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Elsebeth and Jens Fischer-Nielsen, sent by Danish Santal Mission to Bangladesh, 1975-87. Follow
Elsebeth og Jens Fischer-Nielsen, udsendt af Dansk Santalmission til Bangladesh, 1975-87. Her arbejdede de indenfor evangelisation, kirkelig undervisning, rådgivning og administration. Jens F-N. var med til at stifte Bangladesh Lutherske Kirke i 1979 og blev ordineret sammen med de første 3 lutherske bengalpræster i 1981. Elsebeth F-N. var fra 1980-83 leder af Saraswatipur Kostskole. Senere fokuserede hun især på BLC-kirkens kvindearbejde - med undervisning og landsbybesøg mv. Familien fik tre børn i løbet af perioden: Maria i 1978, samt tvillingerne, Sara & Rebekka i 1983
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive.
Danmission
Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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danmission@danmission.dk
Description
Elsebeth and Jens Fischer-Nielsen, sent by Danish Santal Mission to Bangladesh, 1975-87. Following language studies , their work included evangelization, theological education, counseling and management. Jens F-N. was involved in founding the Bangladesh Lutheran Church in 1979, and he was ordained together with the first 3 Bengal Pastors, 1981. From 1980-83, Elsebeth F.-N- was principal of the Saraswatipur Boarding School. Later she had special focus on the womens' ministry of BLC – with teaching and visiting the villages of the area. During the period, the family had three kids: Maria in 1978, and the twins, Sara & Rebekka in 1983.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
photographs
Identifier
imp-dan-DM_01129.jpg
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-93222
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/imp-dan-DM_01129.jpg
Subject
Dansk Santalmission
Danish Santal Mission
Missionærer
Missionaries
Danmission
DIAS00I
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Lutheran Church
BLC
Kirke Mission
Church Mission
Evangelisation
Evangelism
Theological Education
Teologisk Uddannelse
Kvindearbejde BLC
Women's ministry BLC
Saraswatipur Kostskole
Saraswatipur Boarding School
Jens Fischer-Nielsen
Elsebeth Fischer-Nielsen
Maria Fischer-Nielsen
Rebekka Fischer-Nielsen
Sara Fischer-Nielsen
Place
Asia
Bangladesh
Source
DM_01129.tiff [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Danmission, Copenhagen, Denmark
http://fotoarkiv.danmission.dk/fotoweb/archives/5001-Danmission%20Photo%20Archive/archive/photo_archive/DM_01129.tiff.info#preview-media

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