Norwegian Pioneers

Norwegian men and women, churches and congregations in Aitutaki, Antarctica, Australia, Brasil, Denmark, Greenland, Hawaii, Israel, Natal, New Zealand, Russia/Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, South-Korea and USA.

-Very interesting stories
Nearly everyone in Norway has either close or distant relatives who have emigrated to foreign countries. Many of us like to read about these emigrants. This book gives you some very interesting and exciting stories about Norwegian men and women in 15 countries around the world. Perhaps you will find your own relatives? This book is well worth reading.

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Contents:

Preface

1. The first pioneers

Eirik the Red Colonized Greenland, His Son Leif Brought the Gospel,
His Wife Tjodhild Ordered the Building of a Church
Baptism—and Crosses on a Grave in Vinland
Kristina, the Daughter of a King, became Princess of Spain
Kiev Had a Scandinavian Church as Early as 945
Queen Olga was Baptized by Emperor and Patriarch
The Landmark Conversion of Valdemar the Great
King in the Great City of Kiev
Olav Haraldsson, a Refugee in Kiev
Other Norwegian Kings Visited Kiev
The significance of These Extended Visits to Holmgard and Kiev
Norwegian King in the Holy Land

2. North America

Congregations and Churches Were Given High Priority
A 300-year-old Church that is Still Active
Voyage of Discovery Ended in Tragedy
Heard the Gospel in the Death Camp at Andersonville
Immigrants from Vest-Agder, Norway, Became Adventist Pioneers
Wholehearted Devotion in Chicago
Predictions Fall as Minnekirken Stands Tall
Mindekirken - the Heartbeat of the Norwegian Community, says Leslee Hoyum
Involvement and Creativity in Mindekirken
May Wigen Breivik - Active 90-year-old from Stavanger
Darlene Nordos (from Osterøy and Solør):  
“I want to do something good for the members here.”
Marie from Hafslo – Minnesota’s Mother Teresa – Gave Help to Thousands
Lars Skrefsrud Made a Profound Impression on the Lives of Norwegians in America
Amazing Growth in Youth Clubs Started by Art Rorheim
Harold Myra Led the Expansion of Christianity Today

3. Antarctica

Captain A.C. Larsen—Whaling Pioneer and Church Builder
Penguins – God’s Amazing Creatures

4. Europe

Royal Support for the Work of the Seamen’s Churches
A Housewife Asks the King for a Million Kroner for a Church
A Seaman with Peace in Mind and Soul

5. South America

Suffering Seafarers in Brazil Needed Care and Comfort

6. Oceania

Norwegian Immigrants in Many Churches in Hawaii
Joyous Song in the Church on Aitutaki that Captain Reinert Jonassen Attended
New Zealand: Worse than Expected, But They Would Not Give Up
Great-Grandfather on Fiji Helped the Missionaries Build a Church,
Maria Followed in His Steps and Got a Stave Church Built
Young Preacher in Dedicated Service. Edward Nielsen from Rakkestad.
The Students Are Our “Førstereisgutter”
The Seamen’s Church in Sydney Reaches Out to All of Australia and New Zealand
Makes Waffles and Gives Lots of Hugs

7. Africa

Free Voyage and Religious Differences Gave Norwegians Cause to Settle in Natal. Many came from Sunnmøre.
Norwegians in a Large and Active church

8. Asia

Anna From Rogaland – Pioneer in Chicago and Jerusalem
No Immigrant Church in Asia, But an Active Presence at the Olympic Games
New Seamen’s Church in South Korea

Book recommendation by Valgerd Svarstad Haugland
Back cover text in English
Sources
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Books written by Torbjørn Greipsland

Corrections:

Page 64, fifth and sixth line:

Even Heg emigrated from Lier, but was born in Rygge. He
married Sigrid Kallerud from Flesberg.  

Photo caption: The Muskego Church now
lies on the grounds of Luther Seminary in St. Paul.

Page 72, sixth line from bottom: Correct web address is:
www.bradtfamily.org

Page 165, 27th line, correct year is 2005.