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    The Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada is a Baptist Christian association established in 1969 to serve French-speaking Canadians. Headquartered in Fulford, Quebec, the union has 34 member churches and around 2,500 members. It operates as one of four regional associations under Canadian Baptist Ministries and is affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The union opened a bible college in Montreal in 1982 to train clergy.

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    Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada

    The Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada (French:


    Union d'Églises baptistes
    L'Union d'Églises baptistes francophones du Canada) is a Baptist
    Christian association of churches for French-speaking Canadians. francophones du Canada
    Headquarters is in Fulford, Quebec. The union is one of four Classification Evangelicalism
    regions of Canadian Baptist Ministries. The denomination is a Theology Baptist
    member of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
    Associations Canadian Baptist
    Ministries,
    History Evangelical
    Fellowship of
    In 1837, the Swiss missionaries Henriette Feller and Louis Roussy
    Canada
    arrived for the Grande Ligne Mission in Montreal and the Eastern
    Townships.[1] The churches resulting from this movement Region Canada
    officially organized in 1969 form l'Union d'Églises baptistes Headquarters Fulford, Quebec,
    françaises au Canada.[2] The union became part of the Canadian Canada
    Baptist Ministries in 1970.[3]
    Origin 1969
    The Union opened a bible college, the Faculté de Théologie Quebec
    évangélique (Evangelical Theology Faculty), in 1982, in Montreal, Congregations 34
    Quebec.[4] Members 2,500

    In 2010, it had 29 member churches. [5] Official website unionbaptiste


    .com (http://union
    According to a census published by the association in 2020, it baptiste.com)
    claimed 34 churches. [6]

    Beliefs
    The association has a Baptist confession of faith.[7] The Union is a member of Canadian Baptist Ministries
    and Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. [8]

    References
    1. Christopher Killacky, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Baptists (http://www.thecanadianencyclo
    pedia.ca/en/article/baptists/), Official Website, Canada, retrieved August 21, 2016
    2. Gordon L. Heath, Dallas Friesen, Taylor Murray, Baptists in Canada: Their History and
    Polity, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2020, p. 71
    3. Harry A. Renfree, Heritage and Horizon: The Baptist Story in Canada, Wipf and Stock
    Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 275
    4. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p.
    120
    5. Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations,
    InterVarsity Press, USA, 2010, p. 27
    6. UEBFC, TROUVER UNE ÉGLISE (https://unionbaptiste.com/trouver-une-eglise/),
    unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
    7. UEBFC, MISSION ET CONFESSION DE FOI (https://unionbaptiste.com/mission-et-confessi
    on-de-foi/), unionbaptiste.com, Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020
    8. UEBFC, PARTENAIRES (https://unionbaptiste.com/partenaires/), unionbaptiste.com,
    Canada, retrieved April 25, 2020

    External links
    Union d'Églises baptistes francophones du Canada (http://www.unionbaptiste.com/) –
    French language Web Site

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?


    title=Union_of_French_Baptist_Churches_of_Canada&oldid=1187126434"

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