Église Nouvelle vie

Église Nouvelle vie (or New Life church in English) is an Evangelical Pentecostal megachurch in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, affiliated with Association chrétienne pour la Francophonie. The senior pastor is Claude Houde.

Église Nouvelle vie
LocationLongueuil, La Prairie
CountryCanada
DenominationAssociation chrétienne pour la Francophonie, Evangelical Pentecostal
Weekly attendance4,000
Websitenouvellevie.com
History
Founded1993
Founder(s)Claude Houde
Specifications
Capacity2,400
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)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, the Institute of Theology for the Francophonie, near the premises of Nouvelle vie was founded.[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.[7][10][11] In 2010, Impact, a music group, was formed in the youth department of the church.[12][13] In 2011, Nouvelle Vie had 4,000 members.[14][15] In 2017, the Église Évangélique du Semeur Church located in La Prairie merged with the church.[16]

Humanitarian programs

The church founded Action Nouvelle Vie in 1993, a humanitarian organization who offers regular food aid, clothing, education and reintegration assistance is available.the poor in 1993.[17][18][19] The organization has its own board of directors and is therefore an independent body of the church.[20] In 2015, the 2159, a youth center that aims to develop independence and prevent homelessness and delinquency, is open.[21]

Iglesia Nueva vida

The New Life Church also has a Spanish-speaking group, Iglesia Nueva vida, which offers worship services in Spanish.[22][23]

See also

Bibliography

References
  1. Josie Newman, Merci to a Mercy Mission, charismanews.com, USA, July 19, 2012
  2. Marg Brouillette, Montreal mega-church multiplies ministries, christianweek.org, Canada, March 19, 2002
  3. Christianisme aujourdhui, Un pasteur qui monte, christianismeaujourdhui.info, Switzerland, January 22, 2007
  4. Sébastien Fath, La projection géopolitique des megachurches évangéliques américaines, Revue internationale de politique comparée, Vol. 16, France, 2009, paragraph 15
  5. Marie-Claude Malboeuf et Jean-Christophe Laurence, Les nouvelles églises: sous-sols, garages, entrepôts, Journal lapresse.ca, Canada, February 05, 2011
  6. PVE, La plus grande église évangélique francophone ouvre ses portes à Longueil, tvanouvelles.ca, Canada, January 28, 2001
  7. Joel Coppetiers, Quebec’s largest evangelical church launches new association, christianweek.org, Canada, May 11, 2007
  8. Sébastien Fath, Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches, Éditions Autrement, France, 2008, p. 143
  9. David Gosselin, Quebec's very own huge and global church, faithtoday.ca, Canada, July/August 2015
  10. WAGF, PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES (A-F), worldagfellowship.org, USA, retrieved March 7, 2020
  11. Le Page, p.124
  12. Olivier Roubin, Biographie d’Impact, closermag.fr, France, October 27, 2015
  13. Essentiel radio, Impact de retour en Europe !, essentielradio.com, France, March 24, 2014
  14. Caroline Côté, Église Nouvelle Vie : 4000 fidèles au rendez-vous, Le Courrier du Sud, Canada, February 3, 2011, p. 4 et 5
  15. Warren Bird, Megachurch Languages?, leadnet.org, USA, May 11, 2012
  16. Église Nouvelle Vie, La Prairie, nouvellevie.com, Canada, Retrieved July 23, 2018
  17. Claude Bordigoni, Claude Houde ou la vision d’une mégachurch qui développe un engagement social fort, lafree.ch, Switzerland, October 2, 2009
  18. Annick Oligny, 1600 familles auront moins faim à Noël, Journal lecourrierdusud.ca, Canada, December 17, 2015
  19. ANV, En action, actionnouvellevie.com, Canada, Retrieved July 23, 2018
  20. Philippe Le Page, p. 128
  21. Le courrier du sud, Le 2159 ouvre ses portes aux 16 à 25 ans, lecourrierdusud.ca, Canada, October 30, 2015
  22. Hugo Lavoie, Une heure avec un groupe de musique dans une Église, radio-canada.ca, Canada, April 26, 2018
  23. Le Page, p.117

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