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	Norwegian Baptist Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Norwegian Baptist Union (NBU) (Det Norske Baptistsamfunn) is a national organization of Baptists in Norway for promoting cooperation in missions, benevolence, and education; also called the Baptist Union of Norway.
		Baptists of Norway established a theological seminary in 1910, a youth association in 1922, and a high school in 1958.
		The NBU is a member of the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norwegian_Baptist_Union (264 words)

	History of norwegian baptists
		National representatives met in 1877 In 1978 The Baptist Union of Norway was established: 13 representatives from 8 Baptist Churches.
		The Norwegian Baptists felt that financial assistance and external links were still needed, and requested assistance from the American Baptists (American Baptist Missionary Union).
		Norwegian Baptists have distinguished themselves in Baptist World Alliance; as one of the first vice-presidents, as gen. secs.
	www.baptist.no /aktuelt/history_eng.htm (580 words)

	NAHA // Norwegian-American Studies
		In the 1870’s, the Norwegian population in New York [223] began to migrate across the East River and to purchase houses in the relatively sparsely settled areas of Old South Brooklyn and Greenpoint.
		The center of the Norwegian population in 1960 remained in approximately the same section as in 1940; it was mainly south of Sunset Park and north of 65th Street.
		Factors causing the Norwegian population to remain together in New York and Brooklyn are matters of considerable interest for students of the social sciences.
	www.stolaf.edu /naha/pubs/nas/volume24/vol24_9.html (4960 words)

	Baptist Churches
		The Baptists appear before this Commission in two separate groups, The Baptist Union of South Africa and the Baptist Convention of South Africa and we are extremely glad to be able to make this submission together, after a painful division in our Baptist ranks in past years.
		The Baptist Union of South Africa is culturally and racially diverse, Evangelical in it’s theological persuasion and congregational in it’s system of government, with each local church being autonomous.
		We have a Baptist Missionary on the role of the Baptist Union, arrested in Zambia because he was found to be involved with dubious activities with the South African Defence Force.
	web.uct.ac.za /depts/ricsa/commiss/trc/bapttest.htm (3731 words)

	Norwegian Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Norwegians' past in the United States was celebrated at the Norse American Centennial in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in June 1925.
		Norwegians in America have participated in the formation of several aspects of the political culture and are to be found in conservative and liberal camps of both prominent political parties.
		Norwegians supported the Spanish-American War and rallied around the American war objectives during World War I. In a patriotic spirit, Norwegian American societies and organizations published lists of "our boys" in the armed forces and memorialized the fallen of their nationality.
	www.everyculture.com /multi/Le-Pa/Norwegian-Americans.html (8194 words)

	Norway
		In addition, there is one main organization for the nonreligious or atheists, which is the Norwegian Humanist Association.
		Norwegian Muslims encountered some difficulties in obtaining local permission to build mosques in areas where they are concentrated.
		Requests to the Embassy from official and nonofficial Norwegians for materials on religious freedom issues increased during the period covered by this report, which is a sign of growing interest in such issues as religious persecution, the church-state relationship, and the balance between freedom of religion and freedom of expression.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5689.htm (1304 words)

	Union County Biographies O
		They are both devoted and prominent members of the Baptist church, and their lives are daily exemplifications of the teachings of the faith that they espouse.
		ELIJAH W. - One of the land kings of Union county, the subject of this sketch, has wrought his magnificent success in our midst by honest endeavor directed by consummate skill in financiering and untiring attention to the business in hand,and it is very gratifying to note, that Mr.
		He declined the same position the next year in order to accept that of deputy county clerk of Union county, and in that capacity is serving with credit to himself and with honor to his county.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/or/county/union1/obiosunion.htm (3807 words)

	The Church of Norway (Norway - the official site in the United States)
		During this period, Norwegian Pietists demonstrated a great interest in missionary activity, particularly as regards Greenland and the Sámi regions of North Norway.
		The ideals of the lay movement and its conservative interpretation of Christianity gradually began to influence the Norwegian clergy.
		Norwegian Christian circles in the 1900s were characterized by tension between liberal and conservative camps, particularly with regard to their different views of historical research of the Bible.
	www.norway.org /facts/religion/church/church.htm (485 words)

	SPM Church Concept
		In 1887, the National Baptist Conference voted for a new organizational structure, which in part reduced the churches' right of self-determination and gave the Districts the authority to accept or reject churches which applied for membership.
		Even though the Baptists have had a strong influence on the congregational view in the SPM, it is very possible that dispensational ecclesiology played an equal role in the formation of the autonomous church and its isolationist approach.
		Even though the Holy Communion was the final issue that caused this irremediable split between the Filadelfia Church and the Baptist Union, the Pentecostal issues such as speaking in tongues, and a new approach to worship, were instrumental in the final outcome.
	www.pctii.org /cyberj/cyberj11/nilsson.html (3721 words)

	Baptist Studies Bulletin, July 2002
		Jerry Vines, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), called Muhammad, the founder of Islam, a "demon-possessed pedophile." Speaking at the SBC pastor’s conference prior to the annual meeting of the SBC, Vines said that religious pluralism caused many of America’s contemporary woes.
		The Northern Baptist Convention merged with the Free Baptist General Conference (formerly the Freewill Baptists) in 1911, and the denomination joined the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in 1913.
		Baptists in Colonial New Zealand: Documents Illustrating Baptist Life and Development (N.Z. Baptist Research and Historical Society, 2002) is a collection of source materials relating to the establishment of the Baptist witness in New Zealand, 1840-1914.
	www.mercer.edu /baptiststudies/Bulletin/July02ARC.htm (7547 words)

	Religious Links used by Members of University Baptist Church of Hattiesburg, MS
		American Baptists are proud of their heritage and eager to meet the challenges of being a people of God in a spiritually and physically needy world.
		There are 192 Baptist unions and conventions in over 200 countries that have a membership of more than 42 million baptized believers.
		The Alliance of Baptists is an alliance of individuals and churches dedicated to the preservation of historic Baptist principles, freedoms, and traditions, and to the expression of our ministry and mission through cooperative relationships with other Baptist bodies and the larger Christian community.
	www.ubchm.org /links.htm (765 words)

	Trail Markers, March 2002 - Baptist General Conference Archival Center
		Baptist Swede-Finns began their own denomination in Chicago in 1901, called the Finska Baptist Missionforinigen.
		Emmett Johnson was a successful and much-loved pastor and district executive who led American Baptists in evangelism and became a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance.
		The small white church that stands on the hill overlooking Bethel Seminary was once known as Scandia Baptist Church and was originally located in the village of Waconia, west of Minneapolis.
	www.bethel.edu /bgcarchives/friends/trailmarkers/02-10.html (1778 words)

	Forum 18 Search/Archive
		Police have twice fined a Baptist pastor the maximum sum of 87,500 Belarusian roubles (292 Norwegian kroner, 37 Euros or 42 US dollars) in recent months for leading home worship in the town of Lelchitsy, Gomel (Homyel') region, the International Union of Baptist Churches told Forum 18 News Service on 11 February.
		The Union, originally formed in 1961, adheres to a rigid principle of separation of church and state according to which none of its current 3,705 congregations throughout the former Soviet Union are registered.
		Speaking to Forum 18 in Vitebsk on 23 September 2003, the region's state official in charge of religious affairs confirmed that the unregistered activity of the Union of Baptist Churches was illegal in Belarus.
	www.forum18.org /Archive.php?article_id=255 (363 words)

	BWA Women's Department-405 North Washington Street-Falls Church, VA 22046: Echoes of the European Baptist Women's Union ...
		The annual European Baptist Women’s Union (EBWU) committee meeting was held in Algard, Norway, April 4-8, 2006.
		One of the meals was prepared by an 87 year old sister, who some years ago was the president of the Norwegian Baptist Women’s Union.
		The Norwegian Baptist Women’s Union was also represented as one of the eight countries during the first Baptist women’s meeting in 1948 after World War II in London.
	www.imakenews.com /bwawd/e_article000579732.cfm?x=b11,0,w (324 words)

	A Norwegian Christmas down to the last detail - The Washington Times: Washington Weekend - December 09, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Until Dec. 31, the Center Cafe at Union Station will be featuring a special menu concocted by Andreas Viestad, the Norwegian chef who gained fame with his PBS show "Kitchen of Light," now in its second season.
		Although the Union Station festivities began in 1996 during the tenure of Mr.
		His Norwegian menu at the Center Cafe includes wilted spinach salad with smoked salmon, pan-seared cod, honey and mustard marinated salmon, brandy marinated pork loin, grilled baby lamb chops, and rice pudding.
	washingtontimes.com /weekend/20041207-112230-1412r.htm (2032 words)

	Recovering a missing trail in Canadian Baptist footprints in the Northwest: stories of Chinese Baptists in Western ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1869, the Regular Baptist Missionary Convention of Ontario sent two representatives, Thomas Davidson and Thomas Baldwin, to ascertain the condition of Western Canada for mission work.
		(16) The Baptist Union of Western Canada began their work among ethnic groups early in response to massive immigration of ethnic groups into the dominion.
		Missions among the Germans, Scandinavians, Ukrainians, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegians occupied an important place in the course of Baptist life in Western Canada.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NXG/is_3_39/ai_n8685613 (736 words)

	Plains Baptist Challenger, September 1998, E. L. Bynum, Editor
		True independent Baptists accept the fact that since the only organization established and sanctioned in the New Testament is the local church, that it must be the organization that God intended to carry out His work.
		Baptist churches may scripturally cooperate in certain areas with other Baptist churches of like faith and order, provided such cooperation does not violate the sovereignty, independence, autonomy of each church.
		Independent Baptist churches can strive to work together with one another so long as they are in agreement with their mission, with their message, and with their method.
	www.tbaptist.com /aab/pbc-9-98.htm (8664 words)

	NAHA // Norwegian-American Studies
		Papers presented at a 1982 symposium, "Norwegians in Chicago: Their History," which was designed to present an overview of the colony in what was at one time the Norwegian capital of America.
		On several occasions he was chief conductor of the Norwegian Singers' Association and of the American Union of Swedish Singers.
		Papers of the daughter of Norwegian immigrants who was active in education, politics, and journalism in Iowa and [317 Minnesota.
	www.stolaf.edu /naha/pubs/nas/volume30/archives.htm (1801 words)

	International Weblinks for Baptists
		See also London and UK Weblinks for Baptists and Resource Weblinks for London Baptists.
		Union of Evangelical Christian and Baptist Churches of Estonia
		Baptist Churches in Hawaii and the Neighbour Islands
	www.londonbaptist.org.uk /lbawwwin.htm (219 words)

	Trail Markers, Spring 2006 - Baptist General Conference Archival Center
		It was associated then with the Baptist Union Seminary, which later became part of the University of Chicago.
		I attended the Baptist summer assembly in 1934 at one of the first camps at Wood Lake, Wis. Gordh was the main teacher and evangelist.
		The life of an early Swedish Baptist immigrant is coming into prominence, thanks to the interest of the Carver County (Minn.) Historical Association and a group in Sweden who are investigating early immigrant experiences, especially those that contributed to the four-volume work of Wilhelm Moberg, The Emigrants.
	www.bethel.edu /bgcarchives/friends/trailmarkers/03-06.html (2140 words)

	Supreme Court ready to tackle issue of Ten Commandments on public property \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		But this time those words will uniquely resonate because the court is scheduled to hear arguments about an issue addressing God, government and the display of what many people consider heaven's essential set of instructions for humanity.
		The filers range from the Anti-Defamation League to the Baptist Joint Committee, from the Foundation for Moral Law to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
		Singer and songwriter Walter Hawkins, singer and preacher Mylon Le Fevre, Norwegian singer Evie Tornquist and bluegrass gospel music singers The Lewis Family were inducted at the annual awards show Tuesday in Hendersonville, Tenn., which will be taped as a television special for Trinity Broadcast Network.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050224/news_1c24relbrief.html (1060 words)

	History Page
		North Sea Baptist church began as a mission for
		In August 2001, NSBC worship services moved to the Advent church (Timoteievein 13, Mariero) which provided adequate Sunday school space, a baptistry and plenty of parking.
		Baptist Union, and during the same year received Specialist Status from the
	www.nsbc.no /History.htm (784 words)

	Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Norway
		In addition, there is one main organization for the non-religious or atheists--the Norwegian Humanist Association.
		In October 1995, the Storting (Parliament) passed a law introducing the subject "Religious Knowledge and Education in Ethics" in the Norwegian school system.
		Requests to the Embassy from official and nonofficial Norwegians for materials on religious freedom issues increased during the period covered by this report, a sign of growing interest in such issues as religious persecution, the church-state relationship, and the balance between freedom of religion and freedom of expression.
	www.cesnur.org /testi/irf/irf_norway99.html (965 words)

	Florida gaming laws a mixed bag
		In addition, there are more than 50 additional pleasure cruise ships involved in interstate or foreign commerce that take on passengers in Florida, but operate in international waters.
		Dennis Baxley: Man on a mission" from the May 10, 2001, issue of Florida Baptist Witness and the Feb. 27, 2003 article, "Legislator urges prayer, action from fellow Baptists").
		Baxley said there is "tremendous pressure" in the Legislature favoring the video lottery terminals bill because of concerns about balancing the state's $54 billion annual budget and because of projections that VLTs could raise as much as $1 billion in annual revenues.
	www.floridabaptistwitness.com /634.article (1311 words)

	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Norway
		The Association has 70,363 registered adult members and 10,000 to 12,000 children as associate members.
		The Norwegian Humanist Association contested the teaching of the subject in the courts claiming that it is a breach of freedom of religion and parents' rights to provide religious instruction to their children.
		In August 2001, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the claims from the Humanist Association.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13954.htm (1402 words)

	2000 Annual Report for International Religious Freedom: Norway
		An additional 29,353 persons belong to unregistered religious communities while 68,253 were members of the nonreligious Norwegian Humanist Association.
		In addition, there is one main organization for the nonreligious or atheists--the Norwegian Humanist Association.
		Both lost their initial cases in Oslo city court and have appealed to a higher regional court.
	www.cesnur.org /testi/irf2000/norway.html (1177 words)

	Haugesund Baptistmenighet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Haugesund Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Norway,
		HBC has contact with a Romanian Baptist Church in Chuesti and Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Florida.
		Together with other Baptist Churches in Norway, we participate in mission-work in northern Congo.
	home.online.no /~elunder/engelsk.htm (125 words)

	Adherents.com
		"...the fundamentalist General Association of Regular Baptists, which split away from the Northern Baptists in protest at the denomination's policies, numbered only 22,000 members by 1936, compared with approximately 1.3 million members in the larger denomination.
		"The largest of the Scandinavian synods [in U.S.] are: the Norwegian Lutheran Church, formed by the merger of three synods in 1917 and having 1,473 pastors and 581,287 members...
		The Norwegian Seaman's Mission was founded in 1864 in Bergen, Norway to provide mission centers in port cities around the world.
	www.adherents.com:443 /Na/Na_480.html (1880 words)

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