Adventism in Norway

Adventist congregations in Norway (Norwegian: Adventistsamfunnet) is a protestant free church in Norway with a total mempership of 5,086 people ^[1] in 2009 in about 70 local churches.

The Danish American John G. Matteson came to Norway in 1878 and began working as a missionary for the Seventh-day Adventists. The following year was the first church organized in Oslo. The church runs a number of private schools in Norway.

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↑ Statistics Norway

Religion in Norway

Christianity	Adventist Church Anglican Church Baptist Church Church of Norway Evangelical Lutheran Free Church LDS Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Pentecostal Church Roman Catholic Church

Other types	Bahá'í Faith Buddhism Irreligion Islam Ahmadiyya Judaism Hinduism Neopaganism Sikhism Theosophy

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Adventism in Norway

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