The Laon Protestant Evangelic Church is a part of the federation of the “Assemblies of God, France”, the principal expression of the Pentecostal movement in France, currently the most important Protestant denomination across the world.

Reformation origins

We trace our roots to the Protestant reforms of the 16th century and different awakening movements amongst Protestants and Evangelists. We have faith in the event of the first Pentecost which took place in Jerusalem around the year 34AD as described in the Acts of Apostles, chapter 2 verses 1 to 13 (the Bible).

In France, this movement significantly grew from January 1930 with the arrival of the English Evangelist Douglas Scott (1900-1967) in Le Havre. This preacher was at the heart of a spiritual revival in our country. Numerous churches were created, several of which are in Picardie : Saint–Quentin, Amiens, Abbeville, Beauvais…

Our history

For 3 years, Christians inhabitants of Sissonne and its surrounding neighbourhoods, as well as from the Church of Reims, met in a house for bible studies under the direction of the pastor Dominique Moureau.

It quickly became necessary to establish a meeting place, this happening in 1991 as Christians met in a room on the ‘Rue de Verdun’ for several years.

Because more and more Christians were coming from Laon, meetings also took place in a local room rented for this purpose on the ‘Rue Jean Moulin’ in Laon, near ‘Boulevard Pierre Brossolette’ (Autumn 2002).

In January 2006 the centre at Sissonne was relinquished and all the meetings instead took place in Laon.

The core grew by the arrival of Christians from different horizons and the room quickly became too small. A much bigger centre is scheduled to open in February 2007, but as the lease of the room on rue Jean Moulin finished in October 2006, we were without home for 3 months.

In the meantime, the Reformed Protestants had the kindness to lend us the Temple which we shared with the Baptist Church one Sunday in two.

Since March 2007 you can find us in a room which we rent at 63 rue de Crécy.

The work continues

The succession of pastors :

Jean-Jacques Mancier (1991-1994)

Matthieu Paton (1995– 1996)

Denis Biava (1997-2006).


Today, the Laon Protestant Evangelical Church is lead by the Pastor Philippe Calabria with Denis Biava (since appointed at St Quentin) becoming president of the project.

This church currently numbers about 50 members and sympathisers. It is governed judicially in cultural association by the law of 1905.

The Laon Protestant Evangelical Church fosters relationships of fraternity and respect with Christians of other churches in Laon and the wider region.