| Impact Christian center | |
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Impact centre chrétien | |
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| 48°45′42″N 2°30′04″E / 48.7617°N 2.501°E | |
| Location | Boissy-Saint-Léger, France |
| Denomination | Communauté des Églises d'expressions africaines en France |
| Website | impactcentrechretien |
| History | |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder(s) | Yves Castanou and Yvan Castanou |
Impact centre chrétien (French: Impact centre chrétien) is a charismatic Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Boissy-Saint-Léger, France. It is affiliated with the Communauté des Églises d'expressions africaines en France.
History
The Church was founded by pastors Yves Castanou and Yvan Castanou twin brothers, in 2002 in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris in France.[1][2][3] In 2011, the church reached 1,500 people and moved to a new building in Boissy-Saint-Léger.[1][4] Churches have been planted in Africa, America and Europe.[5] In 2013, it would have 3,500 people.[6] In 2015, the headquarters of Boissy-Saint-Léger had 2,000 people.[7][8] In July 2023, it inaugurated a convention center at Croissy-Beaubourg, La Cité Royale, with a 3,780-seat auditorium. [9][10]
Beliefs
The Church has a charismatic confession of faith.[6]
External links
References
- ^ a b François Soudan, Congo-Brazzaville : Yves Castanou, berger des télécoms, jeuneafrique.com, France, November 15, 2011
- ^ Stéphanie Le Bars, Les évangéliques, en plein essor, peinent à trouver des lieux de culte, lemonde.fr, France, March 07, 2007
- ^ Sébastien Fath, Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches, Édition Autrement, France, 2008, p. 147
- ^ VOA, Evangelical Churches Flourishing in Europe, voanews.com, USA, July 24, 2006
- ^ Evangeliques.info, Impact Centre Chrétien s'implante en Suisse, evangeliques.info, France, September 15, 2014
- ^ a b Joëlle Misson-Tille, Une Eglise à succès débarque avec des ambitions, christianismeaujourdhui.info, Switzerland, February 18, 2013
- ^ L. B. S., Le modèle des megachurches essaime à travers le monde, la-croix.com, France, August 10, 2015
- ^ Warren Bird, World Megachurches, leadnet.org, United States, accessed July 9, 2017
- ^ Claire Guédon, Églises évangéliques en pleine croissance : l’Île-de-France à l’heure des « megachurches », leparisien.fr, France, March 15, 2023
- ^ Herveline Urcun, "Une église où on a envie d’inviter des gens" : ICC inaugure la Cité Royale, infochretienne.com, France, July 07, 2023
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