LaRochelle and the church

I just got an interesting email form Marc Pembroke in response to the LaRochelle post. There are several pieces in Marc's note that I will include in other postings but this particular section is a brief history of religious reformation and the central role of LaRochelle. Thanks Marc.

"........I found it interesting that La Rochelle was a starting point for so many immigrants to New France. As you might know, the town was once a hub of the French Hugenot movement. Samuel de Champlain married at a Reformed Church there where his wife was clearly a member. There is little other indication of Champlain’s beliefs, but apparently, he and Du Mont were both Calvinists. In fact, the nearest French equivalent of the Presbyterian/Calvinist Westminster Confession is known as The Confession of La Rochelle. That confession is still a constituent document of l’Église Réformée Évangélique Indépendante in France (a denomination where I served as pastor-evangelist in Perpignan 1978-79) and of l’Église Réformée du Québec, where I served as professor of theology and supply pastor 1998-1999. I am still a member of the ERQ church in Saint Georges"