Norwegian countryside
| Population: | 4,504,000 |
| Official language: | Norwegian |
| Capital: | Oslo |
| Evangelicals: | 88 % (10%) |
Norway is a long mountainous country at the very top of Europe. Norway is noted for its natural phenomena, particularly the midnight sun and the northern lights. In the three northernmost counties of Norway, the sun is visible in the sky twenty-four hours a day from mid-May to the end of July. This enables you to do things you can’t do anywhere else in the world, such as play a round of golf at midnight!
The conversion of Norway to Christianity started in around 1000 and was a result of contact with Christian Europe through a combination of trade ties and Viking raids. Missionary activities conducted by the Anglo-Saxon church as well as from Germany and Denmark also helped Christianity to gain.
Norwegian religious expression is largely private; whereas most individuals state that religion is important to them, this is not generally expressed through active religious participation in organized communities. While roughly 88% of the population belong to the Church of Norway, only 10% attend church services or other Christianity-related meetings more than once a month.
To present Christ by all means to all people everywhere, primarily through open-air evangelism as well as in places and situations where unsaved people are. The characteristics of the work of OAC are: Teaching local congregations and societies in a sound Biblical preaching through sketchboard, gospel-magic and other visual aids.
Hartvig Kloster in action
David Fanstone from OAC England visited Norway back in the 80s. In 1996 Torben Østermark from OAC Denmark started to visit Norway regularly, with the vision of starting a branch in Norway. Finally in September 2005, a branch of OAC was started in Norway. At present time Hartvig Kloster is a full-time staff evangelist.
Open Air Campaigners, Laaveveien 48, 0682 Oslo, Norway
From 15 April 2007: Sehestedsgate 12, 3045 Drammen, Norway