Quebec Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
1990 Article
Between 1949 and 1959 many Mennonite Brethren missionaries on their way to the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire) lived briefly in Quebec to learn the French language. Some of them brought Quebec to the attention of the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference and its mission board -- Canada Inland Mission (1957). In 1961 Lydia Krahn Dyck and Ernest Dyck, back from the Congo, settled in St-Jérôme about 25 miles northwest of Montreal to begin a church planting ministry. The first baptismal service was held in 1964; in October of the same year the first congregation was organized with 16 members.
In July 1984 the Quebec Mennonite Brethren congregations joined the Canadian Conference as a fully-recognized provincial conference, known in French as Association québécoise des Frères mennonites du Québec. It is the only French-speaking Mennonite Brethren conference in North America. It was composed of eight congregations with a membership of 612 in 1996. With the support of the Canadian Conference, the Quebec Conference administers its church-planting program, a camp and a Bible school, and the Institut Biblique Laval in the Montreal suburb of Saint-Laurent. -- Jean Raymond Théorêt
2015 Update
In 2015 the Quebec Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (Association des Églises des frères mennonites du Québec) had 14 congregations and 545 members.
| Congregation | City | Members | Average Weekly Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre D'Adoration Assemblée De La Grace | St-Leonard | 30 | 35 |
| City Church | Montréal | 45 | 134 |
| Église Chrétienne de Saint-Laurent | Saint-Laurent | 44 | 40 |
| Église Chrétienne de Ste-Thérèse | Sainte-Thérèse | 70 | 70 |
| Église Chrétienne Évangélique de Saint-Eustache | Saint-Eustache | 127 | 130 |
| Église Chrétienne Évangélique de Sainte-Rose | Laval | 46 | 62 |
| Église Chrétienne Khmère de Saint-Laurent | Saint-Laurent | 27 | 24 |
| Église l'Essentiel | Montréal | 6 | 10 |
| L'Intersection | Terrebonne | 35 | 57 |
| La Clairiére: Église Chrétienne de Saint-Jérôme | Saint-Jérôme | 21 | 21 |
| Les Ambassadeurs Chrétiens | Saint-Laurent | 54 | 75 |
| The Living Room | Montréal | 40 | 45 |
| The Westside Gathering | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | 140 | |
| Totals | 545 | 843 |
Bibliography
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Yearbook (1996): 206.
Mennonite Mirror (May 1986): 11-13.
Additional Information
Address: 824 chemin de la Côte des neiges, Suite 301, Montréal, QC H3V 1G5
Phone: 514-331-0878, ext. 230.
Website: https://aefmq.com/
| Author(s) | Jean Raymond Théorêt |
|---|---|
| Date Published | December 2016 |
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Théorêt, Jean Raymond. "Quebec Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2016. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Quebec_Conference_of_Mennonite_Brethren_Churches&oldid=171223.
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Théorêt, Jean Raymond. (December 2016). Quebec Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Quebec_Conference_of_Mennonite_Brethren_Churches&oldid=171223.
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