Assemblée chrétienne de Rollet, QC
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The Assemblée chrétienne de Rollet, QC began in 1940 in a farm house which had been remodeled to accommodate an assembly meeting as well as a school. John Spreeman had come to the area, northeast of New Liskeard and close to the Ontario border, in 1939 to visit those who had requested a New Testament by mail as a result of the tract band coverage. Noah Gratton joined him in 1940, about the time the assembly was formed. The initial believers were almost all converted Roman Catholics. Vincent and Della Davey came later and spent several years helping to establish the assembly. After the Daveys left, Jacques Jolin helped lead the small assembly; then in 1961, Gaston Jolin and his wife came and have ministered there since then. Gaston Jolin has a television ministry called l'Heure de la Bomne Nouvelle, which is broadcast on several commercial stations in French Canada. The assembly assists in the operation of Camp Joli_B, started in 1963, which has a full summer program. Three Jolin brothers have been commended to the Lord's work in Quebec and Ontario by the assembly.
The Assemblée chrétienne de Rollet, QC built its own chapel in the village of Rollet in 1966, where it remains today. About 50 adults and young people are in the assembly.
[edit] Also See
Église évangélique de Chibougamau, QC
Assemblée chrétienne de Rollet, QC
Assemblée chrétienne évangélique de Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, QC
[edit] Author
Dan H. Smith, Ed.D. President, Emmaus Bible College
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Looking Backward, Pressing Forward: A Brief History of the Montreal Assemblies of Christians known as brethren, 1860s-1993 by George H. Dixon.
30th Anniversary of God's Faithfulness to Huntingville Community Church, 1955 _ 1985.
Sorel - Dedication of a New Chapel, 1996
Portfolio of Huntingville Community Church, undated
News of Quebec, vol. 41, #1, spring 1986; vol. 41, #2, summer 1986; vol. 41, #3, fall 1986; vol. 42, #1, spring 1987; vol. 42, #2, summer 1987; vol. 44, #2, summer 1989; vol. 44, #3, fall 1989.
Letters of Interest, June 1945, p. 13; September 1946, p. 33; June 1948, p. 19; May 1950, p. 17; October 1955, p. 14; November 1955, p. 7; January 1958, p. 3; June 1962, p. 21; July/August September 1963, p. 8; April 1971, p. 16; September 1973, p. 6; January 1985, p. 8.
[edit] Ending Note
There about two dozen additional present-day assemblies of French-speaking believers in Quebec for which the necessary historical information is lacking
