Advent Care Europe meet in Norway
24 June 2018 | Lillehammer, Norway [Alf Magne Foss, Joel Moyano and Nicolas Walther] The Advent Care Europe network, an Adventist Health institutions network created in 2014, met in Norway for its third annual meeting from 14 – 16 June 2018.Seven institutions across seven countries shared in the event hosted at the Adventist rehabilitation Centre…
Read MoreFormer refugee asks God to bless ADRA
24 April 2018 | Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Yaman* fled with his mother and four siblings from the bombs falling on his village in Syria. On a bitterly cold train station at the border of Macedonia, ADRA gave the family warm clothing. Last weekend Yaman thanked ADRA for helping his family. “God bless the work of…
Read MoreGod at the Oslo Book Festival
27 November 2017 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] The Norwegian Publishing House placed God centre stage at the Oslo Book Festival, 10-12 November when they presented two books, Ærlig talt, Gud (Honestly, God!) by pastor Harald Giesebrecht and Luther 500 by pastor Tor Tjeransen.
Read MoreNorwegian health professionals debate the Adventist health message and trends
7 November 2017 | Mjøndalen, Norway [Linn Helene Stølen] A strong health emphasis is one of the identifying marks of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. That is true since its earliest days. Yet emphases change with time, so recognising the need to deal with some contemporary health issues, the Norwegian Seventh-day Adventist Health Professionals’ Association (SAHA) gathered…
Read MorePassing on the baton at East Norway Camp Meeting
14 June 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Widar Ursett and Tor Tjeransen] “Be assured that God, one day, will make an end to all evil”, said Pastor David Neal, Director of Trans-European Division Stewardship Ministries, to a congregation of about 800 people attending the East Norway Conference Camp Meeting at the Norwegian Junior College on Saturday, June…
Read MoreWilly Aronsen to head department of Adventist Mission in Norway
8 May 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Widar Ursett] Willy Aronsen will serve as head of Adventist Mission and Ministry to Clergy Families from 1 October 2017. Victor Marley, newly elected Norwegian Union president, said that the aim is for him to “aid local churches in developing a strong sense of responsibility and ownership to mission.”
Read More‘Reddet’ in Norway engages young adults, strengthens faith
3 April 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Silja Leknes / tedNEWS] Young adults from Norway want to take their faith seriously. Their love for the church has inspired them to develop an event that helps strengthen the Adventist identity of young adults.
Read MoreVictor Marley to lead Adventist Church in Norway
22 March 2017 | Røyse, Norway [ Wider Ursett / tedNEWS] Victor Marley was elected this week by the Norwegian Union Executive Committee as the new leader of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Norway. This follows the 15 March resignation of Reidar J. Kvinge, enabling him to focus more directly on evangelism.
Read MoreReidar Kvinge leaves Norwegian Union Presidency for evangelism
15 March 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Pastor Reidar J Kvinge announced today that he is resigning as president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway. However, there is nothing dramatic in the reason for pastor Kvinge’s resignation even though his decision to resign came as a total surprise to most employees of the union.
Read MoreNorwegian teachers keeping God in the classroom
21 February 2017 | Sundvolden, Norway [Widar Ursett] Adventist teachers from across Norway met at Sundvolden, 6 – 8 February to learn the skills of sharing their faith within a world of globalisation, postmodernism and consumerism.
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