1. Abitibi / Outaouais
2. CÔte-Nord
3. Eastern Ontario
4. Estrie (Eastern townships)
5. GaspÉsie / New Brunswick
6. Laurentians / LanaudiÈre
7. Laval / Rive-Nord
8. Mauricie / Bois-Franc
9. MontÉrÉgie / Rive-Sud
10. Montreal Region
11. QuÉbec City/ Charlevoix
12. Saguenay / Lac Saint-Jean
Where we serve
Laurentians / Lanaudière
Geography:
The Laurentians encompass 22,000 square kilometres of forests, mountains and lakes, stretching from the Mille-Îles River in the south to the gigantic Baskatong Reservoir north of Mont-Laurier.
The Lanaudière region is named after a Seigneurie (manor) dating back to the period of New France (from the 1600s to 1760). This region of 13,500 square kilometres is known as La Region Verte (The Green Region) because it contains at least 11,000 square kilometres of forests.
Population:
The people of both regions live in picturesque towns and country retreats. Some of the larger towns in the Laurentians are Mont-Laurier, Mont-Tremblant, and Saint-Jérôme.
In Lanaudière, 97% of the population speaks French in their homes, while less than 2% speak English. The city of Joliette has a population of 54,700, including its municipal suburbs and nearby villages. Joliette is the geographical and the cultural centre of the region. Every year it hosts a world-renowned classical music festival, known as Le Festival International de Lanaudière.
Economy:
The Laurentians’ economy is based on the forest industry and tourism. Ongoing investments and developments in tourism will make the Laurentians an increasingly popular tourist destination in years to come.
Ministry:
At present, there are five autonomous French Fellowship Baptist churches in these two regions: in Joliette, Lachute, L'Annonciation, Mont-Laurier and Mont-Tremblant. All five churches started as mission works with the support of the Fellowship French Mission and grew to become financially autonomous over a number of years.