Minnesota
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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 MN
Cass County
Pine River
- Pine River Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1962-1973+
Otter Tail County
Fergus Falls
- Fergus Falls Assembly, MN (Grant-Ames) +2018+
Pope County
Lowry
- Lowry Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1973-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+
Stearns County
St. Cloud
- St. Cloud Assembly, MN (Grant-Ames) +2018+
Central SE (Minneapolis/St.Paul/Bloomington), MN
Anoka County
Bethel
- Bethel Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1923-1933+
Ramsey
- Trott Brook Gospel Hall, MN (Grant-Ames) 1898-2021+
- see TBGH's website
Ramsey County
St. Paul
- St. Paul Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1896-1909; (TW) 1909-1949+
Dakota County
Farmington
- Farmington Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1966-1973+
Hennepin County
Minneapolis
- 25th Avenue Gospel Hall, Minneapolis, MN (OB) +1911+
- @ 924 25th Ave. +1911+
- Church of the Savior, MN (OB) ?-1993
- Minneapolis Bible Truth Hall, MN (Grant-Ames) +1977-2018+
- @ 3901 Grand Ave., So. 1977-2018+
- Minneapolis Gospel Hall, MN (OB) +1904+
- c/o William Amos Upton (b. 1860 Kingston, MN - d. 1949 Rest Haven Home, Ottawa, MI)
- son of Rufus Porter Upton (b. 1820 Dixmont, ME - d. 1893 Minneapolis, MN) & Emaline Aleda Harshberger Upton (b. 1840 Marietta, OH - d. 1917 Los Angeles, CA)
- wife: Ida May Johnson Upton (b. 1865 Otter Creek, WI - d. 1936 Minneapolis, MN)
- dau. of Rev. Albert T. Johnson (b. 1821 Erie County, PA - d. 1889 Mosinee, WI) & Almeda Clarissa Rouse Johnson (b. 1831 Otsego County, N.Y. - d. 1920 Minneapolis, MN)
- Albert was a farmer & Methodist Episcopal pastor.
- dau. of Rev. Albert T. Johnson (b. 1821 Erie County, PA - d. 1889 Mosinee, WI) & Almeda Clarissa Rouse Johnson (b. 1831 Otsego County, N.Y. - d. 1920 Minneapolis, MN)
- c/o William Amos Upton (b. 1860 Kingston, MN - d. 1949 Rest Haven Home, Ottawa, MI)
- Minneapolis Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+
- Grace and Truth Gospel Hall, Minneapolis, MN (KLC) 1952-2020+
- 14th Avenue Gospel Hall
- c/o J.M. Milton
Rice County
Dundas
- Dundas Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1879+
Washington County
Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1878
Central-East MN
Kanabec County
Mora
- Mora Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1901-1905+; (TW) +1914-1949+; +1985+; (TW-N) +1999-2005+
Quamba
- Quamba Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1923-1949+; +1962-1973+
Pine County
Brook Park
- Brook Park Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1933-1949+
Sandstone
- Sandstone Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1933+
Northeast MN
Saint Louis County
Duluth
- Duluth Gospel Hall, MN (OB) +1904+
- c/o W.H. Luhn @ 26 E. 1st St.
- 1938: owned body & paint shop @ 401 E. 1st St.
- c/o W.H. Luhn @ 26 E. 1st St.
- Duluth Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1879-1889+; (TW) +1933+
Hibbing
- Hibbing Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1966+
Carlton County
Barnum
- Barnum Assembly, MN (Grant-Ames) +2018+
Cromwell
- Cromwell Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1901-1909; (TW) 1909-1949+
Northwest MN
Beltrami County
Blackduck
- Blackduck Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1944+
Kittson County
Lancaster
- Lancaster Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1917-1949+
Marshall County
Warren
- Warren Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1949+
Polk County
Fisher
- Fisher Meeting Room, MN (TW-N) +2005+
?
Costa
- Costa Meeting Room, MN (EB-TW) +1879+
Southcentral MN
Nicollet County
St. Peter
- St. Peter Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1879+
Southeast MN
Mower County
Austin
- Austin Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1933-1985+
Olmstead County
Rochester
- Rochester Assembly, MN (Grant-Ames) +2018+
Wabasha County
Lake City
- Lake City Gospel Hall, MN (OB) +1904+
- c/o Mr. Colborn, Gardener.
- Doris E. (Aldrich) Colborn (b. 1910 Worcester, MA - d. 1996 Lake City, MN), m. Robert Colborn (b. 1910 NYC - d. 1996 Lake City, MN), son of Conrad & Ida Colborn. Lake City UMC.
- c/o Mr. Colborn, Gardener.
Winona County
Nodine
- Nodine Gospel Hall, MN (OB) +1904+
- @ New Hartford Town Hall, 42846 County Road 12, Dakota, MN
- c/o Ira James Beach (b. 1855 Elizabethtown, Brockville, Leeds, ON - d. 1934 Seattle, WA)
- Joseph & Clara Beach emigrated to Township 105 Range 5, Winona County, MN in 1855. Joseph's ancestor, Elihu Beach, Jr., emigrated to Elizabethtown in 1811 from Vermont, and served in the Revolutionary War in 1780. Elihu was the first child born in Waterbury, CT. Their ancestor, John Beach (1623-1677) was born in St. Albans, Devon, England, and emigrated to New Haven, CT in 1643.
Southwest MN
Cottonwood County
Westbrook
- Westbrook Meeting Room, MN (TW) +1923+
Redwood County
Redwood Falls
- Redwood Falls Meeting Room, MN (EB) +1889+