United Methodist Church in Norway

United Methodist Church in Norway
Classification	Protestantism
Orientation	Methodism
Polity	Connexionalism
Bishop	Christian Alsted
Associations	Christian Council of Norway
Region	Norway
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Origin	11 September 1856 (1856-09-11)
Branched from	United Methodist Church
Congregations	46
Members	10,684
Official website	metodistkirken.no

United Methodist Church in Norway (Norwegian: Metodistkirken i Norge) is an annual meeting of the United Methodist Church covering Norway. It consists of 46 congregations and had 10,684 members in 2014.

Norway's first Methodist was Ole Peter Petersen, past of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He moved to Fredrikstad in 1849, resulting in the first congregations, Sarpsborg and Halden, being established in 1856. At first concentrated around the Oslofjord, the Methodist Church experienced a major expansion during the 1870 through 1890. Thereafter it entered a consolidation phase, especially related to diaconal activities. From the 1900s growth was hindered through the popularity of Pentecostalism.