New Life Church (Canada) Explained

New Life church
Denomination:Pentecostal
Associations:Association chrétienne pour la Francophonie
Attendance:4,000
Founded Date:1993
Founder:Claude Houde
Capacity:2,400
Seniorpastor:Claude Houde
Location:Longueuil
Country:Canada
Website: nouvellevie.com

New Life church (French: Église Nouvelle vie) is an Evangelical Pentecostal multi-site megachurch based in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, affiliated with Association chrétienne pour la Francophonie. The senior pastor is Claude Houde.

History

The church was founded in 1993 in Longueuil, Quebec, starting with 50 members and pastored by Claude Houde.[1] [2] [3] In 1998, following a massive ice storm causing severe cold and power cuts for more than a month, the church housed 500 homeless people for three weeks.[4] [5] It is recognized by the mayor as a public utility. In 2001, it inaugurated its current building including a 2,400-seat auditorium, the largest in Canada's Francophonie.[6] In 2003, the church left the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.[7] In 2005, it founded the Institute of Theology for the Francophonie, near the premises of Nouvelle vie.[8] [9] In 2006, the church began to draw over 3,000 people per week. In 2007, the church founded the Association chrétienne pour la Francophonie (Christian Association for the Francophonie), a network of Pentecostal churches, member of World Assemblies of God Fellowship.[10] [11] In 2010, Impact, a music group, was formed in the youth department of the church.[12] The group has performed various tours in Europe.[13] In 2011, Nouvelle Vie had 4,000 members.[14] In 2022, it had opened 5 campuses in different cities.[15]

New Life Action

The church founded Action Nouvelle Vie in 1993, a humanitarian organization who offers a food bank, a thrift store and assistance programs for pregnant women.[16] [17] [18] The organization has its own board of directors and is therefore an independent body of the church.[19] In 2015, it founded 2159, a youth center that aims to develop autonomy and prevent homelessness and delinquency.[20]

Nueva vida

New Life Church also offers a weekly worship service in Spanish (Nueva Vida).[21] [22]

See also

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newman . Josie . Merci to a Mercy Mission . 2023-07-02 . Charisma News . en.
  2. Web site: ChristianWeek . 2002-03-19 . Montreal mega-church multiplies ministries . 2023-07-02 . ChristianWeek . en-US.
  3. Web site: Ohlott . Paul . 2007-01-21 . Un pasteur qui monte . 2023-07-02 . Christianisme Aujourd'hui . fr-FR.
  4. Fath . Sébastien . 2009 . La projection géopolitique des megachurches évangéliques américaines . Revue internationale de politique comparée . fr . 16 . 1 . 99–117 . 10.3917/ripc.161.0099 . 1370-0731. free .
  5. News: Laurence . Marie-Claude Malboeuf et Jean-Christophe . 2011-02-05 . Les nouvelles églises: sous-sols, garages, entrepôts . fr-CA . La Presse . 2023-07-02.
  6. Web site: 2001-01-28 . La plus grande église évangélique francophone ouvre ses portes à Longueil . 2023-07-02 . TVA Nouvelles.
  7. Web site: ChristianWeek . 2007-05-11 . Quebec's largest evangelical church launches new association . 2023-07-02 . ChristianWeek . en-US.
  8. Book: Sébastien Fath . Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches . Éditions Autrement . 2008 . 143.
  9. August 2015 . QUEBEC'S VERY OWN HUGE AND GLOBAL CHURCH . Faith Today . 40.
  10. Web site: World AG Fellowship Participating Countries (A-F) . 2023-07-02 . worldagfellowship.org.
  11. Book: Le Page . 124.
  12. Sébastien Fath, Protestants francophones au Québec : un creuset de créativité musicale du XXIe siècle, regardsprotestants.com, France, May 24, 2016
  13. Web site: Hanley . Jonathan . 2015-11-26 . La tournée d'Impact a été retentissante . 2023-07-02 . Christianisme Aujourd'hui . fr-FR.
  14. Web site: 2016-02-02 . Courrier du Sud - 3 fevrier 2011 . 2023-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202060555/http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/hebdo_le-courrier-du-sud/104-cds2011-3_fev_opt/2011020201/#4 . 2016-02-02 .
  15. Web site: Églises Nouvelle Vie . 2023-07-02 . nouvellevie.com.
  16. Web site: FREE . La . Claude Houde ou la vision d'une mégachurch qui développe un engagement social fort . 2023-07-02 . lafree.ch . fr-fr.
  17. Web site: Le Courrier du Sud 1600 familles auront moins faim à Noël . 2023-07-02 . Le Courrier du Sud . fr.
  18. Web site: 2017-07-01 . En Action Action Nouvelle Vie . 2023-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170701103411/https://actionnouvellevie.com/en-action/ . 2017-07-01 .
  19. Book: Philippe Le Page . 128.
  20. Web site: Le Courrier du Sud Le 2159 ouvre ses portes aux 16 à 25 ans . 2023-07-02 . Le Courrier du Sud . fr.
  21. Web site: Une heure avec un groupe de musique dans une Église . 2023-07-02 . ici.radio-canada.ca . fr.
  22. Book: Le Page . 117.

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