Brooklyn Gospel Hall Christian Assembly, NYC
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Brooklyn Gospel Hall is an exclusive assembly in New York City, New York that was active earlier than 1878, and this relates to the group that is sometimes known as KLC-BGG or Reunited brethren. In 1880, the assembly was meeting at 452 Fifth Ave. (near 9th St.) with contacts of James Carr & E.G. Mauger. In 1946, the assembly was meeting at a rental property at 99 Jefferson Ave. with contacts of E. Hamblin & Samuel Eifel. In 1951, they constructed their first building where they remain today.
In +1878-1880+, there was also a meeting in Williamsburg, now a neighborhood in Brooklyn that met at 62-4th St., near Broadway in 1880, with contacts of Dr. J. Young and Malachi Taylor.
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These are meetings once together with what is now Brooklyn Gospel Hall, but divided in the 1880's. The Lowe meeting reunited with them in 1926, with the TW meeting remaining separate.
- Bible Truth Hall (Grant-eb) +1912+ c/o J.F. Gilmour
- Meeting Room (TW-Lowe-eb) +1889-current
- correspondent (+1889-1905+) H.B. Whelpley once (+1901-1903+) operated a Bible & Tract Depot @ 40 Broad St., NYC with assistance from Alex McKnight, was was co-correspondent here from +1889-1917+.
Location History
Central
- 452-5th Ave. +1880+
- '25 adjoining the SNFL public library, a mid-Manhattan branch of the New York Public Library.
- 99 Jefferson Ave. +1946+
- '25: bakery.
- 515-527 Classon Ave. 1951-current
Williamsburg
- 62-4th St. +1880+
- '25: City Life Church, formerly known as International Baptist.
Early Correspondents
- Malachi Taylor +1878-1880+
- @ W'burg 1880+
- E.G. Mauger +1878-1880+
- D.S. Veitch 1879+
- Dr. J. Young +1878-1880+
- @ W'burg +1878-1880+
- James Carr @ Williamsburg +1880+
- E. Hamblin +1946+
- Samuel Eifel +1946+
Also See
Sources
- EB LoG's
