New Life church
New Life church Longueuil
LocationLongueuil
CountryCanada
DenominationPentecostal
AssociationsAssociation chrétienne pour la Francophonie
Weekly attendance4,000
Websitenouvellevie.com
History
Founded1993
Founder(s)Claude Houde
Specifications
Capacity2,400
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Claude Houde

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.[7][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

Bibliography

References

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

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