Assemblee Francaise de Rosemount, Montreal, QC
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History
Assemblée Française de Rosemont, Montréal, Southcentral Québec, Canada was a French open brethren assembly founded in 1940 as Salle Evangelique, meeting at Ebenezer Gospel Hall.
Ebenezer Gospel Hall in the Rosemount section of the city, was the scene of the very first French assembly in Montréal.
The assembly, which had its beginnings as far back as 1938, officially dates from 1940. Noah Gratton, associated with John Spreeman in the beginnings of the work at Girardville, was principally responsible for this work. Meetings continued to be held at the Ebenezer Gospel Hall throughout the fifties, sixties and into the seventies. After a couple of name changes, Ebenezer would become known as Rosemount Bible Church in the early nineties. The French assembly, which at one point in time appears to have met on Masson Street in the city, was last listed in the pages of News of Quebec in 1972.
By 1946, it numbered two dozen members and boasted a promising future. A half dozen years later, the work was carrying on encouragingly, Noah Gratton having been joined by Albert Grainger, both spending much of their time in the area.
Mr. Gratton passed away in 1962. Four years later, the assembly continued to be a harbour for Christians coming from a distance who desired to gather “in a like manner”. It was called “Salle Évangélique.” By 1968, it had taken the name Assemblée Française de Rosemont.
In 1970, Rolland Labonté, one of the assembly’s earliest members, who had served as correspondent for many years, passed away. Not long after, the assembly disbanded with some going to English and others to French efforts.
For over thirty years Montréal’s first French-speaking assembly had served as a beacon and a testimony to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
AKA
- Salle Évangélique (Gospel Hall) +1954-1968
Locations
- 5580 14th Ave., Rosemount +1954-1962
- 6000 13th Ave., Rosemount (@ Ebenezer Gospel Chapel) 1963-1972
Correspondents
- Rolland Labonte (b. 1922 Ste-Pie-De-Guire, QC - d. 2011 Drummondville, QC) +1954-1956; 1963; 1966-1970
- Rodrique Mathieu @ Rosemount 1964-1965, 1971-1972
Alumni
Sources
- Walterick Publishers Assembly Address Books: 1954-1956, 1958-1974
- News of Quebec
- Ancestry.com
