Latest revision as of 02:20, 16 October 2023

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.

The above primer link expands on the abbreviations, and also contains introduction to this (and other) sheets within the overall History. There have been scores of branches with their own distinctive networks and strengths within the history of the PB, and many branches continue to flourish today, and while no assembly or gathering is identical to the others, each is thought to maintain a fervent desire for simplicity in gathering around the Lord Jesus, though practices and secondary doctrines may vary culturally and/or preferentially as autonomous (yet inter-dependent) local churches.

Assemblies are sorted geographically, and will, D.V., eventually have further history within. Red links on Brethrenpedia are presently undeveloped, and blue links contain data. Appreciate patience with our progress, and if you'd like to help, please contact any of the editing team, preferably via social media.

South AZ

Pima County (Tucson metro)

Tucson

• Tortolita Bible Fellowship, AZ (OB) ?-1992

• Tucson Home Assembly, AZ (KLC-EB) +2016+

• Tucson Meeting Room, AZ (TW-EB) +1923-1951+; +1973+; (TW-N) +2016-2021+
  • c/o Eli Goret +1923-1933+; Mrs. Stella Donaldson +1944+; Mrs. Agnes Sellers +1949-1951+; William L. Weise +1973+;
  • connected to Phoenix

South Central AZ

Phoenix metro

Maricopa County

Phoenix

• 6th Street Gospel Hall, AZ (OB) +1922+
  • c/o E.D. James, 337 N. 6th St.

• Lewis Christian Fellowship, AZ (TW-P) 1992-2018+

• Phoenix Home Assembly, AZ (KLC-EB) +2016+

• Phoenix Gospel Hall, AZ (OB) +1922-1927+
  • @ Odd Fellows Hall, 37 N. 3rd Ave. +1922+;
  • @ 701 N. Seventh Ave. +1927+
    • 1928 home of William Brown, H.E. Mortenson, and Mrs. M.L. Redfield
  • c/o James Brown +1922-1927+;
    • @ 825 N. 9th Ave. +1922+; 137 W. Merrill St. +1927+

• Phoenix Meeting Room, AZ (TW-EB) +1949-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+
  • @ 17246 N. 28th St. +1989-present;
  • c/o George A. Dodds +1949-1973+; John T. Eade +1949+, +1962-1966+; Edwin L. Carmell +1949-1951+; Joseph C. Carmell +1951-1973+; George W. Jones +1951+; Maurice Petrequin +1973+; Ronald Taylor +1985-1989+; Robert B. Kilcup +1985-1989+; Barry Jones +1985+; Wendell R. Smock +1985-1989+; Jerry Byland +1999-2005+;

Pinal County

Coolidge

• Coolidge Meeting Room, AZ (TW-EB) +1951-1966+
  • c/o Walter Vanderhart

Yavapai County (also Peoria metro)

Cottonwood

• Cottonwood Meeting Room, AZ (TW-EB) +1982-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2023+

Southeastern AZ

Cochise County (Sierra Vista / Douglas metro)

Douglas

• Douglas Meeting Room, AZ (TW-EB) +1917-1951
  • c/o Miss Eleanor A. Bryant +1917-1922 (b. 1866 Knox Co., OH - d. 1922 Douglas, AZ), sister of Florence Arthur.
  • c/o Florence Louise Bryant Arthur +1917-1951 (b. 1871 Mount Vernon, Knox, OH - d. 1951 Douglas, AZ]]), daughter of Dr. Cassander E. Bryant (b. 1826 Knox Co., OH - d. 1886 Columbus, Fairlawn, OH) & Caroline Louise "Carrie" Scott Bryant (b. 1834 Gambler, Knox, OH - d. 1909 Columbus, OH), married 1857 @ Knox, OH, officiated by Noah H. Schenck. Dr. Bryant grad Jefferson Medical College in Pennsylvania in 1850.
    • Dr. Bryant was a son of Samuel Bryant (b. 1799 Morris Co., N.J. - d. 1887 Clinton, Knox, OH) & Sarah Potter Bryant (b. 1802 Herkimer Co., N.Y. - d. 1882 Clinton, Knox, OH)
    • Florence's husband: Richard J. Gravener Arthur (b. 1870 Columbus, OH - d. 1943 Douglas, AZ) Son of William Elliot Arthur (b. 1833 Wales - d. 1874 Columbus, OH) & Elisabeth Gravener Arthur (b. 1836 Wales - d. 1873 Columbus, OH).
      • William Arthur owned a grocery store in Columbus in 1880.
      • Richard relocated about 1903 from Columbus to Douglas, and managed the Douglas Improvement Co., a water plant, for many years.
      • In 1916, C.M. Seaman founded a hardware store, which in 1926 was sold by the Holloman Brothers to Carnie Nickolas Posten (b. 1887 Morgantown, W.V. - d. 1952 Loma Linda, CA) and Richard Arthur, and was rebranded Posten-Arthur Hardware Co. In 1937, Posten retired and sold his half interest to Arthur, as well as to J. Gordon Smith, a clerk in the firm.
    • Richard & Florence had one daughter: Eleanor Louise Arthur Davies (b. 1911 Douglas, AZ). Eleanor was one-time president of the Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Arizona (where her husband played football), as well as voted "desert queen" of the campus. Husband (1933): William Walter "Buzz" Davies (b. 1909 Globe, Gila, AZ - d. 1992 Phoenix, AZ), son of Walter John Davies (b. 1871 AZ) & Anna Davies (b. 1883 CA). Richard was a WWII Army veteran, earning the rank of 1st Lieutenant, and was later employed as a freight agent, and a salesman for McCormick Lumber.
      • Richard's paternal grandfather, Charles Davies (b. 1836 Wales, emig. 1870, d. 1914 Phoenix, AZ) was regarded as a a pioneer mining engineer of Arizona, and one of the earliest settlers in the Salt River Valley. Born in Wales, he lived in England until the age of 21 when he emigrated to Colorado, then New Mexico, mining in both places, then to Arizona. His forementioned son, Walter, was the first American born in the valley.