New Zealand | The Apostolic Church of Queensland

The Unity Apostles Church of New Zealand
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Brief Historical Background:
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The Unity Apostles Church of New Zealand-Te Whare Karakia o nga Apotoro Kotahitanga, is the New Zealand branch of the United Apostolic Church and the “World-wide Unity of the Apostles of Apostolic Churches.” It has its roots in the “Catholic Apostolic Church” of the early 19th century in Scotland and England and is under the care of Apostle Cliff Flor from the Apostolic Church of Queensland (Northern District).
It was established in 2008 in Aotearoa-New Zealand. It was as a consequence when members from the Old Apostolic Church of Africa that emigrated to Aotearoa New Zealand and who established the Hamilton Community of the New Zealand branch of the Old Apostolic Church in 2002, could not be accommodated by the Old Apostolic Church of New Zealand, due to doctrinal, theological and magisterial differences. This led these members to approach the Apostolic Church of Queensland for Apostolic care.
The feeling of these members was that as Apostle H.F. Niemeyer from the Apostolic Church of Queensland initially sent Evangelist (later Apostle) C.G. Klibbe to Africa in 1889 to bring the message of the re-established Apostle ministry there, that there was a historical connection between the Churches that warranted a closer relationship.
The Apostolic Church of Queensland was instrumental in the establishment of the Apostolic faith on the Southern African continent. The Old Apostolic Church of Africa (OAC-Africa), was established through the missionary work and zeal of the Apostolic Church of Queensland under the care of Apostle H.F. Niemeyer in the late 1800s, through the sending of Evangelist Carl George Klibbe to South Africa.
When OAC members emigrate to Australia and New Zealand, they often make contact with the Apostolic Church of Queensland and the Unity Apostles Church of New Zealand. It was therefore considered a logical conclusion that members from the Old Apostolic Church of Africa who emigrated to New Zealand in the first decade of 2000, who could not be accommodated by the emergence of the Old Apostolic Church International’s New Zealand branch (OAC-NZ), considered re-establishing the relationship with the Apostles and communities of the Apostolic Church of Queensland as the founding community of Apostolic believers of the re-established Apostolic ministry in the Southern Hemisphere since the 1880s.
Brother Theo and Sister Lynnro van der Nest, in due course visited the Apostolic Church of Queensland in 2008 on the invitation of Evangelist John Weder and also attended its 125th celebration at Hattonvale in Queensland.
In late 2008, the van der Nest family decided to approach Apostle Cliff Flor for Apostolic care. Apostle Flor consented to receive the families as part of the Apostleship of Northern Queensland, which has been entrusted to his care. Several other OAC members from the OAC Hamilton community followed which led to the celebration of Divine Services at the homes of members.
In 2010, the Apostolic Church of Queensland was formally registered in Aotearoa-New Zealand under the name, “The Unity Apostles Church of New Zealand”.

The Unity Apostles Church of New Zealand is currently part of the Apostleship of Apostle Cliff Flor from the Apostolic Church in Queensland (Northern District). The term “Unity Apostles” was synonymous with the international Apostolic Church movement of the late 1800’s (McGrath, 2010).
The Apostles Unity Church of New Zealand (UACNZ) is therefore the Aotearoa New Zealand branch of the United Apostolic Churches and the Worldwide Unity of Apostles of Apostolic Churches.
As a traditional Apostolic Christian Church, it has regular contact with its sister Churches as part of the Worldwide Unity of Apostles of Apostolic Churches. Through continued prayer, the Apostolic Church works and prays together with all Christians to bring all to the Grace of Jesus Christ, to reconcile a people again to God, and to be led in Childlike faith by the Holy Ghost to be prepared as a bride at His return in power and glory, which is near at hand.

The Church today

This Apostolic congregation, in keeping with its Apostolic teaching, heritage and tradition, continue to give testimony that the resurrection of Jesus Christ was the work of Apostles at the beginning of the Christian dispensation. By devout and fervent prayer, the Unity Apostles Church New Zealand maintains this Apostle Ministry and believe steadfastly in those Apostles, who as the ambassadors of Jesus Christ, guide the Church by the power of the Holy Ghost to fulfill Gods plan for the Christian Church. The Church maintains the three traditional Apostolic Holy sacraments of Holy Baptism, Holy Communion (Eucharist-Avondmaal) and Holy Sealing.