Drawing on fieldwork conducted in a West African evangelical congregation in Montreal, I argue that the religious community substitutes for the community left behind in the home country, I also show that it plays a central role in its members’ adjustment to the host society. First, I describe this community and the resources it provides to immigrants so as to ease their process of integration. Then, I define the origin and the nature of the social relationships that build the community. Special attention is given to the new articulation of religious affiliations and ethnic referents that emerges. Moreover, I show that the religious community has an important influence on the migratory trajectory of its members. I seek to asses to which extend the normative guidelines that are transmitted in the ritual context compare to those of the host society’s. Finally the social and ethical behaviour that is advocated by the pastor are examined, and in particular, the representations of family relationships he presents, along with the family practices he advocates in his preaching.