Hans Urwyler was born into a New Apostolic parents' house in Bern, Switzerland.
He studied to be a machine engineer and after training at the technical school of Biel he joined the automotive industry business of his college friend.
Chief Apostle Urwyler undertook many tours inside Europe and 28 overseas.
In 1986, he declared that every New Apostolic Christian had personal responsibility for his own faith's existence,[3] and he proved love, helpfulness and sympathy toward believers whose lifestyle outside the currently acceptable limits of the church (e.g. homosexuality, concubinage and divorce) and arranged their permit for the Holy Communion.
After a tour of Africa, he suffered a severe stroke, from which he had not convalesced completely.