Dear Bishops
Tomorrow, Friday, the programme is as follows:


Welcome to The Nordic Bishops Conference 2025 which will be organised in Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands, from June 23rd to 27th 2025.
The theme of the conference will be "Church in uncertain time beings. Church in times of war, immigration, climate and social injustice."
Dear Bishops
Tomorrow, Friday, the programme is as follows:

Accommodation is arranged at the conference venue - the Hotel Hafnia. The hotel is located in the Tórshavn city center. The hotel can guarantee bookings made by 1st March 2025.
Please make your booking directly with the hotel, and contact the hotel if you wish to stay longer than the duration of the conference.
The hotel can provide:
-Single rooms at DKKR 1.075 per night including breakfast
-Small double rooms at DKKR 1.325 per night including breakfast
-Double rooms at DKKR 1.600 per night including breakfast
Please make your booking via email to booking@hafnia.fo
Please include the booking reference "BISP"
The hotel will need the following information:
Name:
Phone Number:
Email adress:
Arrival Date:
Departure Date:
Number of people in the room:
The conference will be held at the Hotel Hafnia, except for the session on Wednesday 25th June which will be at the Nordic House. Thursday is set aside for an excursion to the north of the Faroe Islands.
The Vagar Airport (FAE) is located approximately half an hour by car from Tórshavn. There are regular direct flights to and from a number of international destinations. The most frequent flights are operated to and from Copenhagen.
There are multiple operators of flights to the Faroe Islands. The national carrier, Atlantic Airways, has the best regularity of operations.
There is also a ferry connection from the north of Denmark (Hirtshals) and the East of Iceland (Seydisfjørður).
Getting to and from the airport
Transport will be provided between the airport and the hotel upon arrival. And on the day of departure a shuttle service will pick you up from the hotel 2 hrs. before departure. Special services will be provided for those who have to leave from other places than the hotel.
Car rental
Please see information about car rental at the website of the airport. https://www.fae.fo/en
| Monday 23 June | |||
| 07.00-09.00 | Breakfast | ||
| Arrivals | |||
| 16.30-16.45 | Transport to Kirkjubøur | ||
| 16.45-17.15 | Tour in Kirkjubøur | ||
| 17.15-18.00 | Service | Jógvan Fríðriksson, bishop | Kirkjubøar kirkja |
| 18.00-18.15 | Transport to Hotel Hafnia | ||
| 19.00-20.00 | Dinner | Hotel Hafnia | |
| Tuesday 24 June - Hotel Hafnia | |||
| 07.00-09.00 | Breakfast | Hotel Hafnia | |
| 09.00-09.20 | Devotion at Hotel Hafnia | Hotel Hafnia | |
| 09.30-10.15 | Main Theme 1 part one | Rev. Dr. Jákup Reinert Hansen, associate professor PhD: Coping under Constraint. The Faroese Church and WW2. | Hotel Hafnia |
| 10.15-10.30 | Coffee Break (Parnassið) | ||
| 10.30-11.15 | Main Theme 1 part two | ||
| 11.15-11.30 | Questions and Debate | ||
| 11.30-13.00 | Lunch Break (Parnassið + Restaurant) | ||
| 13.00-13.45 | SideTheme 1 | Bishop Henrik Stubkjær, LWF President: Orientation about the work in LWF in the Nordic Region, and a short view to the global challenges and possibilities. | Hotel Hafnia |
| 13.45-14.00 | Coffee Break (Panorama) | ||
| 14.00-14.45 | Country Reports | Country Reports in the form of Interviews | Hotel Hafnia |
| 14.45-15.00 | Interviews | ||
| 15.00-15.15 | Coffee Break (Parnassið) | ||
| 15.15-16.00 | Interviews | ||
| 16.00-18.30 | Free Time | ||
| 18.30-19.30 | Dinner | Hotel Hafnia | |
| Wednesday 25 June - Nordic House | |||
| 07.00-09.00 | Breakfast | Hotel Hafnia | |
| 08.50-09.00 | Transport to Vesturkirkjan | ||
| 09.00-09.20 | Devotion in Vesturkirkjan | Vesturkirkjan | |
| 09.20-09.30 | Transport to the Nordic House | ||
| 09.30-10.15 | Main Theme 3 part one | Sjúrður Skaale, Member of the Danish Parliament: Spirtual Armament: The Church’s role in a Struggle for Western Ideas, Values and Identity | Nordic House |
| 10.15-10.30 | ---- Coffee Break ---- | ||
| 10.30-11.15 | Main Theme 3 part two | ||
| 11.15-11.30 | Questions and Debate | ||
| 11.30-13.00 | ---- Lunch Break ---- | ||
| 13.00-13.45 | Main Theme 4 part one | Peter Lodberg dr. theol.: Being Lutheran Churches in Nordic Countries: A discussion of Values in the Relationship between Theology, Ideology and Secularization | Nordic House |
| 13.45-14.00 | ---- Coffee Break ---- | ||
| 14.00-14.45 | Main Theme 4 part two | ||
| 14.45-15.00 | Questions and Debate | ||
| 15.00-15.15 | ---- Coffee Break ---- | ||
| 15.15-16.00 | Main Theme 5 part one | Hans Andrias Sølvará, professor, PhD: The Tension between Moralism and Realism in International Politics, with a Focus on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. | Nordic House |
| 16.00-16.15 | ---- Coffee Break ---- | ||
| 16.15-17.00 | Main Theme 5 part two | ||
| 17.00-17.15 | Questions and Debate | ||
| 19.00-21.00 | Gala Dinner | Hotel Hafnia | |
| Thursday 26 June - Excursion | |||
| 07.00-08.30 | Breakfast | Hotel Hafnia | |
| 08.30-09.30 | Bus transport to Gøta | ||
| 09.30-10.00 | Visit the old Gøta Church | Gøta | |
| 10.00-11.00 | Devotion the new Gøta Church | Gøta | |
| Visit the new Gøta Church | Gøta | ||
| 11.00-12.00 | Light meal in Gøta Church | Gøta | |
| 12.00-12.30 | Bus transport to Klaksvík | ||
| 12.30-13.15 | Visit Christianskirkjan | Klaksvík | |
| 13.15-14.00 | Visit Varpið Cultural House w/ coffee break | Klaksvík | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Bus transport to Viðareiði | ||
| Visit Viðareiði Church | Viðareiði | ||
| 15.30-16.30 | Bus transport to Tórshavn | ||
| 16.30-18.30 | Free Time | ||
| 18.30-19.30 | Dinner | Hotel Hafnia | |
| Friday 27 June - Hotel Hafnia | |||
| 07.00-09.00 | Breakfast | Hotel Hafnia | |
| 09.00-09.20 | Devotion in Havnar kirkja | Havnar kirkja | |
| 09.30-10.15 | Side Theme 2 | Rev. Jóannes Purkhús, Doctoral Candidate, University of Münster: Why Slavery Language? The Function of Enslavement Language and Imagery in Paul’s Letters. | Hotel Hafnia |
| 10.15-10.30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10.45-11.45 | Tour: Old town (á Reyni) and Tinganes. Visit the Primeminister | ||
| 11.45-12.00 | Finishing Remarks | Hotel Hafnia | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch | Hotel Hafnia | |
1st March Rooms guaranteed at the hotel
23rd June Conference starts at 4.30 pm
27th June Conference ends at Noon
(Please submit the form again, if you need to make amendments)
Conference Coordinator
Sølvi Reinert Hansen
srh@kirkjan.fo
+298221226
Conference Coordinator
Dean Ovi Brim
ovi@kirkjan.fo
+298237343