About us

The Oromo Evangelical Church in Oslo is a multi-denominational evangelical church comprising evangelical believers from different denominations but exalt the Almighty God all together in complete harmony.

The church was officially organized and registered under the law of the Norwegian government in 2003. But the history of the foundation of the church goes back to 1998 when a handful of believers gathered to gather to have a bible study session which gradually grew into a larger size fellowship.

The church became the member of the United Oromo Evangelical Churches in July 2006 and a founding member of the Union of Oromo Evangelical Churches of Europe in May 2010. As of August 2010 the church has 134 registered members including children.

The administration of this church is organized under the general assembly led by the elected elders.The church has one full time pastor, a choir, youth ministry, women’s ministry, children ministry, prayer groups, out-reach ministry, Bible study groups and house churches.

Currently the church makes its gathering at Nordberg Norwegian Lutheran church in Oslo Norway, where it conducts its regular services. In order to widen its services, the church has recently opened a new office at the city centre of Oslo. The office is primarily aimed at availing an easily accessible counselling service and conduct church-business-meetings. The office is located at Ebbellsgate 1, 0183, Oslo, near by Gunnerius shopping centre.

Mission

The mission of the church is to preach the gospel of the Kingdom of God to every nation beginning with the Oromos in Oslo and its surroundings by equipping them with kingdom values and principles for the purpose of making them disciples and sending them as promoters of these values and principles.
(Evangelizing=> Discipline => Equipping => Sending)


Vision

It is the vision of the church to bring people closer to God by teaching the word of God, through bible study and prayer. It is at the same time the vision of this church to bring people closer to other people through the holistic ministry approach: serving soul and body. /Close to God! Close to people! /

Faith Statment

We accept and believe that the sixty six books in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation are the inspired and inerrant Word of God. We believe and accept that there is only one GOD who revealed himself to us as God the Father, God the Son and God the HolySpirit. /The triune God/ We believe that Jesus Christ is fully human and fully divine, who was born of virgin Mary, suffered under Pilot Pilatos, crucified, died, buried, decsended to hell, raised from the dead on the third day, ascended to heaven, sits at the right hand side of the father and who will come from there to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the works and gifts of the Holy Spirit that He works in the life of believers and gives gifts to the church for the purpose of the expansion of the kingdom of God. We believe and confess that salvation is attained only through faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and life after death.