New Space Purchased!

By the grace of God and through the generosity of a single donor, the Lutheran Church in Norway (LCIN) has purchased additional space in the Narvik church building. This additional space is on the same floor as the sanctuary and is identified as 1A or S2, depending on the viewing perspective. When renovated, this acquired space will give LCIN the room needed for more comfortable church operations.

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Serving congregations in Bergen and Austervoll and teaching at the second AdFontes pastoral training center in Bergen.   

On Sunday, November 9th, Dr. Rev. Brandt Klawitter was installed as pastor in the Lutheran Church in Norway.  He will be serving the restart of the congregation in Bergen, as well as a start-up congregation with Sunday evening worship services in Austevoll where he lives with his wife and children.  

He will also lead the start-up of a second AdFontes pastor training site.  It will be located in Bergen.  Dr. Rev. Klawitter will be working in coordination with the AdFontes site in Oslo. 

Dr. Rev. Klawitter has his theological training from Concordia Seminary St Louis, as well as Oberursel, Germany. His doctorate in church history is from Menighetsfakultetet Oslo Norway.  

He is currently teaching church history at NLA university college in Bergen, and will continue to teach there part time.  

His longest service as pastor has been as military chaplain in the US armed forces.  

Dr. Rev. Klawitter’s leadership position with the Lutheran Church in Norway’s AdFontes pastor training program significantly strengthens AdFontes’ team of excellent theologians. 

The Friends of the Lutheran Church in Norway wishes Dr. Rev. Klawitter all the best in executing his very important roles with the Lutheran Church in Norway!   

May God bless your work and keep you safe under protective wings!   

Progress Report

Pastor Snellman continues to be blessed by very timely financial and volunteer support for the church renovation that is taking place in Narvik, Norway! In the video we see a man from Finland helping to build a firewall in the ventilation room, while volunteers from various parts of Norway assist with scraping, drywall construction, and raising up a large beam.

One volunteer drove all the way from Helsinki, Finland to lend a hand for a week! Together, he and others began constructing the altar wall.

Finally, after a very productive week, volunteers celebrate their hard-earned success with a scenic hike up one of Narvik’s stunning mountains.

May God continue to bless Pastor Snellman and other members of the congregation in Narvik with the financial and volunteer support needed to open the doors for Christmas services.

If you would like to help out with your time and skills, please reach out to us at [email protected]. If you would like to financially support the Lutheran Church in Norway in general and also this project, please click on the “Donate” tab at the top of this page and follow the instructions. Thank you!

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Huge Progress on the Sanctuary Floor! 

After many, many hours of hard labor by a small, dedicated team of volunteers, the foundation and flooring is taking shape in the “new” old church in Narvik, Norway!

The video shows the amazing progress!   All of the people you see working in this video are volunteers.  One of the gentleman was just recently baptized!  Praise God!

The volunteers include a couple from Narvik.  Then there are two men from Oslo who are of Islandic origin.   Next, there’s a woman from Stavanger, Norway, a man from Tromsø, and one Russian Orthodox man who recently moved to Kirkenes from Narvik.   Kirkenes is a long way away from Narvik and is located in the far northeast corner of Norway, adjacent to the Barents Sea.

All of these young men and women, many of whom are students, paid for their own tickets to get to Narvik and spent many weeks helping out this summer.  One of the guys from Oslo was there for over 3 weeks and a woman who has worked with tiling was there for 3 weeks also.

The individual from Tromsø – 3.5 hours north of Narvik – had watched one of the renovation update videos and was inspired to help for 4 days.  After 4 days, he liked the team and the fellowship so much that he stayed for 1.5 weeks and them came back two days later to stay for another three days!  He then also put another week of volunteer time in August, before going back to Tromsø!

The Holy Spirit certainly has been busy inspiring and moving ordinary young individuals to share their time and skills!   May God continue to bless this renovation and the people involved!   And may He continue to provide willing and able volunteers to take up the challenge!

If you are interested in helping out, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll pass your information along to Pastor Snellman.

Please consider donating to support this building renovation, so that the Gospel can be heard in the warmth of this wonderful church.

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Progress is being made on the new church in Narvik!

The pastor and a small volunteer team are working hard on the sanctuary floor. They’re cutting the very large rocks into smaller sizes that can be carried and placed elsewhere, as needed. They’re trying to make a level surface on which to build the floor. But this is tough, slow work for the small team of volunteers working on site.   Please keep Pastor Markus Snellman and his volunteer team in your prayers as they continue to face many challenges! Thank God for their faithfulness and may He bless their efforts!

If you wish to donate money needed for additional building supplies, please click on the donate button at the top right of the header on this page. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

The new “old” church renovation has started! But as you can see in the video, the small group of loyal followers in Narvik could use quite a few more volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering with the renovation, please email Pastor Markus Snellman, who is organizing work team schedules. His email address is [email protected]

Go alone, or invite some friends to join you and form your own team!