Shetland Islands, Scotland

See Introduction and Legend for intro and key to abbreviations. D.V., this list will eventually contain Exclusive assemblies as well, and is sorted geographically by present council area. Return to Index?

Mainland

East Coast

Lerwick

• 1. Ebenezer Hall: f. 1864.
  • 1864, Attic in Baker’s Close (readdressed as Mounthooly Street); by 1878, Masonic Hall; New Town Hall; 1885, Ebenezer Hall, Navy Lane
• 2. Sound Gospel Hall: f. 1983, fr. Ebenezer Hall.
  • 1983, Shalom, Sound; 1987, Sound Gospel Hall, Oversund Rd, Sound.

North Mainland

Northmavine

• Northmavine: f. 1906, after mission; 1976 trans. Brae.
  • 1906, crofter's house, Mangaster; 1976, Gospel Hall, Brae.

Southern Peninsula

Sandwick

• Sandwick: f. 1878, disc. after evangelism; 1980.
  • 1879, Gospel Hall, Hoswick.

Scalloway

• Scalloway: f. 1951, after evangelism.
  • 1951, Magnus Sinclair, New Rd.; by 1983, Gospel Hall, Gibblestone Rd.

West Mainland

Reawick

The Taing

• Taing: fl. 1875.

Tingwall

Whiteness

• Whiteness: f. 1876, after evangelism; disc. after 1959.
  • 1876, Gospel Hall.

Walls

Sellivoe

• Selivoe: f. 1875, after evangelism.
  • Private house; c.1877, Gospel Hall, Ayres of Selivoe, Bridge of Walls.

Papa Stour

• Papa Stour: fl. 1884.

Scalloway Islands

Burra

• Burra: fl. 1904. Hamnavol.

Trondra

• Trondra: f. 1923, after mission; disc. 1983.
  • 1923, Gilbert Irvine, The Schoolhouse; 1925, Bethany Hall, by Scalloway.

Yell

East Yell

• East Yell: f. 1946; disc. after 1959. John Tait, Aywick.

Also See

• Orkney Islands, Scotland
• Outer Hebrides, Scotland

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Sources

• Scottish Open Brethren Assemblies 1838-2000 by Neil Dickson
  • As of May 5, 2020, Neil Dickson has given written permission for this history of Open Brethren assemblies to be shared online at discretion. There is every intent to rework this geographically in different formats with expansion as time and resources permit.