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=Aberdeen=
* 1. [[Bowesite Assembly, Scotland]] '''1841'''-c.1850
** founded after mission in 1841 @ Loch St; Flour-mill Lane; Long-acre, Albion Court.
* 2. [[Holburn Gospel Hall, Scotland]] 1868-1928+
** 1868, Castlegate; 1871, Gallowgate Chapel; 1872, Gospel Hall, 4, St Paul St.; Gospel Hall, 6 St Paul St.; 1920, *** Round Room, Music Hall, Skene St.; 1928, Holburn Gospel Hall, 220 Holburn St.
* 3. [[Footdee Gospel Hall, Scotland]] 1879-1980's
** from St. Paul Street
** 1879, Bothy, Footdee; by 1879, Walker Hall, Footdee; 1952, Footdee Gospel Hall, Pier Rd., Footdee.
* 4. [[Woodside Fountain Hall, Scotland]] c.1881-1903+
** from St. Paul St.
** c.1881, St Catherine's Hall, Woodside; 1903, Fountain Hall, 7 Don Pl., Woodside.
* 5. [[Hebron Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland]]: 1889-1911+
** from St. Paul St.
** 1889, Union Hall, Union Row; 1893, Langstane Hall 36 Langstane Pl; 1894, Windsor Place Hall, Windsor Pl; 1902, Holburn Hall, Justice Mill Lane; 1911, Hebron Hall, 6 Thistle St.
* 6. [[Victoria Hall, Torry, Scotland]] 1900-1928+
** from St. Paul St.
** 1900, Gospel Hall, Victoria Rd., Torry; 1902, Torry Hall, South Esplanade West, Torry; 1928, Victoria Hall, Victoria Rd, Torry
* 7. [[Stevenson Street Assembly Hall, Scotland]] 1918-late 1970's.
** from Hebron Hall
** 1918, Hadden St. Hall, Hadden St; 1922, Assembly Hall, 34 Belmont St; 1938, Assembly Hall, Stevenson St.
* 8. [[Fernilea Gospel Hall, Scotland]] 1967+
** 1967, Fernilea Gospel Hall, Summerhill Terr.
* 9. Deeside Christian Fellowship: see Milltimber.

==Dyce==
* fl. 1897–1904.
** By 1897, School Room.

=Banff and Buchan=
==Banff==
* fl. 1882

==Blairmohr==
* [[Blairmohr Gospel Hall, Scotland]] 1945/+1991-2014+
** Gardenstown Gospel Hall +1951+;

==Cairnbulg==
* fl. 1927.

==Fraserburgh==
* 1. Bethel Hall: fl. 1872, through N.E.S.
** 1872, Bethel Hall.
* 2. Gospel Hall: f. by 1897.
** By 1897, Mr A Watt’s house, George St., Broadseam; by 1904, 273 Frithside St.; by 1922, Old Academy, 15 Mid St.; 1927, Gospel Hall, Batchens Brae, Frithside St; 1941, Masonic Hall, Commerce St; 1950, Gospel Hall, Albert St. Lane.
* 3. Gospel Hall: f. ?1939; 1942, united with Masonic Hall assy.
** Jubilee Hall; 1941, Gospel Hall, The Cross.

==Macduff==
* f. 1904, after mission.
** By 1922, Gospel Hall, Market St.; 1927, Town Hall; 1934, Gospel Hall, Market St.

=Buchan=
==Boddam==
* f. by 1881; disc. c.1944.
** By 1908, Lower Public Hall.

==New Deer==
* f. 1871. through N.E.S.: disc. c.1975.
** 1871, Public Hall; by 1959, Meeting Room, 3 Fordyce Terr.

==Peterhead==
* f. 1868.
** 1868, Wm. McLean, 1 Rose St.; 1869, Maiden St. Hall; Music Hall; by 1897, Prince’s St. Hall; Maiden St. Hall; c.1932, Prince St. Hall, Prince St.; 1965, York St. Hall.

===Cruden Bay===
* f. by 1897; disc. after 1933.
** By 1897, North Haven Mission Hall; 1901, Public Hall, Port Errol.

===Mintlaw===
* f. by 1904; trans. Stuartfield, after 1922; trans Mintlaw, 1950s,.
** By 1904, Public Hall, Mintlaw; by 1959, Gospel Hall, South St., Mintlaw.

===Northaven===
* fl. 1897.
** Mr J Stephen, grocer.

===Whinnyfold===
* 1. Gospel Hall: fl. 1897–1904.
** In 1904, Gospel Hall.
* 2. Assembly Hall: f. 1923 after evangelism; disc. 1970.
** By 1933, Mission Hall (by 1951, Assembly Hall), Cruden Bay.

=Formartine=
==Auchengoul==
* f. 1890; 1910, trans. Forgue; disc. c.1959.
** 1890, private house nr. Bridge of Marnock, Inverkeithny; 1910, Moscorrall Hall, Forgue, Aberdeenshire.

==Auchterless==
* fl. 1897–1904.
** In 1897, W Cowie, Newmill; by 1904, P Harvey, Rothienorman.

==Collieston==
* f. 1892; mid-C20 disc.
** 1897, G. Taylor, Neather Leask.

==Ellon==
===Logierieve===
* f. 1901; disc. 1960s.

===Newburgh===
* f. c.1871, through N.E.S.; disc. early C20.
** By 1897, Adam Findlay’s house; by 1904, Public Hall.

==Turriff==
* Turriff: f. November 1872, through N.E.S.; trans. Maud, by 1990.
** By 1897, Committee Room, Town Hall; by 1922, Town Hall; by 1990, Christian Brethren Assembly, Llanarth, Bank Rd., Maud

===Millbrex===
* f. 1880; disc. after 1926.
** By 1926, Square Room, Millbrex, Fyvie.
** reference to Blackpool

=Garioch=
==Insch==
* 1. Bowesite assy: f. 1845; disc. c.1863.
** 1845, Bank End Farm.
* 2. Fordyce Hall: f. 8 June 1873, through N.E.S.; disc. 2004.
** By 1897, Gospel Hall; by 1922, Fordyce Hall, Commerce St.

===Old Rayne===
* f. 23 April, 1871; united with Insch, c.1890.
** 1871, Joiner's workshop.

===Oyne===
* fl. 1871; by 1884, united with Old Rayne.

===Premnay===
* f. 1878; disc. 1920.
** 1878, Jas. Thompson, Brackla Farm.

==Inverurie==
* f. 1871, through N.E.S.
** 1872, Gospel Room; 1875, North St. Hall; by 1933, Assembly Hall, High St.

===Kemnay===
* f. 1871, through N.E.S.; disc. after 1904.
** By 1897, Upper Room, Public Hall.

===Old Meldrum===
* f. 1872, through N.E.S.; disc. after 1904.
** By 1897, J Robertson, Gas Works.

=Kincardine & Mearns=
==Auchinblae==
* f. c.1911; disc. 1931.
** c.1911, Wm. Douglas, Eleanora, Monboddo St.

==Durris==
* fl. 1897–1904;
** By 1897, Brackmont Public School.

==Fettercairn==
* fl. 1862.

==Inverbervie==
* f. 1873; fr. 2001 continues as The Living Rooms Christian Centre.
** 1873, house; by 1897, Town Hall; 1899, Gospel Hall, High St; by 1951, Masonic Hall, King St; by 1959, YWCA Hall, Townhead; 1972, Gospel Hall, Church St.
** Bervie reference

==Luthermuir==
* f. 1975, after mission.
** 1975, Mr Gibb, Church Rd; The Assembly.

==Milltimber==
* f. 1975, fr. Aberdeen assys.
** 1975, Deeside Christian Fellowship, Milltimber Primary School, ; 1979, Deeside Christian Fellowship Church Binghill Dr.

==Montrose==
===Gourdon===
* f. by 1904; disc. after 1922.
** By 1904, Public Hall.

==Stonehaven==
* 1. See Riccarton.
* 2. F. 1914; disc. 1941.
** 1914, Town Hall; 1916, John Stewart, 5 New St (summer only); by 1922 T Brown, l0c Barclay St.; 1924, J. C. Stewart, Seaview, Robert St.; 1924, Town Hall, Allardyce St; 1927, Upper Town Hall, Allardyce St. (morning), Cross Hall, High St (evening); 1930, Old Cross Mission Hall; 1933, Mission Hall, Wallace Wynd.

===Riccarton===
* f. c.1884; disc. after 1912.
** Mr. Jas Brown; Mrs. Rankine, 11 Margaret St., Stonehaven.

=Marr=
==North Marr==
===Huntly===
* f. 1873 through N.E.S.; disc. c.1978.
** By 1897, Gospel Hall, 11 Torry St.; by 1922, Gospel Hall, Princes St.

====Clatt====
* [[Clatt Assembly, Scotland]] 1845-1862
** 1845 @ Jas. Shearer, Croft End of Auchlyne.

====Duncanstone====
* Duncanstone: f. 1845; disc. c.1852.

====Flinder====
* fl. c.1872 through N.E.S.

====Haugh of Glass====
* [[Haugh of Glass Gospel Hall, Scotland]] +1872-1904+
** (?) Boharm; by 1897, Haugh of Glass.

====Kennethmont====
* f. 1871, through N.E.S.; disc. 1872.
** Kennethmount (sic?)
** 1871, George Adam's house.

====Rhynie====
* f. 1873, through N.E.S.; disc. c.1926.

==South Marr==
===Aboyne===
* Aboyne: f. 1872, by B.m; disc. c.1927.
** By 1897, Meeting Room; by 1922, Public Hall.

====Tarland====
* 1. F.1871; disc. 1932.
** 1871, John Glass, Mill of Migvie, Tarland; by 1922, Ferrier Sq.
* 2. Fl. 1936; f. 1936 by B.m.

===Ballater===
* f. c. 1904 by B.m; 1965; disc. summer only; 1970.
** By 1904, Gordon Institute, Station Sq.; 1906, Maviston Hall; 1914, Public Hall; 1918, Gospel Hall, Viewfield Rd.; 1919, Gordon Institute, Station Sq.; 1962, 6 Hawthorn Cresc.

===Banchory===
* Banchory: fl. 1871 (f.) Banchory Baptist Church formed assy.
** fl. 1873? reference from Angus section

=Unknown Area=
==Kirkerton==
* fl. 1904.
** possibly Kirkton???





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=Sources=
* [[Open Brethren in Scotland 1838-2000|Scottish Open Brethren Assemblies 1838-2000]] by Neil Dickson
** As of May 5, 2020, Neil Dickson has given written permission for this history of Open Brethren assemblies to be shared online at discretion. There is every intent to rework this geographically in different formats with expansion as time and resources permit.