Norwegian_Missionary_Society

Norwegian Missionary Society

Norwegian Missionary Society

Christian organization

The Norwegian Missionary Society or the Norwegian Mission Society (Norwegian: Det Norske Misjonsselskap, NMS) is the first and oldest missionary organization in Norway.

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It was started by a group of approximately 180 Stavanger residents in August 1842, to spread Christianity to other people, mainly in Africa. Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder was its first missionary, leaving for the Zulu Kingdom in 1843. It now works in Estonia, the United Kingdom, France, Cameroon, Mali, Ethiopia, South Africa, Madagascar, Brazil, Pakistan, China, Thailand and Japan.

The chairman of the board is Rev. Helge Gaard and Rev. Jeffrey Huseby is the general secretary since 2011.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Eikeland, Martin (2010-12-04). "Jeffrey Huseby blir ny NMS-general" [Jeffrey Huseby becomes new NMS secretary-general]. Vårt Land (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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  • Reichelt Collection 艾香德紀念圖書館藏書 Preservation for the Documentation of Chinese Christianity by Hong Kong Baptist University Library. The Reichelt Collection was originally part of the Karl. L. Reichelt Memorial Library Collections held at the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies (漢語基督教文化研究所).


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