he then lived in oslo as a secretary in the city's inner mission from 1946 and vicar of ullern from 1952 to 1965. from 1952 to 1958 he chaired the norwegian christian youth association (ymca). he was also a national board member of the norwegian association of clergy. in 1965 he was appointed as vicar of lillehammer and dean of sør-gudbrandsdal. he retired in 1972 and moved back to oslo. he died in 1987.