Revision as of 04:20, 29 June 2025

• Frost Avenue Gospel Hall, Rochester, Monroe Co., NY (OB) +1887-1950+
  • Rochester Gospel Hall +1887-1918+

Itinerants

• Baillie - 1933
• Benjamin Bradford - 1912-1913
• R. Bruce - 1939
• A.R. Crocker - 1933
• Curry - 1933
• Dempsey - 1913
• W.P. Douglas - 1939-1940
• Albert Klabunda - 1939
• Dr. E.A. Martin
• Robert McCracken - 1940
• James B. McMullen - 1940
• "T.D.W." Muir - 1906
• M. Paul - 1939
• J. Pearson - 1940
• William Pinches - 1933
• G. Reager - 1933, 1939
• R. Roberts - 1933
• Thomas Robinson - 1939
• D. Roy - 1938
• Smith - 1933
• James Smith - 1937
• Robert Telfer - 1937
• Herbert Webber - 1933

Ministry News

All news is from Rochester, unless stated otherwise.

1900's

1906

• Wit 1906-12: "Bro. T.D.W. Muir spent a Lord's Day in Rochester, N.Y., on his way home from New York to Detroit. We have been forced to vacate our hall, and have rented another. Our address now is: 95 E. Main St. Communication to Mr. A.S. McKenzie, 103 S. Ford St., Roch., NY."

1910's

1912

• WiS 1912-12: "We had a visit from B. Bradford for a week. The Word of God was good and the Lord's people were helped on in the Lord's ways. Five have recently been baptized and three have been added to the Assembly."

1913

• WiS 1913-9: "Brethren Bradford and Dempsey have been having good meetings in the Tent this season."

1930's

1933

• WiS 1933-2: "R. Roberts had appreciated meetings here. Some of the Lord's people were restored and applied for fellowship. He also had 3 weeks meetings in HOLLAND, N. Y., which were encouraging.

• WiS 1933-3: "Herbert Webber had 4 weeks of well-attended meetings. A number of strangers in nearly every night. Three professed to be saved."

• WiS 1933-4: Excerpts from a memorial tribute to Dr. E.A. Martin from Frost Ave.:

"He will be missed, as only a bulwark can be missed, in these days so like shifting sands: days of changing scenes, changing opinions, changing loyalties. The Christians gathered unto the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ in Rochester, N.Y., have special reason for happy remembrances of our beloved brother. "In a time of Doubt and Distress, his quietness and con­fidence in God became as it were strength and purpose imparted to us. The Frost Avenue Gospel Hall, and the history of the Lord's work in Rochester, just before, and since the hall was built, is pregnant with acts and deeds and prayers of our brother at that time.

Some of the children remember Dr. Martin opening the Sunday School, and one of our young brethren is the first fruits in the New Hall under our brother's ministry, but such ministry was not limited to those who were within the sound of his voice, but the thoughts of his exercise of heart for the spirit­ual welfare of God's people, appeared on the printed pages of "Words in Season," and in this way reached many a shut up, shut in, lonely Christian in little reached corners of the earth."

• WiS 1933-7: "V/m. Pinches had a week of very much appreciated meetings with us. A.R. Crocker also gave us a visit."

• WiS 1933-8: "The correspondent for the assembly here, Geo. W. Lewis, has moved to 441 Selye, Rochester, N.Y. We have had visits recently from Bren. Curry, Smith, Baillie and Reager."

• WiS 1933-11: New York State: "W. Pinches visited York, Rochester and Holland."

1937

• Wit 1937-11: "Robert Telfer had a week's meetings in Frost Avenue Hall. Christians encouraged. Also gave help in children's meetings. James Smith paid appreciated visit."

• Wit 1937-12: Buffalo: "Chas. Innes paid short visit to Assembly Hall, followed by Dr. Northcote Deck. A soul-stirring time, believers coming from Niagara Falls, Kensington, and Rochester to the meetings."

1938

• WiS 1938-3: New York State: "Chas. Keller had several weeks meetings at York. W.G. Smith also called for a Lord's Day. D. Roy had cheering meetings in Rochester (Frost Ave)."

1939

• WiS 1939-5: "G. Reager called for a night on his way south."

• WiS 1939-6: "After having meetings in York (N.Y.) Albert Klabunda gave us a visit for a few nights. We also had a visit from W.P. Douglas."

• WiS 1939-7: "R. Bruce gave us a few meetings and Thos. Robinson and M. Paul have begun a series of meetings. Visiting Chris­tians will find the hall located at 595 Frost Ave. Frank M. Perrott, 766 Frost Ave., Rochester, N. Y., Correspondent."

• WiS 1939-8: East Aurora, N.Y.: "A one days meeting was held here on the 4th of July. Christians attended from Buffalo, Rochester, Wellsboro, and York, N.Y. W.B. Johnson and local brethren ministered the Word."

1940's

1940

• WiS 1940-3: "James B. McMullen spent a Lords day with the Frost Ave. Assembly in January."

• WiS 1940-5: "Robert McCracken and nephew visited the Frost Ave. Assembly and gave cheering words."

• WiS 1940-7: "W.P. Douglas spent a week with us and while the interest was not large, yet the ministry was interesting and refreshing."

• WiS 1940-11: "J. Pearson visited Rochester and his ministry was cheering and encouraging."

1943

• WiS 1943-2: "The conference held on New Year's Day was enjoyed by all who attended. Christians were present from East Aurora, Buffalo, York, Rochester and Wellsboro, Pa. Goodly words ministered by A. Klabunda, R. Crawford and R. Roberts."

Sources

• AAB's 1922-1950
• Words in Season (WiS): 1912-12; 1913-9; 1933:2-4,7-8,11; 1938-3; 1939:5-8; 1940:3,5,7,11; 1943-2;
• Witness (Wit): 1906-12; 1937:11-12