Claude Houde (1963 – N/A) was a Canadian preacher and pastor whose ministry has centered on leading Église Nouvelle Vie in Longueuil, Quebec, as its founder and senior pastor since 1993. Born in Montreal, Canada, he was raised in a non-practicing Catholic family with an alcoholic and abusive father. At age 17, in 1980, he visited an evangelical church with friends, experienced a conversion, and was delivered from his own struggles with alcohol and delinquency. He pursued theological studies at Zion Bible Institute in East Providence, Rhode Island, graduating in 1984, and began his pastoral career thereafter. Houde’s preaching career grew as he established Église Nouvelle Vie, expanding it into one of Canada’s largest francophone churches, with thousands of attendees. A Pentecostal evangelical, he has preached internationally in over 50 countries, served as president of the Association Chrétienne pour la Francophonie, and chaired the Institut de Théologie pour la Francophonie. Author of books like Increase Our Faith, he emphasizes hope, unity, and practical biblical living in his sermons, available through Nouvelle Vie’s platforms and guest appearances at venues like Times Square Church. Married to Chantal since the 1980s, he has three children, including an adopted daughter, and resides on Montreal’s South Shore, continuing his ministry with a focus on leadership and spiritual renewal.