Westside Bible Church, ID
From BrethrenPedia
Prior to 1904, Alexander McPherson (1861-1940) planted an open brethren assembly in Boise, Idaho that in its early years was known as Boise Gospel Hall. By 1936, it was meeting two miles west of Boise on Nampa Hwy. By 1948, it was meeting at 210 O'Farrell St., and had changed its name to Christian Assembly Chapel. In 1950, its location was described as two miles west on Hwy 30, and it had changed back to Boise Gospel Hall. By 1954, it was again Christian Assembly Chapel, and had moved to 1820 Hartman.
In 1971, the name changed to Westside Bible Chapel. In 1991, they had outgrown their Hartman location and met temporarily at the YMCA @ 9th & State, then by 1993 at 8580 Ustick Rd., and changed their name to Westside Bible Church, and in 1995 moved into their present location at 2040 E. Fairview Ave in nearby Meridian. The assembly still weekly celebrates the Lord's Supper, and is governed by a plurality of elders, with the help of a commended resident missionary.
Early Correspondents
- Alexander McPherson (b. 1861 NYC - d. 1940 Cerritos, Los Angeles, CA), Box 104 +1904+;
- Pattison Robert Ferguson (b. 1859 West Linton, Peebles, Scotland - d. 1943 Boise, ID) +1927-1936+ @ 801 Park Blvd +1936+;
- Orton Cooper Goodwin (b. 1896 Church Stretton, Shropshire, England - d. 1974 Escondido, San Diego, CA) +1945-1948+;
- Aaron Olson +1950+;
- possibly Aaron Olson (b. 1899 Sweden), father of Robert Aaron Olson (b. 1924 OR - d. 1989 Ventura, CA)
- Clarence Carl Hollar (b. 1891 Aurora, MO - d. 1993 Boise, ID) +1954-1965;
- Milo Eben Trumble (b. 1919 Cottage Grove, MN - d. 2003 Boise, ID) 1967-1970;
- Donald Bollinger @ Meridian 1971-1986
- Donald R. Bollinger (b. 1927) or Donald M. Bollinger (b. 1945)
- Alan Leland Kester (b. 1937 Astoria, Clatsop, OR - d. 2018 Boise, ID) 1987-1996;
History
1945
In a "Letters of Interest" from May 1945, and Dec. 1946, it was advertised that Orton Goodwin had a Sunday 4:30 P.M. Gospel radio broadcast on KIDO in Boise.
Also See
Other PB in Boise
- Boise Meeting Room, ID (unrelated TW-N EB assembly) +1981-2016+
Sources
- Open Brethren Assembly Address Books (OB AAB): 1904, 1927, 1936, 1948, 1950, 1954-2020
- TW Exclusive Brethren AAB 1981-2016
- Ancestry.com
- Letters of Interest: 1945-5, 1946-12;
