Adventism in Norway

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Adventist congregations in Norway (Norwegian: Adventistsamfunnet) are a protestant free church in Norway.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Congregation
* 1.2 Institutions
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## History[edit]

Adventism in Norway came from the Pietist revival (Haugean movement) started by Norwegian Lutheran preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge.[1] Evidence suggests that four families in southern Norway became the nucleus of Norwegian Adventism after discovering the seventh-day Sabbath, though it is not believed to have been the result of contact from keepers of the Sabbath. Instead, it is believed that it was derived from their reading of the Bible.[1] The Danish American John Gottlieb Matteson came to Norway in 1878 and began working as a missionary for the Seventh-day Adventists.[2] Gottlieb composed the first Dano-Norwegian Adventist hymnal.[2] He became the editor of Advent Tidende in 1872, which was eventually distributed to Scandinavian countries. It experienced good reception, leading to Matteson to go to Denmark and Kristiania (now Oslo) to preach. He later participated in the construction of the first church organized in Oslo.[2] Matteson continued to work on publication work, including on Tidernes Tegn (Signs of the Times) and Sunnhetsbladet (Health Magazine). These were one of only few periodicals at the time and allowed members of the congregation to earn money through distribution.[2] The church runs a number of private schools in Norway.

### Congregation[edit]

Early on in 1879, his congregation in Norway consisted of 34 people who were mostly working-class women.[2] There were 652 Adventists in Norway in 1901, and 1,826 in 1921.[2] In 2013, there were approximately 4,600 Adventists in Norway.[2] As of June 30, 2018, the Adventist church had a total membership count of 4,535 people.[3]

The Church is split into three districts:

* Northern Norway
* Western Norway
* Eastern Norway

Between these districts, as of 2013, there are 62 congregations and 43 churches.[2]

On September 20, 2015, the Norwegian Union Conference Executive Committee of the Adventist Church voted to cease the ordination of both male and female pastors due to a disagreement on Biblical readings on ordination.[4] The Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Norway pays pastoral employees the same wages and under the same terms regardless of gender.[4]

### Institutions[edit]

Adventists in Norway own and operate the following institutions:[2]

* Skogli Health and Rehabilitation Centre (Lillehammer)
* Tyrifjorden Upper Secondary School (Buskerud County)
* A Bible institute (Røyse)
* A publishing house (Røyse)
* Møsserød care home (Sandefjord)
* A senior citizen community centre (Bergen)
* 11 primary schools
* Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Norway

## See also[edit]

* Christianity in Norway
* Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in the People's Republic of China
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Colombia
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cuba
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in India
* Italian Union of Seventh-day Adventist Churches
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana
* New Zealand Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria
* Romanian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Thailand
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tonga
* Seventh-day Adventists in Turks and Caicos Islands

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Snorrason, Bjorgvin Martin Hjelvik (2010). "The Origin, Development, and History of the Norwegian Seventh-day Adventist Church from the 1840s to 1889". Andrews University. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Brady, M. Michael (June 25, 2013). "Norway religions: Seventh-day Adventism". The Foreigner. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
3. ^ Adventist Directory Retrieved December 3, 2018
4. ^ a b Wright, Jared. "Adventist Church in Norway Will No Longer Ordain Any Pastors". Spectrum Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

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Christianity in Norway

Main article

Eastern Christianity|

| Eastern Orthodox
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* Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe
* Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia
* Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia

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Oriental Orthodox
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* Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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Catholic|

* Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Western Christianity|

| Catholic
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* Nordic Catholic Church[a]
* Roman Catholic Church

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Protestant|

| Lutheran|

* Church of Norway[b]
* Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Norway[c]
* Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway
* Lutheran Confessional Church

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Anglican|

* Norwegian Anglican Church[b]

Baptist|

* Baptist Union of Norway

Methodist|

* United Methodist Church

Adventist|

* Adventist congregations

Pentecostal|

* Pentecostal congregations

Other|

* Maran Ata

Restorationist|

* Jehovah's Witnesses
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Norway

1. ^ Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church, part of the Union of Scranton
2. ^ a b Part of the Porvoo Communion
3. ^ Part of the Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses

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