View source for Buttonwoods Bible Chapel, RI

There have been open brethren assemblies in the Providence/Warwick area of [[Rhode Island]] since before 1904.  Buttonwoods Bible Chapel is the eldest active.  [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/ffbda27cf7a4644784188a55a6560ab0274c781f.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 51 in fellowship (23 men, 28 women) including 6 S.S. teachers, presiding over 5 children (for a total of 56 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $500 in expenses).  In 1978, they started [https://buttonwoodsschool.com/ Buttonwoods School], a Christ-centered preschool & kindergarten.   [[Warwick Believers Fellowship, RI|Warwick Believers Fellowship]] hived off from BBC in the early 1980's.  

=AKA's=
* Providence Assembly of Christian Brethren or Providence Gospel Hall +1916-1956
* Buttonwoods Gospel Chapel +1958-1996

=Locations=
* Main St., Providence +1904+
* 850 Westminster St. +1922-1926+
* home of Archibald Murdock, Sand Pond, Norwood +1927+
* Elmwood Ave. +1943-1957
* West Shore Rd. 1957-1960
* 311 Buttonwoods Ave. 1961-present. 

=Early Correspondents=
* Boyd Smith +1922+ (1867-1951)
* Archibald Murdock +1927+ (1885-1955)

=Also See=
* [[Who's Who at Buttonwoods Bible Chapel, RI]] notable alumni

=Sources=
* Ancestry.com
* OB AAB's 1904-1927