| Union d'Églises baptistes francophones du Canada | |
| Main Classification: | Evangelicalism |
| Theology: | Baptist |
| Founded Date: | 1969 |
| Founded Place: | Quebec |
| Headquarters: | Fulford, Quebec, Canada |
| Associations: | Canadian Baptist Ministries, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada |
| Area: | Canada |
| Congregations: | 33 |
| Members: | 2,500 |
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.
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]
The association has a Baptist confession of faith.[9] The Union is a member of Canadian Baptist Ministries and Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. [10]