Episcopal Election

The Denmark Annual Conference, the Denmark Annual Conference Council, the Youth Council (MBUF), and the Norway Annual Conference nominate rev Thomas Risager as candidate for the episcopal election, April 2025.

Please find the curriculum vitae of Thomas Risager here

The Norway Annual Conference nominates rev Knut Refsdal as candidate for the episcopal election, April 2025.

Please find the curriculum vitae of Knut Refsdal here

ABOUT US

The Nordic and Baltic episcopal area covers 7 countries Denmark,Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We speak 9 official languages and use English as a common language.

Bishop Christian Alsted gives oversight to pastors, deacons, local churches, schools, hospitals, seminaries and diaconal institutions in the area.

United Methodists hold to the historic doctrines of the Christian faith. We value the intellect and modern science, at the same time we see the Bible as the authoritative guide for faith and practice. Methodists recognize that the world is not always black and white. We are willing to ask questions and to wrestle with difficult issues, and we do so with grace and compassion.

Methodists emphasize personal faith, lived out in concrete ways in the world. We value well-informed and passionate preaching, worship that is lively, and small groups where people can grow in faith.

WORLD NEWS

Countdown begins to Leadership Gathering

Organizers are providing resources to help all United Methodists engage with the gathering intended to help faithfully reimagine the denomination’s future.

Be brave enough to let the light find you

A United Methodist lay member shares how a former pastor’s honesty about depression allowed her to realize she didn’t have to be healed to find a home at church.

United Methodists lose homes in Congo fire

In a region already hit by insecurity and an Ebola outbreak, The United Methodist Church is scrambling to shelter those left homeless and assessing other needs.

Atlanta: Connection across difference

The UM News podcast “Signs of Life” returns with the story of two congregations in Atlanta that embarked on a study of a Howard Thurman book. One congregation predominately black and the other white, participants explore together a story of new understanding and relationship.

UM News Podcast Season One

This Fall on season one of "Signs of Life," an original podcast from UM News.

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