Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada

Union d'Églises baptistes francophones du Canada
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsCanadian Baptist Ministries, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
RegionCanada
HeadquartersFulford, Quebec, Canada
Origin1969
Quebec
Congregations32
Members2,500
Official websiteunionbaptiste.com

The Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada (French: L'Union d'Églises baptistes francophones du Canada) is an association of Baptist Christian 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.

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 2024, it claimed 32 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. ^ Robert Choquette, Canada's Religions: An Historical Introduction, University of Ottawa Press, Canada, 2004, p. 186
  2. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 120
  3. ^ George A. Rawlyk, Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Canada, 1997, p. 199
  4. ^ Gordon L. Heath, Dallas Friesen, Taylor Murray, Baptists in Canada: Their History and Polity, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2020, p. 71
  5. ^ Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 275
  6. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 120
  7. ^ Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations, InterVarsity Press, USA, 2010, p. 27
  8. ^ UEBFC, TROUVER UNE ÉGLISE, unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2024
  9. ^ UEBFC, MISSION ET CONFESSION DE FOI, unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2024
  10. ^ UEBFC, PARTENAIRES, unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2024