Union_D'Eglises_Baptistes_Francaises_Au_Canada

Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada

Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada

Association of Baptist churches for French-speaking Canadians

The Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada (French: L'Union d'Églises baptistes francophones du Canada) is a Baptist Christian association of churches for French-speaking Canadians. Headquarters is in Fulford, Quebec. The union is one of four regions of Canadian Baptist Ministries and is a member of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

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History

Evangelical Baptist Church of Pointe-aux-Trembles in Montreal.

The union has its origins in a Swiss mission (Mission Grande Ligne) of Henriette Feller and Louis Roussy in Grande-Ligne (becoming Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu) in Montérégie, in 1836. [1] That same year, they founded a school which would become the Feller College. [2] In 1849, the mission and school became partners of the Canadian Baptist Missionary Society. [3] In 1969, churches established by pastors trained at the Institute officially founded the Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada. [4] The union became part of the Canadian Baptist Ministries in 1970.[5]

The Union opened a new Bible college, the Faculté de Théologie évangélique (Evangelical Theology Faculty) in Montreal in 1982.[6]

In 2010, it had 29 member churches. [7]

According to a census published by the association in 2020, it claimed 33 churches. [8]

Beliefs

The association has a Baptist confession of faith.[9] The Union is a member of Canadian Baptist Ministries and Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. [10]

References

  1. [1]
    Robert Choquette, Canada's Religions: An Historical Introduction, University of Ottawa Press, Canada, 2004, p. 186
  2. [2]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 120
  3. [3]
    George A. Rawlyk, Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 1997, p. 199
  4. [4]
    Gordon L. Heath, Dallas Friesen, Taylor Murray, Baptists in Canada: Their History and Polity, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2020, p. 71
  5. [5]
    Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 275
  6. [6]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 120
  7. [7]
    Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations, InterVarsity Press, USA, 2010, p. 27
  8. [8]
    UEBFC, TROUVER UNE ÉGLISE, unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
  9. [9]
    UEBFC, MISSION ET CONFESSION DE FOI, unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
  10. [10]
    UEBFC, PARTENAIRES, unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
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