1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁became ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Fo yer ▁de ▁Gren elle ▁( 1 5 th ▁district ▁of ▁Paris ), ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁of ▁evangel ical ▁popular ▁Mission ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁component ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Federation ▁of ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁of ▁France ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁vice - pres ident ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁of ▁France . ▁It ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁French ▁historic ▁Protest ant ▁Church es , ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁United ▁Protest ant ▁Church ▁of ▁France . ▁He ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁ecc les ial ▁structure ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Soph ie ▁Schl umber ger , ▁past or ▁and ▁Bib lic al ▁scholar . ▁ ▁Dist inction ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Dev ant ▁Dieu . ▁É lé ments ▁d ' un ▁cat éch isme ▁thé ologique ▁pour ▁les ▁ad oles c ents , ▁Paris , ▁S ED , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁ ▁Dieu , ▁l ' abs ence ▁et ▁la ▁cl art é .