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The first missions

The first Protestant missions were established in South-Africa, where the beginning of the 19th century saw some major political transformations.

Organization of the missionary movement

Even though the House of Missions was closed for a short period during the 1848 revolution and the 1870 war, missionary enthusiasm spread in France in different ways.

In the nineteenth century, slavery became incompatible with the major political (human rights), economic (legitimate trade) and theological (evangelization) currents. Slavery, even though re-established by Napoleon, it was permanently made...

The deaconesses of Reuilly

The community of the deaconesses of Reuilly came into being in 1841 and was established in the rue de Reuilly in the XIIth arrondissement in Paris in 1844, which is...

Atelier de montage de pièces de moteur Peugeot, Audincourt

Protestants and economic life

Soon after the Reformation, Protestants became involved in collective and public responsibilities with a significant impact on both university and economic life.

A wide range of destinies

The XVIth century produced numerous Reformed people who became well-known in different fields.

The Peugeot family

Since the XVIIth century, the Peugeot family – a Lutheran family from the Montbéliard district – has contributed to the economic growth and social development of France by building an industrial empire...

Famille protestante lisant la bible et chantant, vue au XIXe siècle

On being a Protestant in 16th century in France

During the second half of the 16th century, many reformed churches were created in France. Calvinist catechism and discipline brought about a new kind of person: a Protestant person.

Pietist and Methodist influences in 19th century in France

There is no doubt that the Revival movements had an enormous impact on the awakening of the French Protestant Church in the second half of the 19th century. Their presence...