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New Life church (french: Église Nouvelle vie) is an
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multi-site
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based in
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, Canada, affiliated with Association chrétienne pour la Francophonie. The senior pastor is Claude Houde.


History

The church was founded in 1993 in
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, starting with 50 members and pastored by Claude Houde. In 1998, following a massive
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causing severe cold and power cuts for more than a month, the church housed 500 homeless people for three weeks. 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. In 2003, the church left the
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) (french: Les Assemblées de la Pentecôte du Canada) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination and the largest evangelical church in Canada.Joel Coppetiers
Quebec’s largest evangelical church launches new association
christianweek.org, Canada, May 11, 2007
In 2005, it founded the Institute of Theology for the Francophonie, near the premises of Nouvelle vie. 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 Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement
churches, member of World Assemblies of God Fellowship. In 2010, Impact, a music group, was formed in the youth department of the church. The group has performed various tours in Europe. In 2011, Nouvelle Vie had 4,000 members.Caroline Côté,
Église Nouvelle Vie : 4000 fidèles au rendez-vous
Le Courrier du Sud, Canada, February 3, 2011, p. 4 et 5
In 2022, it had opened 6 campuses in different cities.


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. The organization has its own board of directors and is therefore an independent body of the church. In 2015, the 2159, a youth center that aims to develop independence and prevent homelessness and delinquency, is open.


Iglesia Nueva vida

The New Life Church also has a Spanish-speaking group, Iglesia Nueva vida, which offers worship services in
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.Le Page, p.117


See also

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List of the largest evangelical churches This list of the largest evangelical megachurches contains only evangelical Christian megachurches related to the following currents: Baptist, Pentecostalism, the evangelical charismatic movement, neo-charismatic movement and Nondenominational Chr ...
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List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums This is a list of the largest evangelical church auditoriums. The list is based on the human seating capacity of the evangelical church auditoriums. Characteristics The building of an Evangelical Christian megachurch has a main auditorium for ...
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Worship service (evangelicalism) A church service (or a service of worship) is a formalized period of Christian communal worship, often held in a church building. It often but not exclusively occurs on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing seventh-day Sa ...


Bibliography

* Sébastien Fath, ''Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches'', Éditions Autrement, France, 2008, p. 110, 132, 141–143, 171 * Philippe Le Page
Megachurch pentecôtiste en contexte québécois : la religion vécue à l'Église Nouvelle Vie de Longueuil
Master's thesis in religious studies, UQAM, 31, Canada, 2015


References


External links


Official WebsiteOfficial Website of Iglesia Nueva vida
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