The Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome and the Caravita Community invite you to a public conversation with Bishop Knut Refsdal on Wednesday, 26 November 2025 at 7:00 PM/19:00.
The event will be held in a conversation-style format as Bishop Knut shares on the theme “the Church in Search of New Vitality, Purpose, and Hope,” sharing how Methodists in northern and eastern Europe are discerning in the Holy Spirit their future and working for a church with a witness marked by renewed vibrancy and hope.
The event will be one hour and will be held in English.
The event will be held on Wednesday, 26 November 2025 at 19:00 (Rome) at the Oratory of Francis Xavier of Caravita, located at Via del Caravita 7, 00186 Rome.
About Bishop Knut
Born in Porsgrunn, Norway, Bishop Knut is the bishop of the Nordic, Baltic, and Ukraine Area of The United Methodist Church, overseeing Methodists in 6 nations in northern and eastern Europe. He was elected and consecrated bishop in April 2025. Bishop Knut was the general secretary of the Christian Council of Norway (2012-2018) and UMC district superintendent in eastern Norway (2018-2023). He was the pastor in the Church of Norway parish in Jeløy, Norway, immediately prior to his episcopal election and consecration; The United Methodist Church and Church of Norway have a full communion agreement which authorizes the interchangeability of ministers between the churches.
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