Then & Now

One God, One Faith, One Church, One Baptism in Jesus Name

We are one in the body of Christ

Colosien 1: 15-20 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Christ who fills the universe in all its parts Ephesians 1:23

Historiae Nostrae et Praecipuae Notae

Past events (History/Timeline/Archives) & Future events (Outlook/Trajectory/Next)

2026

2026.07.14 HAPPY 12 YEARS TO ERIC MICHEL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL!

From the Board of Elders, Members of the Ministries, Clergies and laities
President of the House of Bishops, the Right Revd. Marie (Emiritus) and the President of the Board of Elders, Lyle.

2014 – 2026

2026-07-11 Ordinary General Assembly; Preparation for the 14th

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Online MESFC Group: 6 members; Eric Michel Ministries International created the group.on June 5, 2026

2026.06.07-02: We set up a new time for the Mass from 10:00 to 9:00 to free up the Archbishop so I can meet people from his appointment calendar. We noticed other implications with this new Mass schedule, so we decided to reschedule it to the usual 10:00 time.
2026.06.07-01 Celebration of the solemnity of Corpus Christi at the Manse’s Chapel
2026.05.24 The Apostolic Old Catholic Mission (AOCM) cordially invites me to the Episcopal Consecration of our Rector, Fr Ashley R. Deutschmann, on the Feast of Pentecost. This holy day, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Church, provides a fitting and joyful occasion to witness the continuation of apostolic ministry through the laying on of hands. On Sunday, 24 May 2026, at 11:00 am, we shall gather for this solemn liturgy at the Cultural Centre “Sv. Tsar Boris I – 1909”, Bistritsa, Bulgaria. This consecration is to be conferred within the historic episcopate by bishops whose sacramental orders are documented and traceable. One of the great joys of this occasion is the fellowship it reflects: bishops, clergy, and faithful from different traditions, coming together in prayer, charity, and shared apostolic faith. Together with the prayers of the faithful, Fr Ashley will be commended to this sacred office in service to Christ and His Church.
2026.05.01: We rebuild our website to reflect our new reality in Catholicism

2025

2025.08.01: We entered into full communion with the Apostolic Old Catholic Mission
2025.07.14: EMMI is 11 years old
2025.05.21: Archbishop Eric Michel resigned from the International Conference of Catholic and Autocephalous Bishops (ICCAB), the end of our Affiliate Charter with the Order of Franciscans of the Eucharist and the Abbey of Saint Mary Theotokos, and The Sanctification of Families Union of Saint Francis of Assisi, a ministry of the Order of Franciscans of the Eucharist. Granted by the Most Reverend MICHAEL CUOZZO.

2024

2024.07.14: EMMI is 10 years old
2024.07.07 Eric M. Gagnon has been granted the title of Metropolitan Archbishop by the Brotherhood of Missionaries Jesus the Good Shepherd in Yaoude, Cameroon.
2024.02.26: Archbishop Eric Michel joined the International Conference of Catholic and Autocephalous Bishops (ICCAB)

2023

2023 November: Site transfer and merging are ongoing, but we are encountering many issues with Google Domains and Google Sites; a domain must be pointing, and many page images are disappearing, which is an absolute nightmare! The merge causes many broken links; we are very sorry for the inconvenience.
2023 November 11: New Certifications: Eric Michel’s Consecration to the Holy Virgin Mary
2023 October 30: The Blessing of the Scapular of St Francis
2023 October 29: Mass @ the Cathedral of St Jerome
2023 October 26: Chaplain Eric Michel received the Certificate of Enrollment of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary
2023 October 23: Chaplain Eric Michel started the Consecration to Our Lady Course
2023 October 22 Mass @ St Anastasie
2023 October 22 to 28: Pastoral Care Week
2023 October 15: Convocation to the Symposium (90 Days before) as per Canon Law & Indus. Can Rules
2023 October 15: Mass @ Saint Andrew Apostle
2023 11 octobre: à l’église Ste-Angélique, Mgr Durocher a procédé au lancement de l’année pastorale en compagnie de l’équipe responsable de la session pastorale
2023 October 8: Mass @ Franciscan
2023 October 5: St. Faustina’s feast
2023 October 4: Feast of St. Francis & Blessing of Animals 18:00 – 19:00
2023 October 3: The Transitus of Saint Francis, which commemorates his death
2023 October 1: Mass @ St Philippe Church
2023 September 30:Posted in Volunteering: Nous avons besoin de bénévoles pour aider l’aumônier dans les Laurentides, région administrative du Québec, Argenteuil, municipalité régionale de comté du Québec.
2023 September 24-02: Visited St Jerome Parishes (St Anthony – St Pierre – St Hippolyte – Saint-François Xavier)
2023 September 24-01: Road Accident in Mirabel
2023 September 17: Mass @ St Colomban
2023 September 10-02 Visit Saint-Colomban
2023 September 10-01: Mass @ The Franciscans
2023 September 06: Reaffirming that EMMI is NOT a church but a Ministry
2023 September Tribute to Eric Michel and the Ministry, 45 years of service to the community.
2023 August 28: FoRCES received their Tactical Uniforms
July 30, 2023: Eric Michel & Marie Parish Visiting Roman Catholic Churches & Protestants: Ste Rose de Lima, Ile Perrot, Ste Anne de Bellevue, St Joseph Oratory in construction, Beaurepaire United Church, Beaurepaire Anglican Church.
2023.07.14 Celebration of the 9th anniversary of the Eric Michel International ministries (2014) and the 45th anniversary of our beginnings in 1978
2023.06.15 The Notre Dame of Grace Benedictine Oblate changed its name to Our Lady of High Grace Benedictine Oblate
2023.04.06 Feu Argenteuil Fire
2023.04 The Call from Holy Mary to our Archbishop, The Most Reverend Brother Eric Michel
2023.02.18: Symposium and General Assembly Sat from 10:00 – 22:00 (EST)
2023.01.08: St John Ambulance St Jean
2023.01.19 Bro. Eric Michel became a member of the Franciscan Federation

2022

2022.10.20 The Priory of Thomas Judas was dissolved because our membership ended with the Sovereign Military Order of Holy Trinity Templar Knights.
2022.04.06 Important date: EMNMI received the Affiliate Charter with the Order of Franciscans of the Eucharist and the Abbey of Saint Mary Theotokos
2022 March 19: Brother Eric Michel became a member of The Sanctification of Families Union of Saint Francis of Assisi, a ministry of the Order of Franciscans of the Eucharist.
2022.03.10: Eric Michel became member #118282 of the Volunteer Ministry of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC).

2021

2021 The Notre Dame of Grace Benedictine Oblate was founded on October 15, 2021, as an Independent Catholic Ministry that promotes Christogenesis, the Monotheism Catholic Ministry of Eric Michel Ministries International (EMMI).
2021 January 16: Important date: Symposium General Assembly

2020

2020-10-15 Notice: 90 Days before the convocation letter to the Symposium. The Symposium General Assembly will be held on January 16, 2021. Time to send your proposal
2020 FEB 08 Important date: SYMPOSIUM AT 10:00 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, MOTION PROPOSED AND ADOPTED BY PRESENT MEMBERS.
2020.01.01 NOTICE: All Workplace users who DID NOT log in for over a year were deleted on Jan 28, 2020. This applies only to Workplace, and you are still invited to the Symposium on Feb 8, 2020.

2019

2019.01.12 to 2019.01.26: Governance Meeting Symposium EMMI
2019 Symposium/General Assembly: To all members of the IAoC with an email address ending in @bible-academy.org, please remember that we have an election to replace two members of the House of Elders (International Board) as their terms are ending. Please submit your representative’s name or your own.

2018

2018.11.6: How-To was sent to the Symposium Members
2018.10.13 Convocation for Symposium on 2019.01.12
2018.09.13: Member class “B” became class “A”. Notice: Associate Partners are now Affiliate Partners

2017

2017 October 21: Important date: Updated Canon Law Phase II
2017.08.01: EMMI Affiliation Bylaws
2017: Foundation of The Interdenominational Assembly of Churches Association Ministry with Pentecostal Church Vadapalli, India, represented by Philip Kumar, J.Kaladhar, Bethel Orphanage Care Foundation, represented by the Rev. Robert Muhindo, Glory Ministry in Kenya, represented by the Rev. Philip E. Odhiambo, Christ Commission Fellowship Church, represented by Rt.Rev. Julius O. Nyambuoro, Conceição Souza NGO in Caucaia, Brazil, Happy Times Care Ministries by Pastor Muwonge Ibrahim, SET FREE CHURCH /MINISTRIES by Pastor David and Petronilla Turyatemba, African United Methodist by Rev. Xaviour Sebastian Chikwatu, Greater Grace Ministries by Rev. David Kisaame, Pentecostal Church in Nepal by Rev. Sunu Bajracharya.
2017 June 23: an Indian Pentecostal joined EMMI, Philip Kumar
2017 July: USA form W-8BEN ref. ID A03838413DDU2VKTDH7RW
2017 June 18: a Malawi Methodist Church joined EMMI, Xaviour Sebastian Chikwatu

2016

2016: In cooperation with Harvestime Institute International, we set up the Canadian Harverstime Bible Academy for free Bible courses.
2016 CL Finances 022.2.6 CL Committees

2015

2015,04,01: Important date: Amendment regarding our faith from Christian Unitarian to Non-Denominational Christian
2015.03.18: important date Updated Canon Law (Phase I)
2015 March 4: The EMMI Governance Meeting. At the EMMI Governance Meeting, the chairperson suggested that the directors consider that the Rev. Eric M. Gagnon is authorized and directed to execute and file all necessary applications for the corporation under Industry Canada number 895170-5. The motion was duly made, seconded, and unanimously adopted.
2015 February 15: Eric Michel completed the Facility Care & Stewardship (Trustees Training)
2015 Fondation of Footsteps of Jesus Seminary and Bible Academy. All our courses are offered through “Implementing Team Impact Christian University Curriculum” and are accredited by Theological Accreditation International (TAI) or the Worldwide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions. Eric Michel Ministries International, under Research, Theology and Teaching Ministry and New Hope Ministry and Missions, offers an online Christian study program for future ministers in the Christian Faith, with fully accredited graduate programs in theology. It is an online study or small-class program that attracts students worldwide who want to serve as ministers in our EMMI family of Chaplains. We invite you to join us if you want to learn our traditions. Research, Theology and Teaching Ministry of Eric Michel Ministries International: Founded in 2015, our Seminary “Footsteps of Jesus” for future ministers in the Christian Faith, specializing in fully accredited graduate programs in Theology. The Seminary is the next step in the Quest for Jesus. It is an online studies program or a small classes program that attracts students worldwide who want to serve as ministers in our EMMI family of Chaplains. We invite you to join us to learn about our traditions. We offer a course of education leading to ordination as a Christian minister. The Footsteps Of Jesus Seminary And Bible Academy is a professional organization that promotes Christian education. Suppose you have received God’s calling. We are here to help with your ordination, training and ministerial needs. It’s a blessing opportunity. This site is God’s work. Let us know if there is a way that we can help you!

2014

2014 October 7: Board Meeting
2014 September 21: Ecclesiology, status and by-laws Proposal Working Document Only
2014 September 16:Board Meeting
2014 August 05: First Board Meeting
2014.07.14: New Class of Memberships
2014 July 14: Important date: Eric Michel Ministry & Chaplaincy became Eric Michel Ministries International, legally constituted as a Not-for-Profit Religious corporation at Industry Canada under the number # 895170-5 and at Canada Revenue Agency under the number # 80323 9177 RC001
2014 June 6: Eric Michel Ministries Int’l, a Christian Catholic Fellowship, would like to welcome three new members, Isabelle, Jane and Lynn, to our Pet Chaplaincy Group. We hope to see you at one of our meetings.
2014 May 22: Ministerial Etiquette & Protocol
2014 February 16: Dear Brother Eric, Thank you for your prompt response to our inquiry. Our newly elected Council will meet in mid to late December for a quick meeting, and I will present your proposal that evening. I am sure that our faith organizations will be working together very shortly. Ed

2013

2013 October 4: Important date: Rev. Marie Y. Arnold Appointed Bishop of New Hope Ministry & Missions Baptist Church
2013: Eric Michel is a member # 10197469 of the Royal Canadian Legion
2013: Eric Michel is a member #108055 of the Canadian Volunteer Firefighters Service Association (Chaplain)

2012

2012 May 12: Important date: the Baptist Minister, the Reverend Marie Arnold, teamed up with EMMI and became Eric Michel’s spouse

2011

2011 January: Important date: Symposium Eric Michel Elected Archbishop (President Bishop) installed on May 6 of the same year
2011 Important date: Ordained Chaplain at Eric Michel Ministry. Community Chaplaincy comprises people who worship Christ and want to spread his word in our country and the world. We believe in the Bible and strive to live our faith together. Our chaplaincy reflects a diverse gathering of people from all stages of life and spiritual development. We are not committed to just one race, age group, or demographic; we want to reach every person with the Gospel. The Gospel is the good news that Jesus lived and died to give us life forever. Eric Michel Ministries International Chaplaincy is a community that has offered many opportunities for people to grow in their relationship with Christ since 2010. We are a chaplaincy that loves people and wants to feed them from God’s Word, challenge them, and invite them to use their gifts to serve Christ with us.

2010

2010: UCGC became Eric Michel Ministries & Chaplaincy
2010: Important date: The end of the Universal Christian Church and EMMI Trois-Rivières
2010 November 30th: Important date, Eric Michel was consecrated Bishop by Bishop T.T. (Willy) Williamson of Albany, New York

1993

1993 EMMI: Ottawa Gatineau SUNS became Universal Christian Church

1988

1988.12.07: Priestly Ordination of Eric Michel Gagnon by Bishop T.T. (Willy) Williamson of Albany, New York. Johannic Church.

Note: Eric M. Gagnon, who started a journey at the Johannic Tradition Church in 1977 and was ordained deacon in May 1985 by Bishop T.T. (Wally) Williamson. On December 07, 1888, Eric Gagnon was ordained as a priest of the Universal Christian Church with the ecclesiastic name Michel of Notre Dame. On Wednesday, November 30, 2010, Eric Gagnon was consecrated Bishop by Bishop T.T. (Wally) Williamson. Bishop Eric M. Gagnon chose the motto: Semper Christo Fidelis’ Always Faithful to Christ”.

During the election of the board of elders, he became Archbishop (Bishop President) by election of the General Assembly in January 2011 and was installed on May 6, 2011.