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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.
 
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.
  
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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.
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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.
  
 
=North Central CT (Hartford metro)=
 
=North Central CT (Hartford metro)=
 
==Hartford County==
 
==Hartford County==
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===Bristol===
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* [[Bristol Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1983-'''2022+'''
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** hive from [[Cheshire Bible Chapel, CT|Cheshire Bible Chapel]]
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** @ Bristol Boys and Girls Club, 18 Academy St. 1983-present;
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* [[Bristol Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1985-2022?+
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** @ home of Nick Dalfino
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===Enfield===
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* [[Fellowship Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB)
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** hived from [[Prospect Bible Chapel, CT|Prospect Bible Chapel]].
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===Hartford===
 
===Hartford===
 
* [[Hartford Hall, CT]] (OB) +1904+
 
* [[Hartford Hall, CT]] (OB) +1904+
 
** @ City Mission Buildings, 234 Pearl St.
 
** @ City Mission Buildings, 234 Pearl St.
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* [[Hartford Gospel Hall, CT (OB) 1904-1907+
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** @ Asylum St. 1907+; 435 Park St. +1927+; Witmore St.; Farmington Ave.; 685 Broad St. +present;
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** c/o N.J. Reager @ 86 Seymour St. +1927+
  
 
* [[Haynes Street Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927+
 
* [[Haynes Street Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927+
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* [[Hartford Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1901-1903+
 
* [[Hartford Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1901-1903+
  
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* [[Park Street Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927+
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* [[Prospect Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1920's-'''2022+'''
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** @ 435 Park St.
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** Gospel Hall Society 1920's-1934; Scripture Truth Church 1934; Prospect Gospel Chapel 1934-1983; Prospect Bible Chapel 1983-present;
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** c/o N.J. Reager, 86 Seymour St.
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** @ 576 Prospect Ave. 1934-present;
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** Elizabeth Smith Wilson (Mrs. T. Ernest Wilson) was commended from this assembly to Angola, as were Gordon Reager & Neil Dougal, evangelists.
  
 
===Manchester===
 
===Manchester===
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* [[Manchester Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1988-'''2022+'''
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** hive from [[Prospect Bible Chapel, CT|Prospect Bible Chapel]]
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* [[Manchester Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889-1894+
 
* [[Manchester Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889-1894+
 
* [[Oak Street Room, CT]] (PBCC) +1959+
 
* [[Oak Street Room, CT]] (PBCC) +1959+
 
** @ 55 Oak St.
 
** @ 55 Oak St.
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* [[South Manchester Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927+
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** @ 415 Center St.
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* [[Manchester Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) 1920?-'''2022+'''
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** c/o James Serpliss, 129 Summer St.
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** South Manchester Gospel Hall +1927+
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** @ 415 Center St. 1925-present;
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** c/o James Serpliss @ 129 Summer St. +1927+;
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===Newington===
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* [[Newington Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) ?-'''2022+'''
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** @ 345 E. Cedar St.
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** also see [https://www.gospelhall-newington.com/ NGH's website]
  
 
===Suffield===
 
===Suffield===
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=Northeastern CT=
 
=Northeastern CT=
 
==Windham County (Worcester/Boston metro)==
 
==Windham County (Worcester/Boston metro)==
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===Brooklyn===
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* [[Community Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1987-'''2022+'''
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** @ homes 1987+; 385 South St. ?-present
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** founders: David Bell & Steve Chuiek;
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===Woodstock===
 
===Woodstock===
 
* [[South Woodstock Meeting Room, CT]] (TW) +1985+
 
* [[South Woodstock Meeting Room, CT]] (TW) +1985+
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===New Milford===
 
===New Milford===
 
* [[New Milford Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889+
 
* [[New Milford Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889+
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===Terryville===
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* [[Terryville Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) 1977-'''2022+'''
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** hive/aka Waterbury Gospel Hall
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** @ 36 N. Main St.
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** also see [https://www.facebook.com/Terryville-Gospel-Hall-103619691029639/ TGH's FB]
  
 
===Thomaston===
 
===Thomaston===
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==New London County (Norwich/Hartford metro)==
 
==New London County (Norwich/Hartford metro)==
 
===Groton===
 
===Groton===
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* [[Groton Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927+
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* [[Groton Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1919-? (BC) ?-'''2022+'''
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** @ 452 Thames St.
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** Afternoon S.S. 1919-1920; Groton Gospel Hall 1920-1949; Groton Gospel Chapel 1949-1973; Groton Bible Chapel 1973-present;
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** c/o H.R. MacKenzie, 15 Dean St.
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** @ 452 Thames St. 1919-1949; 81 Poquonnock Rd. 1949-1959; 66 Tollgate Rd. 1959-present;
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** founding correspondent: Herbert R. MacKenzie @ 15 Dean St. 1919-1927+
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* [[Mystic Meeting Room, CT]] (TW) +1927+
 
* [[Mystic Meeting Room, CT]] (TW) +1927+
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* [[Wellspring Bible Fellowship, CT]] (OB) ?-'''2022+'''
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** @ 171 Candlewood Rd.
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** also see [https://wellspringbiblefellowship.com/ WBF's website]
  
 
=Southwest CT=
 
=Southwest CT=
 
==Fairfield County (NYC metro & Stamford metro)==
 
==Fairfield County (NYC metro & Stamford metro)==
 
===Bridgeport===
 
===Bridgeport===
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* [[Bridgeport Assembly, CT]] (OB) +1904+
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* [[Bridgeport Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1904-1927+
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* [[Bridgeport Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1927+
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** @ 441 Bishop Ave. +1927+
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** @ 441 Bishop Ave.
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** c/o Samuel Rainey @ 975 Connecticut Ave. +1927+
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** c/o Samuel Rainey, 975 Connecticut Ave.
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===Brookfield===
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* [[Brookfield Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) ?-'''2022+'''
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** @ 164 Pocono Rd.  
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** also see [https://brookfieldgospelhall.org/ BGH's website]
  
 
===Greenwich===
 
===Greenwich===
 
* [[Greenwich Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1901-1908+
 
* [[Greenwich Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1901-1908+
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===Newtown===
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* [[Community Christian Fellowship, CT]] (OB) 1995-'''2022+'''
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** @ Scalzo Group building, Bethel; Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St., Newtown ?-present;
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** Also see [https://www.communitychristianfellowshipct.com/ CCF website]
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===Norwalk===
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* [[South Norwalk Gospel Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1952-1995
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** @ home of Cliff & Isabel Foley 1952+
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** founders: David Ward & Harold Harper;
  
 
===Stamford===
 
===Stamford===
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===Ansonia===
 
===Ansonia===
 
* [[Ansonia Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889+
 
* [[Ansonia Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889+
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===Branford===
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* [[Branford Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1973-'''2022+'''
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** hive from [[West Woods Bible Chapel, CT|West Woods Bible Chapel]]
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** founders: Joseph & Andrea DePino
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** @ Branford trailer 1972; Branford home 1972; gun club; local armory; Branford Academy on the Green; public schools; 212 Branford Rd., North Branford 1991-present;
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===Cheshire===
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* [[Cheshire Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1979-'''2022+'''
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** hive from [[West Woods Bible Chapel, CT|West Woods Bible Chapel]]
  
 
===Derby===
 
===Derby===
 
* [[Derby Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1896-1908+
 
* [[Derby Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1896-1908+
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===Hamden===
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* [[West Woods Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1931-'''2022+'''
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** Whitney Avenue Gospel Hall 1931-1937; Newhall Street Gospel Hall 1937-1960's; West Woods Bible Chapel 1960's-present;
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** @ Whitney Ave., North Haven 1931-1937; Newhall St., New Haven 1937-1960's; 165 Hillfield Rd., Hamden 1960's-present;
  
 
===New Haven===
 
===New Haven===
 
* [[New Haven Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889+
 
* [[New Haven Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1889+
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* [[Westville Bible Chapel, CT]] (OB) 1976-'''2022+'''
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** hive from [[West Woods Bible Chapel, CT|West Woods Bible Chapel]]
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** @ home of Ralph Kirchhofer 1976-1978; Edgewood Club, 201 Alston Ave. 1978-present;
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** founders: Jack Spender, Ralph and Lunda Kirchhofer, Peter and Pam Herndon, Dill and Katie Ewen, and John and Karen Cramm.
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** also see [http://westvillebiblechapel.com/ WBC's website]
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===North Haven===
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* North Haven assembly (OB)
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** hive from [[West Woods Bible Chapel, CT|West Woods Bible Chapel]]
  
 
===Seymour===
 
===Seymour===
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===Waterbury===
 
===Waterbury===
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* Waterbury Gospel Hall, CT (OB) +1911-1927+
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* [[Waterbury Christian Fellowship, CT]] (OB) 1997-'''2022+'''
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** founders: Paul & Maria Forcucci, Jack & Ruth Spender, John & Foida Monroe, & Juan Torres;
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** @ home of Paul Forcucci 1997+; Sheraton Hotel; 1 Dube Ln. ?-present;
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* [[Waterbury Gospel Hall, CT]] (OB) +1911-1927+
 
** Waterville Gospel Hall
 
** Waterville Gospel Hall
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** c/o William Batterton, 311 Boyten St., Waterville
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** c/o William Batterton @ 311 Boyten St. +1927+
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* [[Waterbury Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1896-1908+
 
* [[Waterbury Meeting Room, CT]] (EB) +1896-1908+

Revision as of 07:45, 13 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.

North Central CT (Hartford metro)

Hartford County

Bristol

Enfield

Hartford

  • [[Hartford Gospel Hall, CT (OB) 1904-1907+
    • @ Asylum St. 1907+; 435 Park St. +1927+; Witmore St.; Farmington Ave.; 685 Broad St. +present;
    • c/o N.J. Reager @ 86 Seymour St. +1927+
  • Prospect Bible Chapel, CT (OB) 1920's-2022+
    • Gospel Hall Society 1920's-1934; Scripture Truth Church 1934; Prospect Gospel Chapel 1934-1983; Prospect Bible Chapel 1983-present;
    • @ 576 Prospect Ave. 1934-present;
    • Elizabeth Smith Wilson (Mrs. T. Ernest Wilson) was commended from this assembly to Angola, as were Gordon Reager & Neil Dougal, evangelists.

Manchester

  • Manchester Gospel Hall, CT (OB) 1920?-2022+
    • South Manchester Gospel Hall +1927+
    • @ 415 Center St. 1925-present;
    • c/o James Serpliss @ 129 Summer St. +1927+;

Newington

Suffield

Middlesex County

Middletown

Tolland County

Somers

Stafford

Northeastern CT

Windham County (Worcester/Boston metro)

Brooklyn

Woodstock

Northwestern CT

Litchfield County (NYC metro

Litchfield

New Milford

Terryville

Thomaston

Torrington

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. 1919-1927+

Southwest CT

Fairfield County (NYC metro & Stamford metro)

Bridgeport

Brookfield

Greenwich

Newtown

Norwalk

Stamford

New Haven County (NYC metro)

Ansonia

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

Derby

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


North Haven

Seymour

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;
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