Eglise Chretienne de St. Jerome (St. Jerome, Que.)

601, rue Lachaine, St-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada), J7Z 4N7. (450) 438-1736. Pastor Jean Calvin Kitata served in 2000 as a salaried congregational leader. In 1965 there were 15 members; in 1975, 50; in 1985, 81; in 1995, 122; in 2000, 76. The congregation has been affiliated with the Association québécoise des Frères mennonites du Québec (1964-), the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1964-) and the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1964-). The language of worship is French.

Église Chrétienne de St-Jérôme began services in 1961, and formally organized in 1964. The first building was occupied in 1964; the congregation moved to a new location in 1994. Ernest Dyck is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in Quebec.

St-Jérôme was the first Mennonite Brethren church in Quebec.

Bibliography

Canadian Mennonite (3 November 1964): 1.

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 58; (16 September 1994): 19.

Album II: protestantisme française en amerique du nord. Montreal: L'Aurore, 1988.

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