Apostolic churches in Bensheim and Mannheim, as well as at the Institute for Denominational Studies in Bensheim. The main topic of the meeting will be the Community of Christians of Our Time, which was formed in 1949 from the former district of Worms of the New Apostolic Church and existed until 2002.
Great interest in apostolic history at the Church Congress in Hanover, Germany
For the first time, the Netzwerk Apostolische Geschichte e.V. (Apostolic History Network) participated with a booth at the Market of Opportunities at the German Protestant Church Congress (DEKT). From April 30 to May 4, 2025, the networkers were in Hanover, Germany, and helped organize this major event.
Sing-along lecture for the anniversary year: 100 years of the “old” German hymnal of the NAC
On May 17, 1925, the Wächterstimme aus Zion, the church magazine of the New Apostolic Church at the time, reported that “the new revised edition of our church hymnal has been completed.” Almost exactly 100 years ago, the New Apostolic hymnal was published in a print run of at least six figures and had a significant impact on several churches and communities. This is a wonderful opportunity to revisit this book!