Buttonwoods Bible Chapel, RI

There have been open brethren assemblies in the Providence/Warwick area of Rhode Island since before 1904. Buttonwoods Bible Chapel is the eldest active. 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 51 in fellowship (23 men, 28 women) including 6 S.S. teachers, presiding over 5 children (for a total of 56 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $500 in expenses). In 1927, there was also the Ives Street Gospel Hall, also in Providence. In 1978, BBC started Buttonwoods School, a Christ-centered preschool & kindergarten. Warwick Believers Fellowship hived off from BBC in the early 1980's.

AKA's

• Providence Assembly of Christian Brethren or Providence Gospel Hall +1916-1956
• Buttonwoods Gospel Chapel +1958-1996

Locations

• Main St., Providence +1904+
• 850 Westminster St. +1922-1926+
• home of Archibald Murdock, Sand Pond, Norwood +1927+
• Elmwood Ave. +1943-1957
• West Shore Rd. 1957-1960
• 311 Buttonwoods Ave. 1961-present.

Early Correspondents

• Boyd Smith +1922+ (1867-1951)
• Archibald Murdock +1927+ (1885-1955)

Also See

• Who's Who at Buttonwoods Bible Chapel, RI notable alumni

Sources

• Ancestry.com
• OB AAB's 1904-1927