Edin Cornelius Alfsen

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Edin Cornelius Kristoffersen Alfsen (Chinese: 安理生, 15 April 1896 – 1 August 1966) [1] was a Norwegian-American Lutheran missionary affiliated with the Norwegian Mission Alliance. He was also the founder with the Norwegian Tibet Mission. [2]

Norwegian Mission Alliance (NMA) - non-profit organization of Christian origin, engaged in the development assistance to poor countries. Established in 1901 and based within the Church of Norway. The organizers declared their foundations on the evangelical Christian faith in conformity with the Holy Scripture and the Apostolic Statement of Faith. The particular emphasis on the unity of all christians is made.

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Born in Skogn to Kristoffer Alfsen and Brita Jonsdatter Hodlekje Alfsen, he was employed at Det norske diakonhjem and was later enrolled at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He journeyed to China in 1922 and became affiliated with the Norwegian Mission Alliance in Zhangjiakou (张家口), Zhili, Longmen (龙门) and Zhicheng for fourteen years. During 1925, Edin Cornelius Alfsen married Zoe Eathel Oakes in China. Edin established the Norwegian Tibet Mission during 1938 and formed a mission station at Dajianlu (打箭炉) for six years until 1944.

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Alfsen died on 1 August 1966 in Kasson, Minnesota.

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  1. ↑ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  2. ↑ Norsk Misjonsleksikon, Vol. 1, col. 43
  3. ↑ Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920
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