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The [[Walnut Avenue Gospel Chapel, ID|Walnut Avenue Gospel Chapel]] was established as an open brethren (OB) assembly in Couer d'Alene, [[Idaho]] in 1935 by William M. Rae of the Portland, [[Oregon]] assembly. 

=Locations=
==1935+==
* Ft. Sherman Hall @ 332 Hubbard

==+1948+==
* I.O.O.F. Hall @ 220 N. 4th St.

==+1950-present==
* 224 E. Walnut Ave.

=Correspondents=
==+1948-1950+==
* Walnie Frank Kliewer (b. 1907 Alsen, ND - d. 1989 Cd'A, ID)
** son of Peter Klyver P. Kliewer (b. 1880 MN) and his wife Frances Albrecht (b. 1878 Turner County, SD - d. 1961 Cd'A, SD; Peter's parents were originally from Russia and served the Lord from 1927-1949 in Paraguay.

==+1948-1991==
* Ernest Frank Unruh (b. 1906 Gotebo, OK - d. 1991 Cd'A, ID) +1948-1991; wife Pansy Naomi Dixon Unruh (b. 1906 Standish Las, CA - d. 1997 Cd'A, ID); Ernest served USPS in CA & ID 1925-1965 including Asst. Supt. in Cd'A 1929-1962, then Asst. Postmaster & Postmaster; Co-founder local Gideons, ministering jail inmates 40 years;
Ernest son of Heinrich Unruh (b. 1863 Russia - d. 1919 Burrton, KS) & Gertrude Jantzen Unruh (b. 1877 Russia - d. Cd'A, ID); His mother's 2nd husband may have been a Kliewer.

==1990's-2019==
* Robert L. Unruh 1992-2009;
* Donald Dixon Unruh (b. 1931 Cd'A, ID - d. 2019 Spokane, WA) 1994-1997, 2010-2019;

=History=
==1946==
LOI: Dec. 1946: From E.B. Godfrey, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada: "I have been laboring for the Lord in the lumbering district of Yalik, B.C.  Having visited all the homes and in fellowship with a dear brother in Christ, Ray Jones, we were able to acquire the Community Hall for meetings.  Response was very disappointing.  The beer parlors were almost beside the hall and they were packed every night.  I got permission to speak in the school one afternoon, but I know of no results, but we are happy to leave that with the Lord.

I had a week's meetings for young people at Coeur d'Alene where our brother Ernest Unruh is carrying on a faithful work among young people and deserves our fellowship and prayers.  Have had two week's meetings for Christians in Spokane, and the Lord has been searching hearts and we trust He may be glorified as the result."

==1948==
LOI: Aug. 1948, it reported that E.K. Bailey was preaching in a Gospel tent in Coeur d'Alene. In Sept. 1948, E.K. was joined by Hector Alves.

=Also See=
* [https://www.facebook.com/walnutavegospelchapelCDA/ Walnut Ave Gospel Chapel's Facebook page]
* [http://assemblycare.org/assemblydirectory Assemblycare.org assembly directory]
* [https://emmausworldwide.org/products/2020-assembly-address-book 2020 AAB]

==other assemblies in Kootenai County==
* [[Spirit Lake Meeting Room, ID]] (TW) +1920-1927+

=Sources=
* [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]
* OB assembly address books 1948, 1950, 1954-2000's;
* [[History_of_Some_Assemblies_of_Christians_in_the_United_States_and_Canada]] for Idaho, sourced from written questionnaires by Robert L. Peterson and David Rodgers.
* "Letters of Interest": 1946-12, 1948-8 & 9