Difference between revisions of "Assemblee Chretienne, Drummondville, QC"

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History

In 1952, Roger Dupont along with Léo Papillon from the assembly at Cap-de-la-Madeleine moved to Drummondville for employment reasons. They sought out and began meeting in the home of Mr. James Howitt who had been living there for a number of years, having himself taken employment in a large manufacturing plant in the city. Paul Boëda along with a few brethren from Sherbrooke gave a helping hand and it was soon decided to start the breaking of bread at Roger Dupont’s home and also to have gospel meetings on Sunday afternoons. At that time Drummondville had a population of 35,000, mainly French Roman Catholics, the majority of whom had never heard the gospel. They started remembering the Lord on September 14, 1952. On that first Sunday 18 broke bread, 10 of whom were from Three Rivers. The assembly carried on for some fifty years, closing its doors in 2013.

Location

• Cockburn St. +1954-1955
• 2020 Mercure Blvd. 1956-2013;

Correspondents

• James B. Howitt +1954-1956+
• William Roy Buttery (m. Evelyn) +1958-1959
• Rolland Lacombe 1960-1961
• Donald E. Cox @ St. Germain 1962-1964
• Marcel Tetreault 1965
• Rosaire A. Mayrand 1966-1983+
• Guy Veilleux +1985-1989
• Normand Gosselin @ St-Nicephore 1990-1991, 1999-2010+
• Denis Godbout @ St-Nicephore +2013;

Alumni

• Who's Who at Assemblee Chretienne, Drummondville, QC

Sources

• Walterick Publishing Assembly Address Books: 1954-1956, 1958-1980, 1982-1983, 1985-1987, 1989-2000, 2003-2004, 2006-2008
• ECS Ministries (Emmaus International) Assembly Address Books: 2009-2010, 2013-2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
• News of Quebec