Assemblée chrétienne de Sherbrooke, QC
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[edit] History
The beginnings of the Assemblée chrétienne de Sherbrooke, QC were modest. The first meetings as an assembly were held on the first Sunday of January 1946. Less than a dozen persons, of whom several were newly converted, met in various homes on Sunday mornings. After that they met for a short time in the basement of Grace Chapel, Sherbrooke, QC. As the work grew, it became difficult to have two meetings going on simultaneously in the same building and so the French assembly rented space over a store on King Street in the downtown area, and then met on Belvedere Street for a short time. Among the pioneers were Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Reynolds. Others have followed in their footsteps over the years. In 1955, a lot was purchased on Desormeaux Street in the east end of Sherbrooke and the present building was erected with the help of Stewards Foundation. In 1996, 50 years after the beginning, some 160 adults and children were in regular attendance. The assembly continues to meet at the same location.
[edit] Also See
Églises des frères chrétiens de Girardville, QC
Assemblée chrétienne de Sherbrooke, QC
Assemblée chrétienne de Cookshire, QC
[edit] Author
Dan H. Smith, Ed.D. President, Emmaus Bible College
[edit] Resources
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
