Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Union d'Eglises Baptistes Fran'aises au Canada
Union d'Eglises Baptistes Fran'aises au Canada
2285 Avenue Papineau
Montreal QC H2K 4J5
Canada
Attesting Officer
45.5278598, -73.5633306
Baptist churches in French Canada first came into being through the labors of two missionaries from Switzerland, Rev. Louis Roussy and Mme. Henriette Feller, who arrived in Canada in 1835. The earliest church was organized in Grande Ligne (now St.-Blaise), Quebec in 1838.
By 1900 there were 7 churches in the province of Quebec and 13 French-language Baptist churches in the New England states. The leadership was totally French Canadian.
By 1960, the process of Americanization had caused the disappearance of the French Baptist churches in the New England states. During the 1960s, Quebec as a society, began rapidly changing in all its facets, education, politics, social values and structures. Mission, evangelism and church growth once again flourished. In 1969, in response to the new conditions, the Grande Ligne Mission passed control of its work to the newly formed Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada, which then included 8 churches. By 2005 the French Canadian Baptist movement had grown to include 34 congregations present in three provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario.
The Union d'Églises Baptistes Françaises au Canada is a member body of the Canadian Baptist Ministries and thus is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,868 |
2,802 |
1,868 |
34 |
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| 2003 | 1,805 |
1,805 |
34 |
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| 2002 | 1,720 |
1,720 |
32 |
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| 2001 | 1,639 |
79 |
1,639 |
31 |
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| 1999 | 1,264 |
72 |
30 |
1,294 |
27 |
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| 1994 | 1,222 |
3,000 |
26 |
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| 1992 | 1,169 |
1,169 |
24 |
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| 1991 | 1,169 |
1,969 |
23 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29 |
7 | 4 |
40 |
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| 2003 | 32 |
6 | 3 |
41 |
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| 2002 | 30 |
7 | 2 |
39 |
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| 2001 | 27 |
7 | 2 |
36 |
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| 1999 | 32 |
5 | 2 |
39 |
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| 1994 | 24 |
33 |
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| 1992 | 16 |
23 |
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| 1991 | 15 |
21 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62 |
629 |
629 |
|||
| 2003 | 68 |
595 |
||||
| 2002 | 66 |
576 |
||||
| 2001 | 64 |
675 |
||||
| 1999 | 27 |
163 |
597 |
760 |
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| 1994 | 26 |
900 |
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| 1992 | 24 |
0 |
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| 1991 | 18 |
763 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $458,000 |
$888,230 |
$430,230 |
$430,230 |
|||
| 2003 | $428,000 |
$867,852 |
$439,852 |
$439,852 |
|||
| 2002 | $346,575 |
$584,102 |
$237,527 |
$237,527 |
|||
| 2001 | $320,732 |
$571,279 |
$250,547 |
$250,547 |
|||
| 1999 | $356,209 |
$1,106,209 |
$750,000 |
||||
| 1994 | $75,000 |
$875,000 |
$800,000 |
||||
| 1992 | $79,610 |
$818,057 |
$738,447 |
||||
| 1991 | $53,126 |
$822,335 |
$769,209 |
||||
| 1989 | $90,000 |
$920,000 |
$830,000 |
||||
| 1988 | $119,925 |
$712,067 |
$592,142 |
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| 1987 | $95,000 |
$711,000 |
$616,000 |
||||
| 1986 | $83,520 |
$573,520 |
$490,000 |
||||
| 1985 | $81,400 |
$560,400 |
$479,000 |
||||
| 1984 | $68,000 |
$423,000 |
$355,000 |
||||
| 1983 | $53,000 |
$368,000 |
$315,000 |
||||
| 1982 | $50,500 |
$340,500 |
$290,000 |
||||
| 1981 | $39,000 |
$301,000 |
$262,000 |
||||
| 1979 | $222,229 |
$418,169 |
$195,940 |
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| 1977 | $177,992 |
$335,071 |
$157,079 |