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Pray for Norway
Population 4.6 Million with 14 people per sq km Religion 94% Christian
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Prayer needs A long, mountainous fjord-indented land. One of the four Scandinavian countries. Strong and wealthy industrial state with high earnings from oil, mining, fishing and forest products. Independent from Sweden in 1905 as a parliamentary monarchy. The Lutheran Church is the official State Church, but there is complete freedom for other denominations and religions. Norway has a rich spiritual heritage. The influence of Pietism, prayer and revival movements within the State Church over the past 200 years are still strong. About 90% of Norwegians are church members and 30% would claim a personal relationship to Christ, but only 5-10% are active and regular participants in congregational life. Norway’s commitment to world evangelization has been exemplary. There are an estimated 2,600 prayer houses and 14,000 mission support groups in the country.
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