The New Apostolic faith can be practised in many cultures, and not only from a geographic aspect but also historically. Join us on a tour to commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites.

Since 1983, 18 April is officially dedicated to historic buildings and sites. Its founding was approved by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. The initiative was launched by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a network of experts from around the world.

The aim is to conserve and protect cultural heritage sites and monitor and foster awareness of heritage diversity. This is also reflected in the buildings where New Apostolic congregations gather for divine services.

The church in Wiesbaden, Germany, almost wasn’t built. The building authorities felt it would not fit in with its surroundings. Today, the church is a listed building. Here is the full story.

Photos: Jessia Krämer

More than seventy years of history are contained within the walls of the church building where the congregation of Limburg in the Netherlands worships. This church is also a listed building—the background.

Photos: Frank Schuldt

English spa guests wanted an Anglican church when they took the waters at their German resort. Consecrated in 1875, the chapel stood empty a good fifty years until the New Apostolic congregation moved in: the example of Bad Schwalbach.

Photos: Thomas Brunschede

The building into which the New Apostolic congregation of Somerset in South Africa moved has a history stretching back over two hundred years. Here is how the once derelict Dutch Reformed church was saved .

Photos: NAC Somerset

“Take Jesus in your ship of life.” This hymn is closely associated with the congregation of Kiel-East in Germany. Not only because the church is so close to the sea and ships are part of people’s everyday life there, but also because their church looks like a ship.

Photos: NAK Kiel-Ost

Not only were the English the first to conquer Swiss mountain peaks but also built churches in the Alpine region. One of these is owned by the congregation of Montreux. Here is more on how this came about.

Photo: Pablo Menzi

Photo: ENA Montreux

It’s official: the building of the New Apostolic Church in Eppendorf is one of the most remarkable buildings in Hamburg, Germany. It has lots of stories to tell, for example, about the new organ, the moving altar, or the little piece of church that people can carry around.

Photo: Björn Renz

Photo: Andreas Herforth

At around 150 years old, the New Apostolic church building in the heart of London, England, was getting on in years. Following extensive renovation work, it is shining like new again. Here is a glimpse over the builders’ shoulders of the builders. 

Photos: NAC Londo Central

A New Apostolic church building that is 350 years old—you don’t see that very often. The Schildesche quarter of the city of Bielefeld in Germany is home to a venerable historic monument. Here is a little excursion into history.

Photos: NAK Bielefeld Schildesche