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Assemblee Chretienne, Cap de la Madeleine, QC

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==History==

''Assemblée chrétienne de Cap-de-la-Madeleine'', a French open-brethren assembly, was begun in 1947 as a result of the labours of early pioneers such as [[John Spreeman]], [[Noah Gratton]] and [[Paul Boëda]]. Elsie Scott and [[Dorothy Kenyon]] were part of the team as was [[Sheldon Bard]] who arrived two years later. It was the fifth French-speaking assembly to see the light of day in ''La Belle Province''. 

TAfter meeting in homes for the first nine months, a property was secured which included a workshop which was transformed into a meeting place complete with wood stove and folding chairs. Affectionately know  as "La Cabane", it served the needs of the assembly for several years. T<span style="font-size: 0.939em;">he first province-wide conference for all francophone assemblies was held here in September 1949.  Seated in the front row of a portrait of those in attendance can be seen most of the Lord’s servants labouring in Québec at that time.</span>

The 50s were difficult years for the French work. The spring of 1950 witnessed the riots against believers at nearby Shawinigan Falls. The education of believers’ children, who could with much difficulty remain in the Catholic schools of the province, was a major concern at that time. This assembly established one of the few alternate schools to cope with the situation.

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Richard Strout

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