Mindekirken movement According to the book Tromsø City History () written by Nils Andreas Ytreberg (1896–1987) (published in Norwegian), during the mid-19th century, Balsfjord became the religious home of a group of "mindekirken" or "freechurch dissenters" who split from the state church parish in Tromsø. The mindekirken movement in the Troms region was led by the seminary student, Johannes Andreas Johannessen Bomstad (born at Balsfjord on 23 August 1821), who split from the state church at the age of 28, under the leadership of the first Norwegian mindekirken movement leader, Rev. Lammers from Oslo. In 1856, Bomstad and his original followers established their own church which they called the "Free Apostolic Christian Church" in Balsfjord.
Mindekirken movement According to the book Tromsø City History () written by Nils Andreas Ytreberg (1896–1987) (published in Norwegian) during the mid-19th century Balsfjord became the religious home of a group of "mindekirken" or "freechurch dissenters" who split from the state church parish in Tromsø The mindekirken movement in the Troms region was led by the seminary student Johannes Andreas Johannessen Bomstad (born at Balsfjord on 23 August 1821) who split from the state church at the age of 28 under the leadership of the first Norwegian mindekirken movement leader Rev Lammers from Oslo In 1856 Bomstad and his original followers established their own church which they called the "Free Apostolic Christian Church" in Balsfjord