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We invite you to discover “The PERSPECTIVES VENUE South Brittany” project in Vannes and its region, and become one of the many partners we are waiting for on this innovative project.
- An authentic passion for Jesus our Lord
- A priority given to relational discipleship
- The valorization of diverses ministries
- Churches relevant to the city (missional)
- A generosity for the kingdom of God
- A shared commitment to multiplication
Together we want to work in the general interest to have a spiritual, social and family impact in our neighborhood and our city...
Our church is located in Vannes in Morbihan (56)
The PERSPECTIVES VENUE project site is located in Morbihan (South Brittany) in the heart of the Gulf of Morbihan Regional National Park. It is in the Vannes urban area, in the town of Séné
The Vannes urban area had a population of 175,000 people in 2021, but this is projected to grow by 35,000 to a total of 210,000 by 2050!
Morbihan is the French region where the population is forecast to increase the most, with an extra 900,000 residents expected by 2040.
The Morbihan way of life is exceptional – more than 900km of coastline, over 160 beaches, a sheltered Gulf linked to the Atlantic Ocean and over 40 islands.
The site of the PERSPECTIVES VENUE project is located at 16 rue de Lorraine in the town of SENE. It is located in a business park called the “Zone du Poulfanc” which is to the east of Vannes, and close to an area which has recently been urbanised, including the construction of several new blocks of flats. It’s a lively business park which is close to several residential areas and which receives hundreds of visitors each week.
The municipality has recently developed a new zone of activity (shops, banks, restaurants, etc.), services (community buildings, etc.) and housing in the southern part of this area, which has resulted in a significant influx of new residents.
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In the 1950s, a missionary couple started a new evangelisation project in Brittany working with France Mission. Their names were Claude and Annette Broux, and they worked in the “Ile et Vilaine” and “Côtes d’Armor” regions of France, mainly on the north coast of Brittany from Saint Malo to Morlaix. They travelled around this area of Brittany with a tent, organising evangelisation events in different locations.
Photo from the France Mission book "De la semence à la multiplication depuis 1957"
Today, the France Mission organisation has become the PERSPECTIVES union of churches, which has over a dozen churches in the north west of France. It is this mission that started a church group in Vannes in 1984 thanks to the work of pioneer church planters.
André et Annette Peythieu
In 1984, the missionary couple André and Annette Peythieu planted an evangelical Protestant church in Vannes with France Mission.
This work was based around the evangelical witness of small groups who were present at the Vannes market with bibles and Christian books.
Jim et Delia Percy
The missionary couple André and Annette Peythieu was assisted by another missionary couple from the United States: Jim and Delia Percy who were France Mission’s first American missionaires (1964-1987).
Jim Percy
A development project for the building was proposed by Jim Percy to impact the Vannes region, but this project did not go ahead.
In the 1990s the church started renting and then bought a building … the current building on the Poulfanc business park at Vannes-Séné!
Unfortunately, over time, attendance has dwindled and the building has not been maintained and adapted due to insufficient funds. The building no longer meets the building regulations required to welcome the public. Today, the building needs a new start, a new project to meet the needs of the Vannes region - the building needs to be entirely renovated and extended as part of this project.
In 2015 an evangelical Protestant family planted a new Baptist church in Vannes. The project started with a house group of a dozen people.
Dominique and Martine Sabel had the vision for this project, with their daughter Miryam and her husband Samuel, starting with house group meetings and then moving to monthly and then weekly services.
A church-planting project was started with a vision based on: “ a church open to the City, a welcoming church, a church connected with other local churches”
The “Passerelles” Protestant Family Association was created in 2015
to provide assistance to people in need in Vannes to demonstrate the love for one’s neighbour taught in the Bible. The young church was also behind the creation of a Protestant chaplaincy in the local hospital network.
The Passerelles organisation and the chaplaincy are now recognised and appreciated for their support to family life in the community.
The congregation that was formed grew and developed: 4 adults and 2 children in 2015, became a dozen people in 2016 and continued to grow annually until a group of over 50 adults and 30 children was involved by 2025.
The “Passerelles” association has helped over 40 families each year over the last 10 years (emergency accommodation, assistance with food and transport, home visits …).
The church is currently meeting in provisional premises for which the lease ends at the end of March 2025. The Passerelles association does not have premises which are suitable to welcome families and develop aid programs for those in difficulty and to use for children’s activities in the church. The chaplaincy does not have its own office space either.
The Vannes church joined the Perspectives church union in 2024 and is engaging in prayerful reflection on the needs of the church community and the future of the building at Vannes-Séné.
PERSPECTIVES
Multiple churches, one mission
The vision and objective of the project are to erect a building on a site that is visible, accessible and integrated into the local community:
- A place that is open to the local population and will welcome everybody
- A building for announcing the Christian Gospel and facilitating church life
- A place that can be used to meet the social needs of people in difficulty
To implement this project, the church needs a building that is large enough and can be used for the following:
- Church services that can welcome 120 people, providing premises to the existing team of a pastor, 6 preachers and 3 worship groups
- Celebrations of life stages and seasonal events: baptisms, marriages, funerals, Christmas, Easter etc.
- Activities for children and youth. The church currently has three groups: younger children, older children and a youth group
- Welcoming people before the service and serving drinks afterwards
- Sharing meals after services and other events
- Evangelisation projects in the local area
- Training events for both the local and the wider church (churches in the “Perspectives West” region, churches in the Morbihan CNEF organisation
- A Christian book stand and a lending library to share and loan books
- Church meetings : the pastoral team, the church council, prayer meetings, bible studies etc.
- Meetings of the pastoral teams from local churches for the “Perspectives West” region and the Morbihan CNEF organisation
- Welcoming families and people being assisted by the Passerelles Protestant Family Association: encouragement, food aid and hygiene products, administrative advice, community time, meals, etc.
- Organisation of themed meetings
- Organisation of concerts and exhibitions …
The requirements for the premises have been listed in the following table.
A draft requirements plan was developed and submitted to SOCOMETAL (a building project management company) who are working on a preliminary project and the associated project costing).
Site plan and current premises
After the project: impression of the Perspectives Venue
The building costs include :
- The demolition of the current building (structure and foundation) after an asbestos investigation
- The excavation and back-filling of the land behind the existing building
- The construction of a building with :
- A main hall for church services at the rear of the land
- Multipurpose rooms, an office and a reception area with a tea room at the front
- The main building entrance on the west side
- A design that meets the regulations for public buildings
- Outdoor space and access to parking spaces in the locality (outside the main plot)
- Appropriate equipment and furniture
You can be involved in supporting this project :
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- Sign up to the newsletter on our website: https://www.eglise-perspectives-vannes.fr/
- Subscribe to our church information newsletter (by e-mail request to : eglise.perspectives.vannes@gmail.com )
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- For God to strengthen our faith and give us the wisdom and guidance required for the project
- For the church to be united in this project
- That the administrative procedures (e.g. planning permission) would advance without complications
- For God to provide the finances required for the project
- For this project to be a blessing to the Vannes area, the local population and other churches
- Individuals, churches and other associations in France:
Individuals, churches and other organisations abroad:
In North America : Send your donations to IMPACT FRANCE by bank transfer using the site: https://impactfrance.org/
Send a cheque to the following address :
Impact France
1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309
(specifying “for the Vannes Project”)
In the United Kingdom & the Channel Islands: Send your donations via the France Mission website (specifying “for the Vannes Project”) : https://www.francemission.org/
In Germany : Send your donations to Chrischona (specifying « für das Vannes-Projekt »).
To receive a tax receipt, inform Mme SCHRODER of the gift by e-mail : agnes.schroeder@chrischona.de
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In other countries : Send your donations (by cheque or bank transfer) to “Edifices Perspectives”,using the details below
(specifying “ Pour le Projet de Vannes ”)
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