Originally Posted by Bob Edwards In the late 1870’s and early 1880’s, the annual number of Scandinavian emigrants passing through Liverpool reached 50,000. Therefore decision was made to establish a religious mission in Liverpool, in order to meet the pastoral needs of Scandinavian seamen and the growing number of emigrants, some passing through the port en-route to North America and other overseas destinations. The Swedish-Norwegian Church Council in London, where a mission had already been established by the Evangelical Patriotic ...