The Norwegian Sunday School Association ( no, Søndagsskolen Norge, links=http://www.sondagsskolen.no/) is an interest organization for

sunday school A Sunday school is an educational institution, usually (but not always) Christian in character. Other religions including Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism have also organised Sunday schools in their temples and mosques, particularly in the West. Su ...

s in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It welcomes Sunday schools affiliated with the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

, and is thus Evangelical-Lutheran in scope but with an ecumenical orientation. The association was founded in 1889, and currently has about 1,200 member schools. Chair of the board is Siri Lindtveit, secretary general is Gøran Byberg, and the organizational headquarters are in Oslo. Its slogan and vision is "Jesus to the children".

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External links

Official site
Lutheran organizations Organizations established in 1889 Organisations based in Oslo 1889 establishments in Norway Sunday schools {{Norway-org-stub