[[Assemblee Chretienne Evangelique, Baie Comeau, QC|Eglise évangélique de Baie Comeau]] in Baie Comeau, Manicouagan, Cote-Nord, North [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] is a French open brethren assembly founded in 1978.
Baie-Comeau is the centre of socio-economic activity for the Manicouagan region of Québec. It is made up of nine communities situated on the north shore of the Saint-Lawrence River, 350 km. downstream from Quebec City. Groundwork for an This assembly testimony began here in one the community of these communities, Hauterive, in 1977 the late seventies on the threshold of Québec’s evangelical explosion. The following yearIn 1978, several believers first met as a group to break bread. In 1982Four years later, Hauterive was joined with to Baie-Comeau to form one municipality under the latter name.
The work apparently started following the arrival in the area of a young man, Raynald Carbonneau, who had recently come to know the Lord through the influence of believers at Montmagny. Others soon followed, drawn by employment opportunities. These included Renaud Larrivée who served as correspondent for many years during which time meetings were held in homes or in a local school.
In 1991, The work started following studies at Bethel Bible Institute the arrival in Sherbrookethe area of a young man, [[Jean-Pierre Dupont]] Raynald Carbonneau, whose family had earlier come to know the Lord. This was the result of a Bible and his wife Christine returned New Testament that had been given to the areafather by a hitch hiker to whom he had given a ride. Raynald, were commended to who by then had left the nest and was toying with the workoccult, noticed these books on one of his visits home. He borrowed, read them and served here for two yearstrusted Christ as his Saviour. Over First the yearsmother, much help was received from numerous brethren who visited from time to timethen the father and eventually the entire family were saved and ultimately began attending the assembly at Montmagny.
Meanwhile, a few months after his conversion, Raynald accepted a job offer at Hauterive (now Baie-Comeau). Others soon arrived, drawn by employment opportunities. These included Renaud Larrivée who served as correspondent for many years during which time meetings were held in homes or in a local school. Much help was received from numerous brethren who visited from time to time, principally Roy Buttery followed by Jean-Marc Petit. In the early nineties, commended worker Jean-Pierre Dupont and his wife laboured here. In 2007, the area was blanketed with gospel literature through the efforts of the Seed Sowers. A decade later, witnessed the assembly undertook realization of a long-time vision for the construction of a chapel, dedicated on September 29, 2018to accommodate the activities of the assembly.
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