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[[Assemblee Chretienne de La Tuque, QC|Assemblee chrétienne de La Tuque]] was a French open brethren assembly located in La Tuque, Mauricie, Central [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] that was founded around 1950. The assembly began as a result of visits by brethren from the Cap-de-la-Madeleine and Shawinigan areas, [[Paul Boëda]], [[Sheldon Bard]] and [[Joseph Darling]]. Léo Papillon moved to La Tuque in order to give valuable help to the new work. [[Howard Forbes]] from Arvida also gave a helping hand.
The work began when a young man, studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood, failed to convince Paul Boëda of the error of his position. In fact, he failed so badly that he abandoned his studies and accepted Christ, and then moved to La Tuque to share his new-found faith with an elderly couple who had previously been very kind to him. At that time the couple, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loyer, owned and ran a combined restaurant and dance hall. On hearing the Gospel, they believed, accepted the Saviour along with two of their sons and then turned their dance hall into a Gospel Hall.
In 1951, [[Roland Lacombe]] arrived in La Tuque with his family where he remained until 1954 when he moved south to Drummondville. Thereafter, the assembly depended heavily upon the ministry of visiting brethren.
