re•gen•er•a•tion
παλιγγενεσία
Only found in Matthew 19:28 and Titus 3:5, the word regeneration literally means a ‘a new birth’ and expresses renewal through radical changes for the better.
paliggenesia - palin: again; genesis: birth
n. The act or process of regenerating or the state of being regenerated, especially.
n. Renewal or regrowth of lost or destroyed parts of being
n. Spiritual or moral revival
Calvary Chapel Montreal Regeneration is a protestant Christian fellowship that seeks to know and glorify Jesus Christ. We desire to challenge all people to seek after God with all of their heart and mind, ultimately repent from their sins and put their faith in Jesus Christ.
Planted in a secular urban milieu, Calvary Chapel Montreal Regeneration reaches out to the Montreal community by a bold verse by verse teaching of the inerrant Word of God (the Bible), in a culturally sensitive, intellectually challenging and pertinent way. The message of a significant and abundant life found only in Jesus Christ is presented regularly.
We are here to love you, serve you, and simply guide you toward Jesus. We are devoted to making Him known, bringing each and every one to recognize that, "His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness." 2 Peter 1:3
Our three-fold purpose is to lead us to be:
Spiritually Mature
As a spiritual family, we seek to grow to spiritual maturity, through expository, line upon line teaching of the Word of God; to equip one another for service; to impart a coherent vision.
Eternally Minded
We believe that loving God is man's highest calling and our relationship to Him is our highest priority. All ministry, serving, and giving flows out of this relationship.
"That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings" Philippians 3:10
Evidently Transformed
Healthy, well-taught followers of Jesus Christ will beget other healthy followers. Our desire is to go out into the society to expand the kingdom of God through lifestyle and one on one evangelism, as well as, organized and targeted outreaches to various segments of the community.
— Pastor Sébastien
History
In 2004, Pastor Sebastien and a small group of people from disparate cultural and spiritual backgrounds met and began to worship together within a small inner-city theatre/dance rehearsal space; and it was there that Calvary Chapel Montreal Regeneration was born.
Today, this thriving English and French church community continues to meet weekly, for two culturally and linguistically distinct services, bringing joy and hope in Jesus Christ to an otherwise desolate secular landscape.
Calvary Chapel Montreal Regeneration's primary teaching pastor, Pastor Sebastien, follows in the footsteps of men like Brian Brodersen, Skip Heitzig, Bil Gallatin and Greg Laurie as well as hundreds of others associated with a Calvary Chapel church revival known as the Jesus Movement.
This particular church revival rapidly spread from coast to coast in North America, bringing thousands of young people to Jesus Christ starting in the late 1960's. Today, the revival continues to thrive, as currently there are more than 1700 active Calvary Chapels the world over, with others of the same origin taking root each year.
The original Calvary Chapel is in Costa Mesa, California, and was founded by Pastor Chuck Smith in 1965. With a sincere concern for the lost, Pastor Chuck sought to reach out to a younger generation of hippies and surfers that evidently struggled to find their place within contemporary church gatherings. He welcomed all, without judgment, boldly emphasizing the teaching of the Word of God verse by verse. In September 2013, Pastor Chuck went home to His Lord, yet his successors continue to preach the Gospel according to Pastor Chuck's methodology.
As a result, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa is among the world's largest churches. Many thousands of people attend weekly Sunday services, touched by the simple, yet sound approach of this particular style of expository preaching.
Pastor
Born in Montreal, Sébastien Frappier became a professional actor at the age of thirteen. Despite regular appearances within Quebecois television, film and stage productions for more than ten years, Sébastien found himself increasingly disillusioned by the local industry, and left for California to pursue secular fame. As it happened, Hollywood would never know Sébastien Frappier.
Within the hot desert of New Mexico, the gift of new life through Jesus Christ became real to Sébastien. Personal ambitions to rise to fame melted away as a new greater purpose for living slowly impressed itself upon his heart.
After attending Calvary of Albuquerque's School of Ministry in the early 90's, Sébastien became a pastoral intern to a 15,000 member congregation under the leadership of Pastor Skip Heitzig.
Sébastien then worked as a full time ordained pastor at Calvary of Albuquerque as a Bible teacher, a Church History teacher, a Biblical counsellor, and an overseer of several ministries, including 35 home fellowships.
Sébastien then returned to Montreal in 2004 and founded Calvary Chapel Montreal Regeneration that same year. Sébastien is married to Andréia and has four children, Jude, Luke, Clarice and Isaac.
Elders
Nat Attias is a full-time servant-leader responsible for the worship ministry and discipleship
Azcari Loyo Nouche is responsible for Bible classes and the counselling ministry