Proposed Law on Separatism

May the Church be found Faithful 

The proposed Law to Uphold Republican Principles crossed another threshold on April 12th as the French Senate voted to uphold the bill designed to stem radical Islam that has been at the root of numerous terrorist attacks in France.  Yet these deliberations also represent a changing dynamic for the evangelicals in France, as the proposed law will present new restrictions and oversight within the evangelical church.

As Clement Diedrichs, General Director of the National Council of Evangelicals in France (CNEF) says, “…the country’s leadership no longer has any desire to protect space for any faith.”

A joint committee of parliamentary deputies and senators will meet in May to further evaluate the bill before it is voted on by the National Assembly in July for final implementation.  

Throughout the months of deliberations, French Protestant leaders have been diligent in their discussions with the government in advocating for the religious freedoms that are so deeply engrained in French society with the separation of Church and State, while also calling the Protestant church to prayer and avoiding a mentality of victimization.  

Diedrichs says, “But since they are no longer in a Christian society, French evangelicals have to be witnesses to the gospel like the first Christians were in their non-Christian society.“

May the Church in France be a faithful witness to Gospel truth, and may the Lord give wisdom to evangelical leaders in discussions with the government.   

For further information, read this report in Christianity Today:

CT Article

Carrefour Théologique 2021

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We’re resending news of this April 12-17 event in order to include YouTube live-stream links to each presentation.

For those who comprehend spoken French, Faculté Jean Calvin’s upcoming conference Carrefour Théologique April 12-17 will focus on Generosity. See the program below featuring several professors from the Fac. (The times shown are for France. Subtract 6 hours for US Eastern Daylight Time, e.g., 19h30 is 13:30 or 1:30pm EDT.)

Please pray that this virtual conference will be a rich spiritual blessing for all who attend and participate!

Programme des conférences

Lundi 12 avril 2021 à 19h30

  • La générosité et le message des prophètes

  • Rodrigo De Sousa, professeur d’Hébreu et d’Ancien Testament à la FJC

  • https://youtu.be/LrpN2tRMcHQ

Mardi 13 avril 2021à 19h30

Mercredi 14 avril 2021à 19h30

  • Devoir de charité et prêt à intérêt dans l’éthique économique de Calvin

  • Michel Johner, professeur d’éthique et d’histoire à la FJC

  • https://youtu.be/7I63V77Oeds

Jeudi 15 avril 2021 à 19h30

  • Présentation du Traité de l’amour du prochain de Martin Bucer

  • Jean-Philippe Bru, professeur de théologie pratique à la FJC

  • https://youtu.be/Jf-b8XOnDdg

Vendredi 16 avril 2021 à 18h30

Vendredi 16 avril 2021 à 20h

Samedi 17 avril 2021à 19h30

Jean-Raymond Stauffacher

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Jean-Raymond Stauffacher, President of the Protestant Evangelical Reformed denomination in France (Union Nationale des Églises Protestantes Réformées Évangéliques de France, UNEPREF). and a graduate of Faculté Jean Calvin, talks with Ruth Ann Leduc, Huguenot Fellowship trustee, about the proposed law on separatism, currently being debated in the French legislature. Learn how this law could adversely affect God’s church in France.

Click to view this 9-minute video.

Samuel Foucachon

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Samuel Foucachon is a graduate of Faculté Jean Calvin and pastor of the Chapelle de Nesle - Evangelical Reformed Church in the Latin Quarter in Paris. Watch this 19-minute interview as Samy shares with Huguenot Fellowship Trustee Ruth Ann Leduc about the challenges of church-planting in Paris, as well as how the Lord is blessing this work. If you're looking for a place of worship in Paris, check out the Chapelle de Nesle http://www.chapelledenesle.fr/

Click to view this 19-minute interview.

William Edgar Chair Campaign Webinar

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For those of you who missed the live webinar on March 27 or would like to view it again, please click here.

Thank you all who were able to join us for this special time of honoring Bill Edgar and raising awareness of the Huguenot Fellowship’s fundraising campaign in support of the William Edgar Chair of Apologetics at Faculté Jean Calvin.

And thank you so much to you who have already responded with your prayers and donations.

Campaign Booklet

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Click on the following link to view an informative 12-page booklet about The Huguenot Fellowship’s new campaign for funding the William Edgar Chair of Apologetics at the Faculté Jean Calvin seminary in Aix-en-Provence, France. (The booklet may take a few seconds to load. You may need to zoom-in or zoon-out to read comfortably, depending on your browser.) Campaign Booklet

In addition, all are welcome to attend the live webinar about this initiative on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 12 noon EDT. Please send an email to hello@huguenotfellowship.org to request a Zoom link to attend, if you’ve not already received one by email.