Revision as of 19:33, 14 December 2021

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. Also see Connecticut history for more on the OB history.

1 North Central CT (Hartford metro)
2 Northeastern CT
- 2.1 Windham County (Worcester/Boston metro)
  - 2.1.1 Brooklyn
  - 2.1.2 Woodstock
3 Northwestern CT
- 3.1 Litchfield County (NYC metro
4 Southeast CT
- 4.1 New London County (Norwich/Hartford metro)
  - 4.1.1 Groton
5 Southwest CT
- 5.1 Fairfield County (NYC metro & Stamford metro)
- 5.2 New Haven County (NYC metro)

North Central CT (Hartford metro)

Hartford County

Bristol

Bristol Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1983-2022+
- hive from Cheshire Bible Chapel
- @ Bristol Boys and Girls Club, 18 Academy St. 1983-present;

Bristol Gospel Hall, CT (Italian OB) +1936-1941+; (OB) +1985?-2022?+
- @ 8 Dudley St. +1936+; 89 N. Main St. +1941+; home of Nick Dalfino +1985-present;
- c/o Antonio Barbati +1936-1941+; Nick Dalfino +1985-present;

Enfield

Fellowship Bible Chapel, CT (OB)
- hived from Prospect Bible Chapel.

Hartford

[[Hartford Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1904-1933+
- @ City Mission buildings, 234 Pearl St. +1904+; Asylum St. 1907+; 435 Park St. +1927+; 51 Whitmore St. +1933+; 1st floor, 53 Whitmore St. +1936-1941+; 685 Broad St. +present;
- c/o N.J. Reager @ 86 Seymour St. +1927+; Nick Vendetta @ Windsor +1936-1941+;
- also see Hartford Hall, CT (OB) +1904+

Farmington Avenue Gospel Hall (OB) +1933+
- @ 464 Farmington Ave.

Hartford Italian Assembly Hall, CT (Italian OB) +1936-1941+
- @ 73 Windsor St. +1936+; 57 Albany Ave. +1941+
- c/o G. DeLuca +1936+; J. DeLuca +1941+

Hartford Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1901-1903+
- c/o Mrs. Oliver A. Plummer

Prospect Bible Chapel, CT (OB) +1927-2022+
- Gospel Hall Society 1920's-1934; Scripture Truth Church 1934; Prospect Avenue Gospel Chapel / Hartford Gospel Chapel 1934-1983; Prospect Bible Chapel 1983-present;
- @ Room 10, 17 Haynes St. +1927+; 576 Prospect Ave. 1934-present;
- c/o Duncan M. Surgenor +1927-1936+; William H. Surgenor +1941+;
- Elizabeth Smith Wilson (Mrs. T. Ernest Wilson) was commended from this assembly to Angola, as were Gordon Reager & Neil Dougal, evangelists.

Manchester

Manchester Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1988-2022+
- hive from Prospect Bible Chapel

Manchester Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1889-1894+
- c/o Hugh E. May

Oak Street Room, CT (PBCC) +1959+
- @ 55 Oak St.

Manchester Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1925-2022+
- South Manchester Gospel Hall 1925-1936+
- @ 415 Center St. 1925-present;
- c/o James Serpliss @ 129 Summer St. +1927+; William McBride +1936-1941+

Newington

Newington Gospel Hall, CT (OB) ?-2022+
- @ 345 E. Cedar St.
- also see NGH's website

Suffield

Suffield Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1879-1889+
- c/o J.H.K. Remington

Middlesex County

Middletown

Middletown Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1896+; +1903-1905+; (TW) +1923+
- c/o Miss Trantum +1896+; Mrs. Farrow +1903-1905+; Miss Elizabeth Butcher +1923+

Tolland County

Somers

Somers Meeting Room, CT (TW) +1985+
- c/o Mrs. Cato Sandberg

Stafford

Stafford Springs Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1889+
- c/o J. Demster

Northeastern CT

Windham County (Worcester/Boston metro)

Brooklyn

Community Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1987-2022+
- @ homes 1987+; 385 South St. ?-present
- founders: David Bell & Steve Chuiek;

Woodstock

South Woodstock Meeting Room, CT (TW) +1985+
- c/o Steve Thienel

Northwestern CT

Litchfield County (NYC metro

Litchfield

Northfield Meeting Room, CT (TW) +1985+
- c/o Robert S. Lundin

New Milford

New Milford Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1889+
- c/o Mrs. A. Walker

Terryville

Terryville Gospel Hall, CT (OB) 1977-2022+
- hive/aka Waterbury Gospel Hall
- @ 36 N. Main St.
- also see TGH's FB

Thomaston

Thomaston Meeting Room, CT (TW) +1962-1973+
- c/o Robert S. Lundin & Carroll L. Perry

Torrington

Torrington Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1927-1941+
- @ 12 John St. +1936+; 22 Clark St. +1941+
- c/o A. Rakyta +1927-1941+

Southeast CT

New London County (Norwich/Hartford metro)

Groton

Groton Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1919-? (BC) ?-2022+
- Afternoon S.S. 1919-1920; Groton Gospel Hall 1920-1949; Groton Gospel Chapel 1949-1973; Groton Bible Chapel 1973-present;
- @ 452 Thames St. 1919-1949; 81 Poquonnock Rd. 1949-1959; 66 Tollgate Rd. 1959-present;
- founding correspondent: Herbert R. MacKenzie @ 15 Dean St. 1919-1941+

Mystic Meeting Room, CT (TW) +1927+
- c/o Mrs. E.W. Gaskell
Wellspring Bible Fellowship, CT (OB) ?-2022+
- @ 171 Candlewood Rd.
- also see WBF's website

Southwest CT

Fairfield County (NYC metro & Stamford metro)

Bridgeport

Bridgeport Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1904-1941+
- @ 441 Bishop Ave. +1927-1941+
- c/o Samuel Rainey @ Stratford +1927-1941+

Brookfield

Brookfield Gospel Hall, CT (OB) ?-2022+
- @ 164 Pocono Rd.
- also see BGH's website

Danbury

Danbury Gospel Hall, CT (Italian OB) +1936-1941+
- @ 10 1/2 Maple Ave. +1936+; 253 Main St. +1941+
- c/o A. Pizzo +1936-1941+

Greenwich

Greenwich Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1901-1908+
- c/o George Huelle

Newtown

Community Christian Fellowship, CT (OB) 1995-2022+
- @ Scalzo Group building, Bethel; Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St., Newtown ?-present;
- Also see CCF website

Norwalk

South Norwalk Gospel Chapel, CT (OB) 1952-1995
- @ home of Cliff & Isabel Foley 1952+
- founders: David Ward & Harold Harper;

Stamford

Oaklawn Avenue Room, CT (PBCC) +1959+
- @ 298 Oaklawn Ave.

Stamford Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1936-1941+
- Stamford Assembly of Believers (OB) +1936+
- @ 366 Atlantic St. +1936+; 39 Worth St. +1941+
- c/o Frederick McIlvenne +1941+

New Haven County (NYC metro)

Branford

Branford Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1973-2022+
- hive from West Woods Bible Chapel
- founders: Joseph & Andrea DePino
- @ Branford trailer 1972; Branford home 1972; gun club; local armory; Branford Academy on the Green; public schools; 212 Branford Rd., North Branford 1991-present;

Cheshire

Cheshire Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1979-2022+
- hive from West Woods Bible Chapel

Derby

Derby Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1896-1908+
- c/o Carl Lutters +1896-1905+; Jas. P. Clarke +1896-1905+; John A. Griffith +1908+ (formerly @ Seymour, CT);

Hamden

West Woods Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1931-2022+
- Whitney Avenue Gospel Hall 1931-1937; Newhall Street Gospel Hall 1937-1960's; West Woods Bible Chapel 1960's-present;
- @ Whitney Ave., North Haven 1931-1937; Newhall St., New Haven 1937-1960's; 165 Hillfield Rd., Hamden 1960's-present;

New Haven

New Haven Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1936-1941+
- @ 165 Newhall St.
- c/o George Thomson

New Haven Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1889+

Westville Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1976-2022+
- hive from West Woods Bible Chapel
- @ home of Ralph Kirchhofer 1976-1978; Edgewood Club, 201 Alston Ave. 1978-present;
- founders: Jack Spender, Ralph and Lunda Kirchhofer, Peter and Pam Herndon, Dill and Katie Ewen, and John and Karen Cramm.
- also see WBC's website

North Haven

North Haven assembly (OB)
- hive from West Woods Bible Chapel

Seymour

Seymour Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1903+
- c/o John A. Griffith (later at Derby, CT)

Waterbury

Waterbury Christian Fellowship, CT (OB) 1997-2022+
- founders: Paul & Maria Forcucci, Jack & Ruth Spender, John & Foida Monroe, & Juan Torres;
- @ home of Paul Forcucci 1997+; Sheraton Hotel; 1 Dube Ln. ?-present;

Waterbury Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1911-1941+
- Waterville Gospel Hall +1927-1941+
- @ Thomason Ave. & Boyden St. +1936-1941+
- c/o William Batterton @ 311 Boyten St. +1927-1941+

Waterbury Italian Gospel Hall, CT (Italian OB) +1936-1941+
- @ Grove & Cooke St. +1936+; 284 Bank St. +1941+
- c/o Marciano Stango +1936-1941+

Waterbury Meeting Room, CT (EB) +1896-1908+
- c/o James McKinley +1889-1908+
- @ Ansonia, New Haven, CT +1889+

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 ** @ Bristol Boys and Girls Club, 18 Academy St. 1983-present;
-* [[Bristol Gospel Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936-?; (OB) +1985?-2022?+
+* [[Bristol Gospel Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936-1941+; (OB) +1985?-2022?+
-** @ 8 Dudley St. +1936+; home of Nick Dalfino +1985-present;
+** @ 8 Dudley St. +1936+; 89 N. Main St. +1941+; home of Nick Dalfino +1985-present;
-** c/o Antonio Barbati +1936+; Nick Dalfino +1985-present;
+** c/o Antonio Barbati +1936-1941+; Nick Dalfino +1985-present;
 ===Enfield===
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 ===Hartford===
 * [[Hartford Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1904-1933+
-** @ City Mission buildings, 234 Pearl St. +1904+; Asylum St. 1907+; 435 Park St. +1927+; 51 Whitmore St. +1933+; 1st floor, 53 Whitmore St. +1936+; 685 Broad St. +present;
+** @ City Mission buildings, 234 Pearl St. +1904+; Asylum St. 1907+; 435 Park St. +1927+; 51 Whitmore St. +1933+; 1st floor, 53 Whitmore St. +1936-1941+; 685 Broad St. +present;
-** c/o N.J. Reager @ 86 Seymour St. +1927+; Nick Vendetta +1936+;
+** c/o N.J. Reager @ 86 Seymour St. +1927+; Nick Vendetta @ Windsor +1936-1941+;
 ** also see [[Hartford Hall, CT]] (OB) +1904+
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 ** @ 464 Farmington Ave.
-* [[Hartford Italian Assembly Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936+
+* [[Hartford Italian Assembly Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936-1941+
-** @ 73 Windsor St.
+** @ 73 Windsor St. +1936+; 57 Albany Ave. +1941+
-** c/o G. DeLuca
+** c/o G. DeLuca +1936+; J. DeLuca +1941+
 * [[Hartford Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1901-1903+
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 ** Gospel Hall Society 1920's-1934; Scripture Truth Church 1934; Prospect Avenue Gospel Chapel / Hartford Gospel Chapel 1934-1983; Prospect Bible Chapel 1983-present;
 ** @ Room 10, 17 Haynes St. +1927+; 576 Prospect Ave. 1934-present;
-** c/o Duncan M. Surgenor +1927-1936+
+** c/o Duncan M. Surgenor +1927-1936+; William H. Surgenor +1941+;
 ** Elizabeth Smith Wilson (Mrs. T. Ernest Wilson) was commended from this assembly to Angola, as were Gordon Reager & Neil Dougal, evangelists.
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 ** @ 55 Oak St.
-* [[Manchester Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) 1920?-'''2022+'''
+* [[Manchester Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1925-'''2022+'''
-** South Manchester Gospel Hall +1927-1936+
+** South Manchester Gospel Hall 1925-1936+
 ** @ 415 Center St. 1925-present;
-** c/o James Serpliss @ 129 Summer St. +1927+; William McBride +1936+
+** c/o James Serpliss @ 129 Summer St. +1927+; William McBride +1936-1941+
 ===Newington===
@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
 ===Torrington===
-* [[Torrington Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927-1936+
+* [[Torrington Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927-1941+
-** @ 12 John St. +1936+
+** @ 12 John St. +1936+; 22 Clark St. +1941+
-** c/o A. Rakyta @ 90 Woodbine St. +1927-1936+
+** c/o A. Rakyta +1927-1941+
 =Southeast CT=
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 ** Afternoon S.S. 1919-1920; Groton Gospel Hall 1920-1949; Groton Gospel Chapel 1949-1973; Groton Bible Chapel 1973-present;
 ** @ 452 Thames St. 1919-1949; 81 Poquonnock Rd. 1949-1959; 66 Tollgate Rd. 1959-present;
-** founding correspondent: Herbert R. MacKenzie @ 15 Dean St. 1919-1936+
+** founding correspondent: Herbert R. MacKenzie @ 15 Dean St. 1919-1941+
 * [[Mystic Meeting Room, CT]] (TW) +1927+
@@ Line 133: / Line 133: @@
 ==Fairfield County (NYC metro & Stamford metro)==
 ===Bridgeport===
-* [[Bridgeport Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1904-1936+
+* [[Bridgeport Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1904-1941+
-** @ 441 Bishop Ave. +1927-1936+
+** @ 441 Bishop Ave. +1927-1941+
-** c/o Samuel Rainey +1927-1936+
+** c/o Samuel Rainey @ Stratford +1927-1941+
 ===Brookfield===
@@ Line 143: / Line 143: @@
 ===Danbury===
-* [[Danbury Gospel Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936+
+* [[Danbury Gospel Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936-1941+
-** @ 10 1/2 Maple Ave.
+** @ 10 1/2 Maple Ave. +1936+; 253 Main St. +1941+
-** c/o A. Pizzi
+** c/o A. Pizzo +1936-1941+
 ===Greenwich===
@@ Line 165: / Line 165: @@
 ** @ 298 Oaklawn Ave.
-* [[Stamford Assembly of Believers, CT]] (OB) +1936+
+* [[Stamford Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1936-1941+
-** @ 366 Atlantic St.
+** Stamford Assembly of Believers (OB) +1936+
+** @ 366 Atlantic St. +1936+; 39 Worth St. +1941+
+** c/o Frederick McIlvenne +1941+
 ==New Haven County (NYC metro)==
@@ Line 189: / Line 191: @@
 ===New Haven===
-* [[New Haven Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1936+
+* [[New Haven Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1936-1941+
 ** @ 165 Newhall St.
 ** c/o George Thomson
@@ Line 214: / Line 216: @@
 ** @ home of Paul Forcucci 1997+; Sheraton Hotel; 1 Dube Ln. ?-present;
-* [[Waterbury Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1911-1936+
+* [[Waterbury Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1911-1941+
-** Waterville Gospel Hall +1936+
+** Waterville Gospel Hall +1927-1941+
-** c/o William Batterton @ 311 Boyten St. +1927-1936+
+** @ Thomason Ave. & Boyden St. +1936-1941+
+** c/o William Batterton @ 311 Boyten St. +1927-1941+
-* [[Waterbury Italian Gospel Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936+
+* [[Waterbury Italian Gospel Hall, CT]] (Italian OB) +1936-1941+
-** @ Grove & Cooke St.
+** @ Grove & Cooke St. +1936+; 284 Bank St. +1941+
-** c/o Marciano Stango
+** c/o Marciano Stango +1936-1941+
 * [[Waterbury Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1896-1908+
 ** c/o James McKinley +1889-1908+
 ** @ Ansonia, New Haven, CT +1889+

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