Baptist Builder—
Église Baptiste Évangélique l’Oasis, Deux-Montagnes, QC
Appeal: #252
In 2010, a group of 60 adults and children from Église Baptiste de Terrebonne-Mascouche launched Église Baptiste Évangélique l’Oasis, a church plant in Deux-Montagnes, QC located 40 kilometres northwest of downtown Montréal, QC. Serving a population of 102,000 with no evangelical church located west of it in Québec, their mission was clear: train disciples, raise up leaders, and plant churches.
Two years after launching the ministry, the young congregation was able to purchase the United Church building in which they were meeting. Much work has been done since that time to renovate the building to better suit the growing needs of the congregation.
Today, about 70 people gather weekly to worship God and serve in the various ministries of the church, including growth ministries for youth, women’s ministry, and evangelism and leadership development/training. The Lord has provided three elders to give leadership to this ministry, including two former AEBEQ Regional directors, Michel Michel-Habib and Louis Bourque.
Michel Michel-Habib writes, “Our vision is to help every church member or adherent to be fully engaged in accomplishing the mission of our Lord, Jesus Christ. As a church, our strategy is to start in Deux-Montagnes, and continue, as the Lord guides, in the seven cities and villages in our area.”
One of the significant blessings for the congregation has been having their own building as this provides stability and a presence within the community. As with most older buildings, however, the maintenance can be a daunting task especially for a smaller congregation.
As the congregation is needing to replace windows and doors in their building, Baptist Builders is seeking to provide support for this project. Please prayerfully consider how the Lord would have you partner with the Église Baptiste Évangélique l’Oasis congregation in meeting this need.