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  • 1960: The general assembly is held in Fredrikstad.
  • 1961: Fridthov Birkeli becomes bishop of Stavanger diocese and is succeeded by Johannes Skauge as general secretary.
  • 1963: The general assembly is held in Bodø.
  • 1966: The general assembly is held in Haugesund.
  • 1968-11-01: Magne Valen-Sendstad succeeds Johannes Skauge as general secretary.
  • 1969-06-26-07-01: The general assembly is held in Drammen. A majority vote supports the motion to include Ethiopia as one of the NMS mission fields. It is decided that NMS joins the group of owners of "Norsk Lærerakademi", a teachers training college in Bergen. Erik O. Hauge is elected chairman of the NMS Board of Govenors.
Posted: January 29, 2008. Last updated: August 28, 2008.