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On December 15, 2024, Priest Wolfgang Klein, the rector of the congregations in Chiang Mai and Hua Hin, visited the congregation in Hua Hin.

He ministered with the Bible verse from Matthew 9:27: “As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David’.”

The service was held in German, with a part of the sermon in English.

The congregation in Hua Hin consists of members from Thailand, Switzerland and Germany.

Services are held regularly on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., most of which are broadcast from Chiang Mai in German with a translation into Thai.

Dates for in-person services with our Apostle Fred Wolf or a priest will be posted.
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Everyone is welcome!

On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Priest Donovan Daniels conducted the morning divine service from the Bangkok Mission congregation. The bible text was from 2 Peter 3:13 “Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells”. The service was conducted in English and translated into Thai at the altar and was broadcasted via YouTube to members from Chiang Mai and Hua Hin congregations.

Schedule and address

The Divine Service in Bangkok mission congregation will be held in English on selected Sundays at 10:00 am. We look forward to welcoming you!

For the exact location and service dates, please contact us via email at nacbkkm@gmail.com

Planned Services for December 2024:

• Christmas Day Service: 25th December
• Close of Year Service: 29th December

A hearty welcome to all and we look forward to your visit.

Address:

Soi Mu Ban Sutarin Privacy, Lam Lu Ka, Pathum Thani 12150
Soi 12 – 33/140.
Latitude 13.9705545
Longitude 100.6680950
13°58’14.0″N 100°40’05.1″E
XMC9+66H Lat Sawai, Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani

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The small German-speaking congregation in Hua Hin experienced special days. It started off rather sadly. A long-time special friend, retired District Evangelist Bruno Odermatt, passed away at the age of 68, and on Sunday, October 20th, Apostle Fred Wolf held a memorial and comfort service in our church in Hua Hin. It was quite a difficult moment, especially for the family, Bruno’s colleagues, and the congregation he served. Our comfort is that in communion with Christ, we remain connected until we meet again.

The greatest comfort is always found in shared joy. District Apostle Edy Isnugroho, along with Apostle Samuel Tansahtikno, visited Hua Hin from October 25 to 28 for a special gathering. Our German/English-speaking brothers and sisters and a good number of Thai members shared special moments of fellowship, conversations, delicious Thai food, and the highlight on Sunday, the celebration of service. The church was filled to capacity.

A particular joy was brought by the reinstating of Brother Donovan Daniels from South Africa into the Priestly ministry, allowing services to be offered again in Bangkok after a long time. Brother Martin Sowa from Germany was reinstated as a Deacon, thereby strengthening the congregation in Hua Hin. Not only joy but also some heartache was caused by the retirement of Priest Oswin from Chiang Mai. He was loved and highly regarded. He had retired from Germany and then accepted the pastoral mandate as a Priest for Chiang Mai for another 10 years. An impressive service for the Lord spanning almost 50 years. He truly deserved an honorable retirement. There are not many in the entire worldwide church like Oswin.

On Saturday, everyone was able to relax during a three-hour boat trip off the coast of Hua Hin, enjoying the breathtaking coastline and scenery. All local members happily shared the incurred costs to make this special experience possible.
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Thailand is indeed a special country where we belong to the Christian minority. Yet, the perseverance of loyal brothers and sisters kept the small flock together, and the church looks back on around 50 active years

God loves man as the husband loves his wife. But how about us? The Chief Apostle urged the congregation to appreciate their election.

 “Then he said to me, ‘Write: “Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!”’ And he said to me, ‘These are the true sayings of God.’” (Revelation 19:9) This was the Bible text for the divine service on 17 March 2024 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

“Today we have a very well-known word about the marriage supper of the Lamb. And we know it, it refers to the first resurrection.” Chief Apostle used the image of spouses and fiances to illustrate the relationship between God and humankind. “God was a faithful husband. But His wife, Israel, was not faithful.”

Beyond an image

“It’s just an image, but it tells us something,” Chief Apostle went to explain. God loves humankind out of love and not because of his merit. Out of His love, the Son of God renounced God’s glory to come to earth to deliver us from sin and called us to eternal fellowship with Him.

“And we love our husband, our bridegroom. We have a good reason to love Him. We love Him because He loves us.” If we do his will, it’s not to be rewarded. But just because we love Him and we want to please Him. A relationship of love.

The New Testament uses the image of the wedding feast to illustrate Christ’s return and God’s eternal fellowship with His people. They will experience perfect joy and peace. We will praise God in eternity. “Imagine how grateful we will be,” said the Chief Apostle. Being delivered from earth, from the evil one, from all the suffering, the injustice, the violence, from everything we suffer from on earth. And finally, we will be in perfect fellowship with one another, the living and the dead.

Our election: source of peace and joy

Already today, faith in our election brings us great peace and joy. “Let us be thankful for our election. Let us be joyful that we know that God loves us. we are loved by the One who is absolutely perfect and holy for no reason. And we can be sure He loves us. That is a great joy and a great peace: I know I’m loved.”

Another aspect to be grateful for is that He has given us the certainty that He will come to take us with Him. “That’s not just a probability, that is our certainty!“ We can be absolutely certain that Jesus Christ will come to lead us into His kingdom.

A foretaste of the marriage supper in heaven

Here, today, we can already have a foretaste of this feast of marriage in heaven through the worthy celebration of Holy Communion. Each time we celebrate Holy Communion, we thank God for having sent His Son, and we thank God for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We receive also the strength we need to do the will of God. “Let us celebrate Holy Communion as a true preparation and anticipation of the marriage of Lamb in heaven,” Chief Apostle went to conclude his sermon.