Halvvägs till himlen

Love and happiness thrive in Östra Nöbberup. The priest Albin and the deaconess Fanny are getting married. But Fanny is offered a new exciting job abroad and Albin is forced to hire the work-shy Ylva.

Since Albin took office, the number of churchgoers has decreased catastrophically and something must be done. Albin and Fanny set out to knock on the door in an attempt to lure the villagers back to the church.

Easter is approaching and Jan is planning for this year's Golgotha hike, where he and the staff drag a cross through the village. But when Albin announces that he intends to take over Good Friday's service, Jan is upset.

Due to the church's poor finances, Albin is commissioned by Bengt-Åke to dismiss someone from the staff. Something that rhymes badly with his sermon on putting human value before the pursuit of money.

Lund diocese's contract rector visits the parish and it turns out that the rector is Albin's former wife Karin. Albin's hope is lit that it can sort out its problems.

It's soon time for this year's big church bazaars and Albin visits the sewing workshop. Its Conservative chairman Evy does not have much left over for Albin's modern methods and the two have a hard time pulling together.

Pentecost around the corner and Albin is fully planning for this year's big wedding weekend. When he finds out that a celebrity from Stockholm wants to get married in the church, he sees his chance to LGBT-certify Östra Nöbberup's church.

To overcome the church's declining visitor numbers, Albin wants to open an emergency number for souls in need. Jan, on the other hand, believes that the parishioners should be involved through house interrogations.

Albin wants to welcome the village's immigrants with a joint service with the Muslim and Jewish congregations in Malmö, but he has both Jan and the locals are skeptical of his plans. Jan sets up a dating profile with the help of Fanny.

Albin and Fanny have found themselves in a situation where they have to lie to their colleagues. Things do not get any better because Albin has to stay in the wage negotiations.

Fanny finds it difficult to maintain her duty of confidentiality when planning a surprise party. Jan feels left out and gains access to the secrets of the church employees and immediately begins to take advantage of the situation.

A blasphemous art exhibition will visit Östra Nöbberup's library and Jan demands that the church stop the exhibition. Albin does not want to help Jan paint demonstration posters.

Love and happiness thrive in Östra Nöbberup. The priest Albin and the deaconess Fanny are getting married. But Fanny is offered a new exciting job abroad and Albin is forced to hire the work-shy Ylva.

The new deaconess Ylva turns out to be directly unsuitable to hold on to the church's children's activities and Albin is forced to take over the difficult task.

A new funeral contractor makes Albin realize exactly how corrupt Östra Nöbberup is. Albin manages to irritate the whole community in his eagerness to break the habitual patterns.

Pastor Albin begins to waver in his faith. As if that was not bad enough, the only one who can save him is his colleague and constant nemesis Jan. In addition, Ylva is taught.

A priest's visit from Kenya makes Albin miss his more adventurous days and a wild idea is born. Jan, on the other hand, faces one of the biggest challenges of his life.

The registrations for the parish's confirmation courses are now down to zero, which makes Albin think new and youthful. Jan is confronted with a monster from the past: his atheist middle school teacher.