Maine history

Maine

The Madison Gospel Hall, north of Augusta, began in 1951 through the efforts of Ervin Wacome, Sanford Wacome, Ralph Crouch, Effie Emery, and Nina Henry and their families. The group met first for four months at a schoolhouse at Blackwell Corner, then for 12 years on Main Street. In 1964, the assembly moved to 84 Old Point Avenue, and from 1986 to the present have been at their current location on Highway 148, Madison. Those active in leadership have included Ervin Wacome, Gene Aubrey, and Gerald K. Paine. About 10 adults and children attend the Madison Gospel Hall.

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Grace Fellowship Bible Chapel in Union, a small town east of Augusta, began as a home Bible study. Not then aware of the brethren assemblies, several people had left their denominational affiliations, or were new believers, and met to search the scriptures. Later they were helped by the believers at Spring Hill Gospel Hall in Westbrook, near Portland. In 1970, the believers identified with the brethren. After meeting in homes in Union, the group met in space in the Union Odd Fellows Hall, then at a Grange hall in nearby Warren, and since 1983 have met in their own building in East Union. The leaders have been William Street, Roy Beverly, Joe Paradise, and Donald Sabins. The assembly has commended workers to serve the Lord in New Guinea. About 40 adults and youngsters attend on a typical Sunday.

Sources

• Questionnaire responses