Yvan Castanou is a francophone Apostle whose ministry’s headquarters are based in Paris, France. His impact spreads particularly over Europe, North America, through the French West Indies as well as the English and Spanish speaking Caribbean countries. Including

French-speaking Africa and most recently in Asia and Oceania.

He is known as a passionate lover of God and a tireless conqueror who yearns to win souls, strengthen them, and bring people’s hearts back to the heart of God. A particular signature marks his ministry : THE THIRST FOR GOD !

He is the Senior Pastor of Impact Christian Centre (ICC), currently the largest Protestant church in France ! The church also brings together more than 65,000 people around the world every Sunday in over 185 local churches and 197 connected families*, on 4 continents, and tens of thousands of people follow the broadcast of its services on the Internet every week.

*A connected family is a gathering of 20 to 70 members located in an area that has not yet reached the numerical threshold to become a church.

He and his wife, Modestine Castanou, were the instruments God used to build La Cité Royale (The Royal City) ! This unique, atypical and elegant venue is an event space that hosts public and private events for the body of Christ as well as international players in the fields of business, entertainment, culture and gastronomy. It boasts an auditorium with over 3,600 tiered seats on 2 floors, modular and fully-equipped conference rooms for up to 1,300 people, a spacious hall with catering areas (L’irisé RESTAURANT, the 190-cover bistronomic restaurant and L’irisé Café), VIP rooms made of the finest materials with gardens and private suites, an area dedicated to children and young people aged 1 to 14 with rooms, playareas and much more…

A true centre of transformation, conducive to exchange and innovation, the Cité Royale is a modern living space, equipped with cutting-edge technology and modular facilities. Now considered Europe’s largest conference centre, it is the home of the ICC Church.

One of the major events held here is IMPACT CONFERENCE, which ICC has been organising for over 25 years. It is the largest annual international Christian conference in Paris, and is now an unmissable event in the French-speaking world. Each year, the event attracts more than 6,000 people a day for seven days, featuring renowned international speakers and simultaneous interpretation in ten languages : English, German, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Italian, Kirundi, Lingala, Portuguese, Swahili and Wolof.

Through their missionary arm, Impact Sans Frontières (ISF), ICC churches travel into towns, villages, and countries to spread the good news of the Gospel and to do good through evangelism campaigns, outreach (distribution of food, hygiene, and clothing kits), medical fairs offering care, surgery, and medicines, but also through building or restoring facilities such as schools, orphanages, and hospitals. More locally, ISF organises various operations each year, such as the “SCHOOL BAGS operation” to provide school supplies for children and orphans in need, the “ZOÉ operation” in collaboration with maternity wards to assist pregnant women and newborn babies, and the “BETHLEHEM operation” offering a joyful time to children and orphans at Christmas.

Yvan Castanou is a true revivalist through whom God is bringing revival, thirstfor God, mass street evangelism, and evangelism through the different spheresof influence in the Western world.

A true worshipper, his profound teachings and moments of prophetic worshiphave contributed to restoring many hearts and relationships, healing of manybodies, and by God’s grace, transforming countless people around the world.

He is the author of the famous ‘Let’s Pray Together’ audio proclamations and texts, as well as several books, including ‘Enough is Enough, It’s Time to Change !’, ‘Neutralising the Public Enemy No. 1 : the Flesh’, ‘Breaking Out of Inner Prisons’, ‘4 Secrets to a Successful Marriage’, ‘The 10 Leadership Handicaps that hinder ministry growth’, ‘9 Doors that Must Be Closed to the Devil’, the series ‘God’s 7 Weapons to Drive the Devil Away’, and more.