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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.

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Contents

Central California

San Joaquin Valley

Fresno County (Fresno metro)

Fresno

  • Fresno Gospel Hall, CA (OB) 1911-present
    • White Avenue Gospel Hall
    • @ 1435 White Ave. +1927+
    • c/o W.J. Hawthorne, 1468 White Ave. +1927+

Kern County (Bakersfield metro)

Bakersfield

Kings County (Hanford metro)

Hanford

San Joaquin County

Stockton

  • Stockton Gospel Hall, CA (OB) 1897-1927+
    • @ home of A. Tangemann, 829 N. San Jose St. +1927+
    • c/o Harry Ironside 1897+; A. Tangemann +1927+

Turlock

Northern California

Bay Area (San Francisco metro)

Alameda County

Alameda

Berkeley

Fremont

  • Fremont Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) 1983-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021
    • c/o Timothy O. Clarke +1985-present (b. 1940 Oakland, CA); David L. Bylund +1985+; Roy Agaki +1985+; David Graham @ Union City +1985-1989+; Raymond F. Boyd @ Newark +1989-2005+; Dan D. Kilcup @ Pleasanton +1989+; After 2021-2022, remaining brethren @ Oakland;
  • Irvington Raven Assembly (Raven EB) +1890+
    • In 1890, there were two Raven assemblies in Alameda Co., including one (likely Irvington) that met in a home, and one in Oakland with a capacity of 200, and a total attendance of 43, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • Irvington Meeting Room, CA (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1908+;
    • In 1890, there were two TW-Lowe assemblies in Alameda Co., one in a home (likely the one in Irvington), and another (probably in Oakland) in a rented hall with a capacity of 100, and a total attendance of 24, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Hayward

Oakland

  • Oakland Raven Assembly, CA (Raven EB) +1889-1903; (Raven-Taylor EB) 1903-1959+
    • In 1890, there were two Raven assemblies in Alameda Co., including one (likely Irvington) that met in a home, and one in Oakland with a capacity of 200, and a total attendance of 43, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • Oakland Meeting Room, CA (EB) +1889-1908; (TW-EB) 1909-2021+
    • In 1890, there were two TW-Lowe assemblies in Alameda Co., one in a home (likely the one in Irvington), and another (probably in Oakland) in a rented hall with a capacity of 100, and a total attendance of 24, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • Oakland Gospel Hall, CA (OB) +1886-1927+
    • later Bethany Hall +1927+
    • In 1890, the hall was worth $50, and had a capacity of 100, and an attendance of 16, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Pleasanton

San Leandro

San Lorenzo

Napa County

Napa

San Francisco County

San Francisco

  • Parkside Gospel Chapel, CA (OB) 1869-present
    • San Francisco Gospel Hall
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 200, and an attendance of 7, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • San Francisco Grant Assembly (G-EB) 1884-1933+
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 75, and an attendance of 18, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
    • c/o 1933: H.B. Ward, A.L. Verbarg, J. McWilliam, Charles Verbarg, H. Sherratt, J.F. Paulsen & F.W. Verbarg
  • San Francisco Raven Assembly (EB) +1873-1889; (Raven EB) 1889-1903; (Taylor EB) 1903-1959+
    • In 1890, this assembly's rented hall had a capacity for 300, and an attendance of 60, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • San Francisco Meeting Room, CA (EB) +1873-1908; (TW-EB) 1909-1958+
    • BoB @ 11am +1875-1880+
    • @ 155 New Montgomery St., Yerba Buena +1873+; 835 Howard St., Yerba Buena +1874+; 155 New Montgomery St. +1875+; 277-2nd St., SoMa, S.F. +1877+; 15-9th Street, SoMa, S.F. +1879-1880+
    • c/o Charles Montgomery 1873-1877+; J.J. Wallace @ 123 Capp St. +1884+

San Mateo County

Belmont

  • Belmont Bible Chapel, CA (OB) 1944-1992
    • The building was sold to Fellowship Bible Church (Chinese BC), founded in 1976 by the Chinese Bible Mission as a merger of Faith Bible Church in Daly City & Hope Bible Church in Foster City, relocating to San Mateo, Burlingame & San Bruno before their current location.

Burlingame

  • Burlingame Assembly (G-EB) +1931+
    • c/o J.T. Creighton, Leslie Crader, J. Weldon Shaughnessy, A.J. Wynstra, Warren L. Savage, Leo L. Creighton, Samuel C. Jacot, W.C. Greenwood & A.H. Eaton

Milbrae

San Mateo

Santa Clara County

Cupertino

Gilroy

Los Altos

Los Gatos

Morgan Hill

Palo Alto

San Jose

  • San Jose Grant Assembly (G-EB) +1932+

Saratoga

  • Saratoga Meeting Room, CA (EB) +1889-1901+
    • In 1890, this assembly had a total attendance of 6, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Solano County

Benicia

Vacaville

Sonoma County

Healdsburg

Petaluma

Santa Rosa

Butte County (Chico metro)

Chico

Paradise

Calaveras County

Railroad Flat

West Point

Wilseyville

Del Norte County (near Medford, OR)

Crescent City

Fort Bragg area

Mendocino

Humboldt County

Eureka

  • Eureka Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) +1944-1992 (TW-N-EB) 1992-2021+
    • @ 110 Sonoma St. +1989+; home assembly +2021+;
    • c/o Elmer E. Boydstun +1989+; Arthur A. Miller +1989+

Fortuna

Mono County (near Yosemite N.P.)

Monterey County (Salinas metro)

Pacific Grove

Salinas

Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz metro)

Felton

  • Felton Assembly (G-A EB) +1949+
    • c/o L.E. Kingham

Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz Gospel Hall, CA (OB) +1890-1927+
    • Santa Cruz Upper Room +1904+
    • @ Old Sons of Temperance Hall, Bulkhead St. +1904+; home of W.H. Boyd, Holway Dr. +1927+
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 150, and an attendance of 75, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • Santa Cruz County Raven Assembly (Raven EB) +1890+
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity for 150, and an attendance of 10.

Sacramento Metro / Valley

El Dorado County

Placerville

Glenn County

Orland

Placer County

Loomis

Sacramento County

Rio Linda

Sacramento

  • Sacramento Grant Assembly (Grant EB) +1890+
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 10, and an attendance of 4, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
  • Sacramento Meeting Room, CA (EB) +1878-1901+; (TW-EB) +1908-1911+; +1981+
    • c/o Alex. McEwen +1880-1882+
      • @ 172 J St. +1880+; 610 J St. +1882+

Yuba County

Plumas Lake

Shasta County (Redding metro)

Anderson

Castella

Cottonwood

Oak Run

Tehama County (Redding metro)

Corning

Red Bluff

  • Red Bluff Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) +1951-1992 (TW-N) 1992-2021+
    • Corning Meeting Room +1999-2005+
    • @ 20794 Walnut St. +1989+; home assembly +2021+
    • c/o Wesley W. Christenson +1951-1989+; J.D. Compton +1962-1966+; William J. Law +1966-1973+; Earl Barnes +1973+; James McKeown +1981-1985+; Stephen C. Bambauer +1977-present; John Christenson +1999-present;

Southern California

Imperial County (near Mexicali)

Brawley

Calexico

Tehachapi

Los Angeles metro

Los Angeles County

Antelope Valley region

Lancaster

Los Angeles

  • Los Angeles Grant Assembly (Grant EB) +1889-1933+
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 20, and an attendance of 15, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
    • 1933: F.W.(?) Meckfessel, I.(?) McCandless, Robert Mushet, H.A. Thompson, August Ritter, W.R. Meckfessel, R.S. Butler, F.S. Rapsey, P.(?)F. Schrauff & H.B. Ferguson
  • Los Angeles Raven Assembly (Raven EB) +1889-1903; (Taylor EB) 1903-1959+
    • In 1890, the rented hall held 150, and was attended by 20, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
    • 1959 two locations @ 54th St. and Argus Dr.
  • Los Angeles Assembly (G-A EB) +1949+
    • c/o J. Arthur Hewitt & Harry A. Thompson
  • Los Angeles Meeting Room, CA (EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+
    • @ home of Mr. Mojonnier +1889-1890+; 2515 W. 12th St. +1989-present;
    • In 1890, this assembly had a total attendance of 10, as per the U.S. Religious Census.
    • c/o James Muckle +1889+; A.E. Breuchaud +1894-1896+; W.E. Clark +1896+; William J. Clark +1901-1905+; Alfred Lemons +1903-1905+; B.W. Clark +1908-1914+; L.H. Earle +1908-1917+; M. Niersbach +1908-1933+; R.C. Ferguson +1917+; Matthew Morrison +1923-1927+; James Mainland +1923-1933+; F.F. Stogdill +1923-1933+; Abraham Wyckhause +1933+; James Ryan +1944-1949+; Carl Schnell +1944-1958+; Paul Wilson +1944-1966+; George Reginald Groth +1949-1981+; James Scarr +1958+, +1966-1977+; Herbert H. Woehl +1962-1989+; A. David Sclater +1962+; Ernest Munck +1985+; Bruce Imbeau +1985-1989+; present corr. unlisted;
    • Bible Truth Depot, 8103 Eighth Ave., Inglewood, CA +1958+
  • Lucretia Street Room, CA (PBCC-EB) +1959+
    • @ 1510 Lucretia St.
  • Olivet Gospel Hall, CA (OB) +1927+
    • @ E. Washington & Santee Sts.
    • c/o M. Haytack, 1748 Santee St.
  • Sawtelle Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) +1923+
  • Shadow Hills Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) +1923/1981-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+
    • Burbank Meeting Room (TW-EB) +1923-1981
      • assembly plant from Pasadena
  • Valley Gospel Chapel, CA (OB) 1951-1952+
    • @ North Hollywood
  • West Valley Bible Chapel, CA (OB) 1952+
    • West Valley Gospel Chapel
    • @ Canoga Park

Pomona Valley region

Claremont
Pomona
  • Pomona Gospel Hall, CA (OB) 1893-1927+
    • @ 544 W. 2nd St. +1904+; Fourth & White Sts. +1927+
    • c/o John N. Martin, 989 N. Gary Ave. +1927+

San Fernando Valley / Verdugo Mountains regions

Glendale
  • Glendale Assembly (Ren/R/TSr-EB) +2022+ ?
    • @ 1009 E. Windsor Rd.

San Gabriel Valley region

Monrovia
  • Monrovia Gospel Hall, CA +1904-2021+
    • @ Myrtle Ave. +1904+; Ebenezer Hall, Ivy & Lime +1912-1927+;
    • c/o George H. Jackson, Box 488
    • WiS 1912-12: Monrovia, Cal.: "Ebenezer Hall, Corner of Ivy and Lime Aves., was opened by special meetings Nov. 10th. W.J. McClure and W.H. Hunter were present and continued with a series of meetings."

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Pasadena
  • Fair Oaks Avenue Room, CA (PBCC-EB) +1959+
    • @ 1883 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
  • Oak Villa Gospel Hall, CA (KLC-EB) 1947-2022+
    • @ 2063 E. Villa +1954-2022+
  • Los Robles Avenue Gospel Hall (G-EB) +1929-1933+
    • @ 723 N. Los Robles Ave. +1930-1933; 1935-1936
    • @ 292 S. Hudson Ave. +1929-1930; 1934, 1936
    • c/o J.G. Meinel, G.D. Hepner, A.E. Booth, W.H. Jarvis & J.T. Jamison
    • A.E. Booth @ 1160 Palm Ter. +1932+
  • Lake Avenue Gospel Hall, CA (OB) 1926-1936+
    • Pasadena Gospel Hall
  • Pasadena Meeting Room, CA (EB) +1889-1905+; (TW-EB) +1923-1973+
    • met at Sierra Madre +1908-1917+, then some returned to Pasadena by 1923.
  • Grace Chapel +1935+
    • @ 706 Summit Ave.
    • c/o A.E. Mitchell @ Alhambra
Sierra Madre

Santa Monica Bay region

Santa Monica

South Bay region

Gardena
Montebello

Southern region

Long Beach

West Central region

Culver City
  • Culver City Gospel Hall, CA 1893-present
    • aka: West Jefferson Gospel Hall, West Jefferson Boulevard Assembly
    • @ 1225 W. Jefferson St., Los Angeles +1927+
    • c/o D. Waugh, 611 N. Grammercy Pl. +1927+

Buena Park

  • Buena Park Christian Fellowship, CA (OB/TW-P) +1966/1992-2020+
    • Buena Park Meeting Room (TW-EB) +1966-1992
    • @ 8591 Roland St. +1989+
    • c/o Dan Jacobsen @ Anaheim +1989+; Erwin Witte @ Placentia +1989+; John Wilhelm @ Cypress +1989+

Fountain Valley

Fullerton

Riverside County

Calimesa

Hemet

  • Hemet Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) +1969-2021+
    • Perris Meeting Room (TW-EB) +1969-1973+; Winchester Meeting Room (TW-EB) +1977-1981+;
    • @ 242 South State St., Ste. 3 +1989+; 26812 Yale St. +2021+
    • c/o Walter Oehlman +1969-1989+; Marvin Spring +1977-1981+; Larry LaBenne +1977-1989+; Joseph Carmell +1981-1985+; Forest Adkins @ Nuevo +1989+; R. Willard Wright @ Hemet +1989+; Ken Fournier +1999-2010+; Bill Brockmeier +1999-2010+; present corr. unlisted;

Riverside

  • Bethel Chapel, Riverside, CA (OB) 1925-present
    • aka Riverside Gospel Chapel; Riverside Gospel Hall
    • @ 189 E. Sixth St. +1927+
    • c/o Dr. A.E. Hunt, 893 Pine St. +1927+
  • Riverside Assembly (G-EB) +1933+
    • c/o A. Mackey, John Mills (?) & H.P. Zimmerman

San Bernardino County

Colton

Fontana

Redlands

Rimforest

San Bernardino

  • San Bernardino Assembly (G-EB) +1933+
    • c/o J.N. Corbett, J.N. Mackenzie, B.(?)C. Evans, & T.C. Lawler

Ventura County

  • Ventura County Raven Assembly (Raven EB) +1890+
    • In 1890, this assembly met in a schoolhouse, with a capacity of 50 and an attendance of 4.

Oxford

San Diego metro

San Diego County

El Cajon

La Mesa

San Diego

  • Bible Truth Hall, San Diego, CA (OB) +1904-1919+
  • Grace and Truth Chapel, San Diego, CA (KLC-EB) 1956-2016+
    • @ 4759 59th St. 2010+; 4677 Ohio St. +2016+
  • Imperial Avenue Gospel Hall, CA (OB)
    • @ Logan Heights
  • Laurel Bible Chapel, CA (OB) 1957-present
  • Mission Valley Community Chapel, CA (OB) 1952-2021+
    • 1952 @ home of Ralph & Louise Barker, Mission Gorge Road; 1953-present @ present location;
  • San Diego Gospel Hall, CA (OB) +1969-2018+
    • Front Street Gospel Hall +1927+
    • @ 3951 Front St., Allied Gardens +1927+; 4646 Twain Ave. +1969-2018+
    • c/o Samuel Brown, 814 Torrence St. +1927+
  • San Diego Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB residency) +1914+; +1933+; (TW) +1949-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+
    • @ Lemon Grove, CA +1933+; 4037-39th St. +1989+; @ La Mesa, CA +1999-2010+; 9903 Business Park Ave., Ste. 101 +2021+
    • El Cajon, CA c/o Guy E. Tuttle, Jr. & Samuel Sanell +1958+;
    • c/o Miss Rhoda Harrison +1914+; Mrs. V.J. O'Connor +1933+; C.A. Bushnell +1949+; Orrin G. Smith +1949-1955+; James P. Lantz +1951-1955+; Gerhard A. Rupp +1955-1985+; Archie E. Groth +1958-1977+; Henry Grant +1958-1973+; W.M. Warr +1969+; Ad Jones +1977+; Frederick E. Lee +1977+; Albert J. Wright +1981-2010+; Robert L. Jacobsen +1981-1985+, +2005+; Douglas Jacobsen +1989-1999+; David Imbeau +1989+; Chris Harnish +1999+; John Berry +1999-2010+; Jim Newton +2005+

San Luis Obispo County

Atascadero

Templeton

  • Templeton Meeting Room, CA (TW-EB) +1951-1989+
    • Atascadero Meeting Room +1951-1977+
    • @ home of Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Woehl +1989+
    • c/o Abel John +1951-1973+; Miss Harriet Godwin +1951-1962+; Daniel Woehl +1973-1989+; Edwin L. Carmell @ Santa Maria +1977-1989+; Mrs. Aslly John +1981-1989+; Lillian E. Sutton @ Lompoc +1981-1989+;

Santa Barbara County

Carpinteria

Lompoc

See Templeton

Santa Barbara

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