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1840s

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  • 1842-08-08: NMS is founded in Stavanger.
  • 1843-06: The first general assembly is held in Kristiansand.
  • 1843: "Missionsskolen" [The School of Mission] is established in Stavanger.
  • 1844: The second general assembly is held in Stavanger.
  • 1845: The third general assembly is held in Bergen.
  • 1846: The fourth general assembly is held in Kristiania [Oslo]. It is decided that future general assemblies shall be held every three years.
  • 1849-08: The fifth general assembly is held in Trondheim.

Abroad

  • 1843-07-05: The first NMS missionaries, Hans P. S. Schreuder and Niels Thommesen, depart from Christiania [Oslo] for Zululand, South Africa.

Related archival documents:

NMS annual report 1844

Posted: January 28, 2008. Last updated: March 16, 2010.