Michigan

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.

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• Who's Who in Michigan

Lower Peninsula

Central-East L.P.

Bay County

Bay City

• Bay City Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-2016+
  • @ Broadway Ave., near 31st St. +1904+

Mount Forest

• Mount Forest Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1904+
  • c/o John Hudson +1904+

Midland County

Midland

• Midland Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1916-1943+
• Midland Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1901+

Saginaw County

Saginaw

• Madison Street Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
• Saginaw Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+
• Saginaw Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1943+
  • @ Cor. Webster & Cleveland Sts. +1904+
  • aka West Saginaw Gospel Hall +1904-1927+

The Thumb

Huron County

Appin

• Appin Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1904+
  • c/o Neil Chisholm (b. 1853 ON - d. 1913 Sheridan Twp., Huron, MI)
    • son of John Chisholm (b. 1815 Scot.) & Rebecca Murchison Chisholm (b. 1831 ON - d. 1892 Sheridan Twp., Huron, MI)
    • 1871 @ Ekfrid, Middlesex, ON; Church of Scotland;

Bad Axe

• Bad Axe Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1901+

Grind Stone City

• Grind Stone City Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1966+
  • c/o Donald John McDonald +1904+ (b. 1876 Huron, MI - d. 1928 Port Huron, St. Clair, MI)
    • son of Murdock McDonald (b. 1844 Glengarry, Scotland - d. 1940 Kinde, Huron, MI) & Julia Louise Morrison McDonald (b. 1848 Dundas, Hamilton, ON (C of E) - d. 1918 Kinde, Huron, MI); Murdock was baptized Mormon in 1893, and ordained an elder in 1902 of the Huron Center branch.
    • 1900 @ Huron, MI m. Carrie E. McDonald (b. 1876 Brooktown, ON - d. 1943 Port Huron, MI), Baptist in 1943.

Kinde

• Kinde meetings, MI (OB) 1916

Port Hope

• Port Hope Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1879-1880+
  • c/o George R. Norcott (b. 1816 Fredonia, Pomfret, Chautaqua, N.Y.)
    • son of William Norcott (b. 1791 New London, CT - d. 1841 Fredonia, N.Y.), pioneer blacksmith @ Cascade Hamlet in 1820;
    • 1841 @ Stockton, Chautaqua, NY; 1861: Wes. Meth. carpenter @ Bayham, Elgin, ON; 1871 @ Oxford, ON; 1876 @ ON;
    • m. Amanda Sibley (b. 1826 Haldimand, ON - d. 1900 Huron, S.D.)

Ubly

• Ubly Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-1943+

Sanilac County

Croswell

• Croswell Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1904-1915+
  • c/o Dr. George Robert Martin +1904+ (b. 1861 Paisley, Bruce, ON, raised in Clinton, ON, d. 1959 Croswell, MI), dentist 1889-1952 at Croswell, graduated @ Philadelphia Dental College (later Temple University). Oldest practicing dentist in Michigan at the age of 91.
    • m. Eliza Gee Avery (b. 1864 Oxford, ON - d. 1946 Croswell, MI)
    • son of Robert Martin (b. 1833 Cavan, Peterborough, ON - d. 1907 St. Clair County, MI) & Jane Rusk Martin (b. 1838 ON - d. 1893 Croswell, MI)

• Croswell Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1889+
  • c/o Andrew Cowan (b. 1851 Durham, ON - d. 1900 Lexington, Sanilac, MI)
    • 1875 @ Tuckersmith, Huron, ON m. Sarah Eden (b. 1854 USA); son Royden G. Cowan (b. 1880 ON);
    • Andrew may have been PB as early as 1861. Son of Alexander Cowan (b. 1834 Scotland - d. 1930 Tuckersmith, Huron, ON) & Mary Jane Campbell Cowan-Cranston (b. 1836 Ireland - d. 1927 Ottawa, ON)

Deckerville

• Mills Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-2019+
  • aka Deckerville Gospel Hall +1927-1943+

Melvin

• Becket Meeting Room, MI (EB) 1879+
  • c/o David Mitchell (b. 1837 Beverley, ON - d. 1909 Hiles, Forest, WI); Presby. 1871;
    • son of James Mitchell (b. 1800 Midlothian, Scot. - d. 1868 Beverley, ON) & Elizabeth Brown Mitchell (b. 1799 Ayrshire, Scot. - d. 1890 Beverley, ON)
    • m. Jennet Nicklin (b. 1847 Wentworth, ON - d. 1885 Burnside Twp, Lapeer, MI)

Tuscola County

Cass City

• Hillside Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
  • aka Cass City Assembly +1965-1966+

Central-West L.P.

Allegan County

Holland

• Holland Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1936-2016+
  • aka Holland Gospel Hall, MI +1936-1943+
• Holland Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1949-1951+

Allegan

• Allegan Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1933+
  • c/o John Versteeg (b. 1891 Arnhem, Netherlands - d. 1958 Redlands, CA); WWI veteran; Bethany Reformed Church @ Redlands, CA later; upholsterer for August Hauski in Chicago in 1917; 1942 @ Baker Furniture Co., Holland, MI;
    • 1918 @ Chicago, IL m. Anita Poole

Otsego

• Otsego Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936+

Great Traverse

Traverse City

• Traverse City Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1901+

Ionia County

Saranac

• Saranac Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1889+

Kent County

Grand Rapids

• Asamblea Evangelica, Grand Rapids, MI (Spanish OB) +2016+
• Forest Hills Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1966/1976-2016+
  • Eastern Avenue Gospel Hall (OB) +1966-1976
• Grace & Truth Christian Fellowship, MI (OB) +2016+
  • formerly KLC? +1977+
• Grand Rapids Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-1943+
• Grand Rapids Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1889+; +1901+; (TW) +1908-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+
• Homestead Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+
• Northwest Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936-2019+ aka Evangel Hall +1936-1943+

Lowell

• Lowell Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1889+

Sparta

• Sparta Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1901+

Manistee County

Manistee

• Manistee Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1914-1973+
  • met in Chief, MI +1914-1923+; and in Brethren, MI in 1927;
  • c/o Mrs. Mary Brandt +1914+; Miss Frances Brown +1914+; Miss Fannie Brown +1914+; Mrs. E.C. Dickson +1917-1923+; Miss Mary Brandt +1917+; Mrs. Lissa Brown +1923-1933+ (b. 1854 Sweden); m. Henry B. Brown (b. 1825 N.Y. - d. 1913 Manistee, MI) who fought in the Civil War A-8 Michigan Cavalry; Edwin Charles Dickson +1933-1949+ (1882-1950 Manistee, MI); Mary E. Brown Brandt +1927+ (b. 1885 MI - d. 1981 Manistee, MI); Mrs. William Brandt +1923-1944+; Morley James Zupin +1949-1973+ (b. 1913 - d. 1994 Brethren, MI), m. Elizabeth M. Brandt (1911-1986); David Brandt +1951-1973+;

Montcalm County

Sheridan

• Sheridan Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1936-2016+
  • aka Sheridan Gospel Hall +1936-1943+

Muskegon County

Bailey

• Bailey Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1943-1966+
  • Bailey Gospel Hall +1943+

Montague

• Friendship Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+

Muskegon

• Muskegon Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1936-1966+
  • aka Muskegon Gospel Hall +1936-1943+

Newaygo County

Fremont

• Fremont Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1944+; +1973-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+

Newaygo

• Newaygo Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) 1966+

Reeman

• Reeman Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1911-1966+

Wooster

• Wooster Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1943-1965+

Ottawa County

Grand Haven

• Grand Haven Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+
• Grand Haven Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-1966+
• Grand Haven Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1923+;

==North-Central L.P.

Cheyboygan County

Cheboygan

• Cheboygan Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-1936+

Northeast L.P.

Alpena County

Alpena

• Alpena Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1904-1915+ +1943-1966+
  • @ Third St., near Washington Ave. +1904+

Arenac County

Standish

• Standish Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1901-1927+
  • @ Main St. +1904+

Sterling

• Sterling Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1927+
  • spelled "Stirling" in 1904 AAB
  • @ C. Ramsey's home +1904+

Northwest L.P.

Antrim County

Bellaire

• Bellaire Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1943+

Charlevoix County

Boyne City

• Boyne City Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927+

Emmet County

Harbor Springs

• Harbor Springs Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+

Missaukee County

Lake City

• Lake City Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1901+

McBain

• McBain Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1904+
  • c/o Alexander McBain, Sr. +1904+

Vogel Centre

• Vogel Centre Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1879+

Wexford County

Cadillac

• Cadillac Christian Assembly, MI (OB) +1943+

Mesick

• Sherman Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +2016+

Southcentral L.P.

Ingham County

Lansing

• Carriage Hill Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+
• Lansing Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1904-1943+
  • @ 608 Butler St. +1904+
• Lansing Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1923-1966+

Williamston

• Burkley Road Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1965-1966+

Jackson County

Jackson

• Jackson Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1915-2021+

Southeast L.P.

Genessee County

Flint

• Central Gospel Hall, Flint, MI (OB) +1927-1936+
• Conover Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1904+
  • @ Dr. T.S. Conover's home
• Dexter Street Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
• Flint Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965+
• Flint Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1911-1943+
• Flint Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1949-1966+
• Fourth Avenue Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927+
• Gracelawn Assembly Hall, MI (OB) +1936+
• Wisner Street Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) 1966+

Gaines Station

• Gaines Station Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1879+;

Linden

• Linden Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878

Lapeer County

Oregon

• Oregon Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1879+

Lenawee County

Adrian

• Adrian Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1903-1927+
  • c/o R. Charles +1904+

Macomb County

Macomb

• Calvary Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+

Mount Clemens

• Mount Clemens Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1951+

Richmond

• Richmond Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1949-2016+

St. Clair Shores

• St. Clair Shores Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2010+
  • Detroit, MI +1878-1985+
  • c/o J. Sparks +1878-1879+; James Young +1889+; Peter F. Petrequin +1889-1908+; James Christie +1896+, +1903-1905+; Edwin Charles +1901-1914+; James Paterson +1903+; Leopold Hirschy/Hiracky +1908-1914+; E.A. Elms +1917-1951+; F.F. Sheldrick +1917-1966+; W.D. Shaw +1923-1927+; Nester Collard +1927-1944+; M. Wilbur Smith +1949-1973+; George W.D. Shaw +1949-1966+; Fred H. Gandras +1973-2005+; Harold H. Krause +1973-1985+; Wendell Laurents +1999-2010+; Philipp Luft +1999-2005+; Al Kretchman +2010+; Charlie Gesser +2010+;

Sterling Heights

• Lakeside Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+

Warren

• Bethany Bible Chapel, Warren, MI (OB) +2016+
• Indian Believers Gathering, Warren, MI (East Indian OB) +2016+

Monroe County

Dundee

• Dundee Meeting Room, MI (TW-N) +1999-2016+
  • Toledo, OH; Canton, MI +1999-2005+

Oakland County

Drayton Plains

• Drayton Plains Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1933-1949

Farmington

• Farmington Road Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+

Ferndale

• Emmanuel Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1943-1966+
  • aka Emmanuel Gospel Assembly +1943+
• Ferndale Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-2016+
• India Gospel Assembly, Ferndale, MI (East Indian OB) +2016+

Hazel Park

• Middle Eastern Bible Fellowship, Detroit, MI (Arabic OB) 1993-2020+
  • @ 426 W. Fourteen Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 2013-2020+
  • c/o Ata G. Mikhael 1993-2020+
  • Middle Eastern Bible Fellowship, Windsor, ON hived from this in 1995;

Milford

• Grace Countryside Church, MI (OB) +2016+

Pontiac

• Pontiac Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1927+

Southfield

• Meadowlawn Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+

Waterford

• Waterford Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878

Shiawassee County

Corunna

• Corunna Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1889-1908; (Lowe/KLC) 1908-1977+
  • c/o Fred. Muot +1889-1903+; Louis Zbinden +1905+; J. Vienot +1905-1908+; C. Rigoulet +1905-1908+;

Owosso

• Countryside Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
• Owosso Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936+
• Owosso Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1901-1908+; (TW) +1923-1933+

St. Clair County

Port Huron

• Port Huron Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927+
• Port Huron Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1879+; +1903-1905+

St. Clair

• St. Clair Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1949-1951+

Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor

• Washtenaw Independent Bible Church, MI (OB) +2016+

Dexter

• Dexter Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1879+

Ypsilanti

• Ypsilanti Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1904+
  • c/o A. Coryell +1904+
• Ypsilanti Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1879+; (TW-N) +2005-2010+

Wayne County

Dearborn Heights

• Coonville Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1901-1904+
• Dearborn Assembly Hall, MI (OB) +1936-1943+
• Dearborn Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
• Dearborn Heights Christian Assembly, MI (KLC) +1977+

Detroit

1. Berean Chapel, MI (CA/AA OB) +1943-2016+ aka Berean Tabernacle +1943-1966+
2. Bethany Pembroke Chapel, MI (CA/AA OB) +1936-2016+ aka Bethany Tabernacle +1936-1966+
3. Brightmoor Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936+
4. Central Gospel Hall, Detroit, MI (OB) +1890-1943+
   • 416 Grand River Ave. +1904+
5. Curtis Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
6. Detroit Christian Assembly, MI (KLC) +1977+
7. Detroit Community Tabernacle, MI (CA/AA OB) +1943-1966+
8. Detroit Italian Gospel Hall, MI (Ital. OB) +1936-1943+
9. Detroit Mexican Gospel Hall, MI (Spanish OB) +1936-1943+
10. East End Gospel Hall, MI (OB) 1915-1943+
11. Eight Mile Road Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936+
12. Elim Chapel, MI (OB) +1927-1943+
13. Gospel Chapel of Detroit, MI (CA/AA OB) +1965-2016+
14. Grace Bible Chapel, Detroit, MI (CA/AA OB) +1936-2016+ aka Grace Tabernacle +1936-1966+
15. Houston Avenue Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936+
16. Martin Road Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
17. Metropolitan Community Tabernacle, MI (OB) +2016+
18. Meadowlawn Chapel, MI (OB) +1943+
19. Midland Avenue Gospel Assembly Hall, MI (OB) +1943+
20. Open Door Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+
21. Pembroke Chapel, MI (OB) +1965+
22. Pilgrims Tabernacle, MI (CA/AA OB) +1936-1943+ aka Pilgrims Assembly Hall +1943+
23. Pinewood Christian Assembly, MI (OB) +1965-1966+
24. Plymouth Road Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+
25. Salem Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-1943+
26. Schoolcraft Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1943-1966+

Highland Park

• Highland Park Gospel Assembly Hall, MI (OB) +1936+

Livonia

• Stark Road Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936-2019+
  • aka West Chicago Gospel Hall
  • aka West Chicago Blvd Gospel Hall +1936+
  • aka Detroit Gospel Hall +1943-1965+

Plymouth

• Lake Pointe Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+

Redford

• Dunning Park Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
• Redford Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1927-1966+
  • aka Redford Gospel Hall +1927-1943+
• Redford Meeting Room, MI (EB Lowe?) +1878-1908+
  • Greenfield, MI +1878-1903+; Oak, MI +1905+;
  • c/o Fred Petrequin +1878; George Morel 1879-1889+; George Abel Morel +1896+; William R. Parkes 1879+ (previously @ Lowell); F. Guilloz 1879+; Peter Chavey +1889-1908+; James Chavey +1901-1905+; Charles Regoulet +1908+;

• Redford Mission, MI (OB) +1936+

River Rouge

• River Rouge Bible Assembly, MI (AA/CA OB) +1936-2016+

Southwest L.P.

Berrien County

Benton Harbor

• E.J. Parker +1927+ (OB)
• Benton Harbor Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1973+
  • c/o Craig Bennett

Niles

• Niles Meeting Room, MI (TW) +1923+

Branch County

Coldwater

• Coldwater Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+
• Coldwater Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1878-1879+
  • c/o Dr. G.L. Whitford

Calhoun County

Battle Creek

• Battle Creek Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1927-1943+
• Christians Gathered to the Lord Jesus Christ, MI (OB) +2016+

Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo

• Baker Drive Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1927-1965+
  • aka Portage Street Gospel Hall +1927-1943+
  • aka Kalamazoo Gospel Hall +1927+

St. Joseph County

Sturgis

• Sturgis Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1927-2016+
  • aka Sturgis Gospel Hall +1927-1943+

Van Buren County

Bangor

• Family Gospel Chapel, MI (AA/CA OB) +2016+

Upper Peninsula

Central U.P.

Delta County

Rock

• Rock Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-2016+

Marquette County

Forsyth

• Forsyth Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+

Little Lake

• Little Lake Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+

Marquette

• Marquette Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +1965-1966+

Northeast U.P.

Chippewa County

Sault Ste Marie

• Northland Bible Chapel, MI (OB) +2016+
• Sault Ste Marie Assembly, MI (OB) +2016+
• Sault Ste Marie Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1904-1965+
• Sault Ste Marie Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1889+

Northwest U.P.

Baraga County

Pelkie

• Pelkie Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +2016+

Houghton County

Calumet

• Calumet Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1936-1943+

Hancock

• Hancock Meeting Room, MI (EB) +1903+

Laurium

• Lake Linden Avenue Gospel Hall, MI (OB) +1943-2016+
• Baker Drive Gospel Chapel, MI (OB) +1927-1965+
  • aka Portage Street Gospel Hall, MI