Kansas
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See Branches of Plymouth Brethren to explain abbreviation types (although in short: OB (& TW-P) are Halls & Chapels within the "open brethren" (although GH's (generally) maintain a separate network from the Chapels). EB/TW/TW-N are "Careful" Brethren (similar to OB Halls), and BC are (generally) independent community churches with early or indirect PB influence, and will (usually) not consider themselves "Brethren"). AA/CA refers to assemblies of African or Caribbean origin, or predominant demographic, although all ethnicities are overly welcome in any assemblies.
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Contents
- 1 Central KS
- 2 Easterncentral KS
- 3 Northcentral KS
- 4 Northeastern KS
- 5 Northwestern KS
- 6 Southcentral KS
- 7 Southeastern KS
- 8 Southwestern KS
- 9 Westerncentral KS
Central KS
Dickinson County
Abilene
- Abilene Gospel Hall (KLC-EB) 1970's?
- c/o Joe Virgle Britt (b. 1921 Smoky Hill, Geary, KS - d. 2005 Junction City, Geary, KS), son of Virgle A. Britt (b. 1893 Willowdale Twp., Dickinson, KS or Geary Co., KS - d. 1979 Junction City, KS) & Maybell Ann Archbold Britt (b. 1895 Solomon, Dickinson, KS - d. 1985 Wichita, Sedgwick, KS). Joe was also a great-grandson of Joseph Britt (b. 1840 Moore, N.C. - d. 1884 Geary Co., KS). His mother, Maybell, was a daughter of James Meyers Archbold (b. 1866 Preble, Adams, IN - d. 1924 Saline Co., KS), her mother died Baptist. Joe's son Rodney Lee Britt (b. 1949 Junction City, KS - d. 2012 Gilbert, AZ).
- Elm Springs Bible Hall, KS (OB) +1936-1979
- Elm Springs School House +1936+
- Grace and Truth Gospel Chapel, KS (EB) +1879-1881; (Grant-TW-Lowe-Park EB) 1881-1884; (Grant-EB) 1884-1926+; (OB) +1930?-2010
- Bonnacord Assembly 1910-1917; Grace and Truth Gospel Hall 1900's-1956;
- c/o John A. Deardorff +1927+
- "no assembly" in 1927
- Newbern Assembly, KS (Grant-EB) 1934-1950's+
- Abilene Meeting Room, KS (TW-EB) +1944-1973+
- see Grace and Truth
Chapman
- Chapman Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1889-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
Enterprise
- Enterprise Assembly, KS (OB) 1880's
Manchester
- Manchester Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1894-1903+ (Grant EB) +1905?-1933+
Solomon
- Solomon Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922-1927+
- c/o William Stratton
Talmage
- Talmage Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1900-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
Marion County
Goessel
- Goessel KS Tent Meetings (OB) 1945
Lost Springs
- Lost Springs Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1901-1903+
Saline County
Salina
- Sunset Bible Chapel, KS 1964-2022+
Easterncentral KS
Coffey County
Burlington
- Burlington tent ministry, KS (OB) 1886
Franklin County
Ottawa
- Ottawa Bible Chapel, KS 2013-2020
Morris County
Delavan
- Delavan Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894-1896+
Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs Gospel Hall (OB) +1904-1936+
- c/o E. Loomis +1904+; Justin Loomis +1927+; A.S. Loomis +1927+
Lyon County
Emporia
- Emporia Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1949+
Northcentral KS
Cloud County
Concordia
- Concordia Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936-1958
- Concordia Gospel Hall @ 8th & Kansas +1936+
- aka William Corkill @ 412 W. 12th +1943+
- aka C.W. Wilson @ 131 E. 9th +1948-1958
Ottawa County
Minneapolis
- Minneapolis Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1912
- Minneapolis Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1903-1905+
Phillips County
Long Island
- Long Island Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1916-1986
- c/o C.H. Parriob +1922+; S.C. Nash +1922-1927+
- Parriob was possibly a correspondent in a different Long Island Gospel Hall in 1922.
- c/o C.H. Parriob +1922+; S.C. Nash +1922-1927+
Republic County
Belleville
- Belleville Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1895-1945+
- c/o Rob Milner +1904+; Sam Blarchard +1922+; A.B. Batchelor @ 1203 Sixteenth St. +1927+
- Milner Schoolhouse Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922-1927+
- spelled "Millner" in 1927 AAB, but the only place name in KS that resembles this was a Milner Schoolhouse that was northwest of Belleville. Different assembly from the Belleville Gospel Hall.
- c/o Sam Blarchard +1922+
Rooks County
Plainville
- Plainville Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1911+
Smith County
Cedar
- Cedar radio ministry, KS (OB) 1949
Northeastern KS
Atchison County
Atchison
- Atchison Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1913-1978
Clay County
Wakefield
- Wakefield Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1880+
- home of William Ware
Douglas County
Baldwin City
- Baldwin City Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1975-2022+
- Coal Creek Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1903-2022+
- c/o J.J. O'Brien @ Baldwin City +1927+
Lawrence
- Eastside Bible Fellowship, KS (OB) 2016-2022+
- Lawrence Assembly, KS (G-EB) +1933+
- Lawrence Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1947-2022+
- Lawrence Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1944-1951+
Vinland
- Vinland Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922+
- c/o James O'Brien, Baldwin City
- Oliver Smith may have ministered here in 1922.
Geary County
Junction City
- Junction City Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1908-1909; (TW) 1909-1927+ (G-EB) +1933+
Kansas City, KS/MO metro
- Who's Who in Kansas City (OB)
- Kansas City Evangelistic Work, KS/MO (OB) 1883+
- Also See Missouri for KCMO area
Doniphan County, KS (also St. Joseph, MO metro)
Elwood
- Elwood Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1904-1950+
- c/o R.L. Hess +1904-1927+
Johnson County, KS
Merriam
- Antioch Gospel Testimony, KCKS (OB) +1927+
- c/o Fred Murray @ Merriam
- George Gray meeting? 1953
Olathe
- Olathe Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) 1904-1913
Overland Park
- Blue Valley Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1915-1985
- Stanley Gospel Hall 1915-(1959+-1967)
- c/o Elmer Breckenridge @ Kenneth +1927+
- Kansas City Nepalese Fellowship (KLC-EB) +2016+
Shawnee
- Bible Chapel of Shawnee, KCKS (OB) +1953-2022+
- Overland Park Bible Chapel +1975+
Wyandotte County, KS
Kansas City
- 12th Street Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) 1917-1974
- Kansas City Gospel Hall, KCKS
- @ 2831 N. Twelfth Street +1927+
- c/o W.C. Somerville +1922+
- Carriage Hills Gospel Chapel, KCKS (OB) 1968-2000
- Harrison Street Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) +1904+
- c/o James Fulton @ 262 S. Harrison St. +1904+
- Grandview Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) 1937-2000
- aka 54th Street Gospel Hall, KCMO +1948-1954+
- Armourdale Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) -1937+
- Oakley Street Gospel Hall, KCMO (OB) +1943+
- 9th Street Gospel Hall, KCMO (OB) +1927+
- West End Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936+
- Kansas City Gospel Hall, KCMO (AA OB) 1960's-2022+
- aka 39th & Kensington Meeting; Agnes Street Gospel Hall; 28th and Troost; 4603 Linwood
- Kansas City Meeting Room, KCKS (EB) +1894-1896+; (TW) +1944-1951+
Lanna
- Lanna Meeting Room, KCKS (EB) +1903+
- 104 W. 4th +1915-1918+
- 220 E. Missouri Ave. 1916-1918+
- Services 8 p.m.
- 1333 Grand Ave. +1895-1897; 1019 Walnut 1896-1899; 1108 Walnut 1900-1902; 1016-1018 Grand Ave. 1902-1905; 1121-1123 Grand Ave. 1906-1918+
- 2644 Cypress Ave. +1910-1918+
- 31st, SE cor. Charlotte +1912-1918+
- Holmes, NE cor. 10th +1913-1918+
- Rev. Charles W. Ross 1917-1918+
- 702 Quindaro Blvd. +1910+
- 1902 N. 7th +1905-1910+
- Plymouth Brethren +1918+
- 911 W. 44th
Marshall County
Vermillion
Vermillion
- Vermillion Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1949-1976
Nemaha County
Centralia
- Centralia Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1948+
Riley County
Manhattan
- Manhattan Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1885-1887
- Gospel tent by J.A. Burge & J. Norvell, the “first of that kind in the far West”; Then later in 1885, and 1887 by Burge & Erskine, as reported Chicago publication, "The Barley Cake".
- Manhattan assembly, KS (OB) 1953-1954
- home of Gordon & Florence Wakefield prior to their life ministry in Peru. Richard Burson drove up from Hutchinson to do events with IVCF kids at K-State, and would invite them over to break bread.
Randolph
- Randolph Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1889+
- home of Ida Lundberg
Topeka metro
Jefferson County
Perry
- Perry Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1904-1931
- c/o Charles O. Bradford +1904-1927+
- 1922 @ Post Office
- c/o Charles O. Bradford +1904-1927+
Osage County
Carbondale
- Carbondale Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1881
- First Open Brethren assembly planted in Kansas
Osage City
- Osage City Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936+-1948+
Scranton
- Scranton Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1904+
- c/o Alexander Leishman +1904+
Shawnee County
Topeka
- Topeka Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1948-2022+
- Topeka Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1889+
Wabaunsee County
St. Mary's
- St. Mary's Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1880+
- c/o F. Muot @ 3 mi. SW of town +1880+ (no meeting)
Vera
- Vera Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1912
Wabaunsee
- Wabaunsee Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1896+
- c/o S.M. Thomas +1880+
Northwestern KS
Cheyenne County
Bird City
- Bird City outreach, KS (OB) 1952-1954
Sherman County
Goodland
- Goodland Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1965-1986
Kanorado
- Kanorado Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1916-1959+
- @ 14 mi. N & 2 mi. E of Kanorado +1927+
- c/o E.L. Ball +1922+; J.E. Brown +1922-1927+
Thomas County
Rexford
Trego County
WaKeeney
- WaKeeney Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1908+
Southcentral KS
Cowley County
Arkansas City
- Arkansas City Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1889-1938
- c/o Frederick Thompson Horton 1889-1938 (b. 1860 Galesburg, IL - d. 1938 Arkansas City, KS)
- @ 415 N. B St. +1904+; 324 N. A St. +1927+
- c/o Frederick Thompson Horton 1889-1938 (b. 1860 Galesburg, IL - d. 1938 Arkansas City, KS)
Harvey County
Newton
- Newton Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1927-1933+
Reno County
Abbyville
- Abbyville Meeting Room, KS (EB) 1870-1877?
- c/o Jacque Gottlieb Gagnebin (b. 1830 Geneva, Switzerland - d. 1917 Abbyville, KS)
Hutchinson
- Hutchinson Gospel Chapel, KS 1944-2022+
- aka Hutchinson Bible Hall
- Kansas Bible Camp Chapel, KS 1990's
- Mizpah Bible Chapel, KS 2005-2019
- Northwest Gospel Chapel, KS 2004-2019
Wichita metro
Sedgwick County
Bel Aire
- Community Bible Chapel, Wichita, KS (OB) 2006-2022+
- Believers Bible Chapel 1998-2005
- Sunrise Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1985-1994
Kechi
Wichita
- Grace Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1965-1982
- Grace Fellowship, KS (OB) 2008-2020
- home assembly, c/o Rick Khol
- Northside Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1998-2022+
- Wichita Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1903-1908+ first assembly in Wichita; +1962+ Tunbridge-Wells Exclusive
- Westside Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1941/1985?-2022+
- South Emporia Bible Chapel, KS (OB) +1941/1948-1994?
- East Kellogg Bible Chapel ?-1970
- East Kellogg Gospel Chapel +1948-1972
- Wichita Gospel Hall 1941-1947?
- Wichita Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1928-1931; 1948
- Will Thomas Home Assembly, KS (OB) 1928-1931 first Open assembly in Wichita
- Planeview Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1948
Southeastern KS
Anderson County
Garnett
- Garnett Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1895-1986
- @ near National Bank Building +1922+
- c/o E.N. Millar +1922+; George N. DeWolf +1904+; Wilbur Thomas +1927+
Bourbon County
Fort Scott
- Fort Scott Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1904-1912; +1922+
- c/o Albert Umstead @ 1518 Ransom St. +1904+; Sam Blarchard +1922+
- Fort Scott Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1879+
Crawford County
Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Assembly, KS (OB) +1904+
- c/o John Moody @ 3914 Liberty St. +1904+
- see Idaho about James Oscar McCurdy who was a contact for a EB-TW Kellogg Meeting Room, ID later in life. Early in their marriage (1910-1915), he and his wife Christine Moffett McCurdy lived in Pittsburgh, KS.
Elk County
Howard
- Howard Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922+
- c/o L. Heck
Montgomery County
Independence
- Independence Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1903+; (TW) +1917-1933+
Neosho County
Chanute
- Chanute Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1911-1917+
Wilson County
Altoona
- Altoona Chapel, KS (OB) 1964-1967
Neodesha
- Neodesha Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe-EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1933+
Woodson County
Neosho Falls
- Neosho Falls Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894-1905+
Thayer
- Julia Begole McLachlen (EB) 1880
- Thayer Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
- c/o Mrs. J.M. McLachlin +1880+ (no meeting)
Southwestern KS
Finney County
Garden City
- Good News Fellowship, KS (OB) 2000-2003
Hodgeman County
Hanston
- Hanston Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1901-1908+
Pawnee County
Larned
- Larned Assembly, KS (OB) 1894
- Larned Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894-1905+; (TW) +1917+
Westerncentral KS
Rush County
Bison
- Bison Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894+, +1901+
La Crosse
- La Crosse Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1896+
Lindale
- Lindale Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894+
Scott County
Keystone
- Keystone Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1889+
- think it's in Scott County