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.

Assemblies are sorted geographically, and will, D.V., eventually have further history within. Red links on Brethrenpedia are presently undeveloped, and blue links contain data. Appreciate patience with our progress, and if you'd like to help, please contact any of the editing team, preferably via social media.

• Kansas Ministry Workers

Dickinson County

Abilene

• Abilene Gospel Hall (KLC-EB) 1970's?
  • c/o Joe Virgle Britt (b. 1921 Smoky Hill, Geary, KS - d. 2005 Junction City, Geary, KS), son of Virgle A. Britt (b. 1893 Willowdale Twp., Dickinson, KS or Geary Co., KS - d. 1979 Junction City, KS) & Maybell Ann Archbold Britt (b. 1895 Solomon, Dickinson, KS - d. 1985 Wichita, Sedgwick, KS). Joe was also a great-grandson of Joseph Britt (b. 1840 Moore, N.C. - d. 1884 Geary Co., KS). His mother, Maybell, was a daughter of James Meyers Archbold (b. 1866 Preble, Adams, IN - d. 1924 Saline Co., KS), her mother died Baptist. Joe's son Rodney Lee Britt (b. 1949 Junction City, KS - d. 2012 Gilbert, AZ).
• Elm Springs Bible Hall, KS (OB) +1936-1979
  • Elm Springs School House +1936+
• Grace and Truth Gospel Chapel, KS (EB) +1879-1881; (Grant-TW-Lowe-Park EB) 1881-1884; (Grant-EB) 1884-1934; (OB) 1934-2010
  • Bonnacord Assembly 1910-1918; Grace and Truth Gospel Hall 1918-1956;
  • "no assembly" (open) in 1927 but a listing in the open PB book with John Addison Deardorff as a correspondent.
• Newbern Assembly, KS (Grant-EB) 1934-1950's+
• Abilene Meeting Room, KS (TW-EB) +1944-1973+
  • see Grace and Truth

Chapman

• Chapman Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe-eb) +1889-1909; (TW-eb) 1909-1933+

Cheever Township

• From +1878-1880+, Howard William Kann (b. 1846 Adams Co., PA - d. 1930 Spokane, WA) and his wife Emma Susan Benner Kann (b. 1857 Gettysburg, Adams, PA - d. 1938 Spokane, WA) resided in Cheever township in Dickinson Co., KS. By 1896 they were residing in Spokane. Their daughter Lilly May Kann (b. 1878 Cheever Twp., Dickinson, KS - d. 1944 Walla Walla, WA) was married in 1906 to Jeptha "Charles" Thonney (b. 1883 Walla Walla, WA - d. 1950 Kirkland, King, WA) who was raised in the Walla Walla Meeting Room, WA (TW-eb), a descendant of the founder, Jean Gabriel Thonney (b. 1827 Vullien, Vaud, Switzerland - d. 1902 WW, WA). By 1944, Lilly was in fellowship with that meeting with Charles. It is arguable that Howard & Emma Kann (or Lilly) could have been in fellowship in either the meeting at Chapman or Manchester.

Enterprise

• Enterprise Assembly, KS (OB) 1880?-1890+
  • There was an open assembly in Dickinson Co. in 1890, as per U.S. Religious Census, and presumed to be this. The rented hall had a capacity for 100 people, and attendance of 20.

Manchester

• Manchester Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe-eb) +1894-1903+ (Grant EB) +1905?-1933+

Solomon

• Solomon Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922-1927+
  • c/o William Stratton

Talmage

• Talmage Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1900-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1933+

Marion County

Goessel

• Goessel KS Tent Meetings (OB) 1945

Lost Springs

• Lost Springs Meeting Room, KS (Raven EB) +1890+; (TW-Lowe EB) +1901-1903+
  • In 1890, there was a Raven assembly in Marion Co., presumably here. It met in a private home, and had an attendance of 12, as per a U.S. Religious Census.

Saline County

Salina

• Sunset Bible Chapel, KS 1964-2026+

Coffey County

Burlington

• Burlington tent ministry, KS (OB) 1886

Franklin County

Ottawa

• Ottawa Bible Chapel, KS 2013-2020

Morris County

Delavan

• Delavan Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1894-1896+

Diamond Springs

• Diamond Springs Gospel Hall (OB) +1904-1936+
  • c/o E. Loomis +1904+; Justin Loomis +1927+; A.S. Loomis +1927+

Lyon County

Emporia

• Emporia Meeting Room, KS (TW-EB) +1949+

Cloud County

Concordia

• Concordia Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936-1958
  • Concordia Gospel Hall @ 8th & Kansas +1936+; home of William Corkill @ 412 W. 12th +1943+; home of C.W. Wilson @ 131 E. 9th +1948-1958

Ottawa County

Minneapolis

• Minneapolis Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1912+
  • The Witness 1912-8: "Mr. Jas. Erskine had a week's meetings in Garnett. Hopes to have tent in Perry and Lecompton, Kas... Mr. A.B. Miller had meetings in Perry and Belleville, Kas. Expects to have tent in Minneapolis, Kas., where a few believers now meet to remember the Lord. He will be joined by his brother, Wm. J. Miller, who has been laboring in Orkney and Shetland."

• Minneapolis Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1903-1905+

Phillips County

Long Island

• Long Island Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1900-1986

Republic County

Belleville

• Belleville Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1895-1945+
  • c/o Rob Milner +1904+; Sam Blarchard +1922+; A.B. Batchelor @ 1203 Sixteenth St. +1927+

• Milner Schoolhouse Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922-1927+
  • spelled "Millner" in 1927 AAB, but the only place name in KS that resembles this was a Milner Schoolhouse that was northwest of Belleville. Different assembly from the Belleville Gospel Hall.
  • c/o Sam Blarchard +1922+

Rooks County

Plainville

• Plainville Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1911+

Smith County

Cedar

• Cedar radio ministry, KS (OB) 1949

Atchison County

Atchison

• Atchison Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1913-1978

Clay County

Wakefield

• Wakefield Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1880+
  • home of William Ware

Douglas County

Baldwin City

• Baldwin City Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1975-2022+ 

• Coal Creek Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1903-2022+
  • c/o J.J. O'Brien @ Baldwin City +1927+

Lawrence

• Eastside Bible Fellowship, KS (OB) 2016-2022+
• Lawrence Assembly, KS (G-EB) +1933+
• Lawrence Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1947-2024+
• Lawrence Gospel Hall, KS (?) +1915+
  • Newspapers.com
• Lawrence Meeting Room, KS (TW-eb) +1944-1951+

Vinland

• Vinland Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922+
  • c/o James O'Brien, Baldwin City
  • Oliver Smith may have ministered here in 1922.

Geary County

Junction City

• Junction City Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1908-1909; (TW) 1909-1927+ (G-EB) +1933+

Kansas City, KS/MO metro

• Who's Who in Kansas City (OB)
• Kansas City Evangelistic Work, KS/MO (OB) 1883+
• Also See Missouri for KCMO area

Doniphan County, KS (also St. Joseph, MO metro)

Elwood

• Elwood Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1904-1950+
  • c/o R.L. Hess +1904-1927+

Johnson County, KS

Merriam

• Antioch Gospel Testimony, KCKS (OB) +1927+
  • c/o Fred Murray @ Merriam

• George Gray meeting? 1953

Olathe

• Olathe Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) 1904-1913

Overland Park

• Blue Valley Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1915-1985
  • Stanley Gospel Hall 1915-(1959+-1967)
  • c/o Elmer Breckenridge @ Kenneth +1927+

• Kansas City Nepalese Fellowship (KLC-EB) +2016+

Shawnee

• Bible Chapel of Shawnee, KCKS (OB) +1953-2024+
  • Overland Park Bible Chapel +1953-1995+
  • hive from Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO

Stilwell

• Richard Burson's 10 days ministry @ Stilwell (OB) 1951
  • see Visiting Ministry at Hutchinson Gospel Chapel, KS

Wyandotte County, KS

Kansas City

• 12th Street Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) 1917-1974
  • Kansas City Gospel Hall, KCKS
  • @ 2831 N. Twelfth Street +1927+
  • c/o W.C. Somerville +1922+

• Carriage Hills Gospel Chapel, KCKS (OB) 1968-2000
• Harrison Street Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) +1904+
  • c/o James Fulton @ 262 S. Harrison St. +1904+

• Grandview Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) 1937-2000
  • aka 54th Street Gospel Hall, KCMO +1948-1954+
  • Armourdale Gospel Hall, KCKS (OB) -1937+
  • Oakley Street Gospel Hall, KCMO (OB) +1943+
  • 9th Street Gospel Hall, KCMO (OB) +1927+
  • West End Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936+

• Kansas City Meeting Room, KCKS (TW-Lowe EB) +1890-1896+; (TW-EB) +1944-1951+
  • In 1890, the assembly met in a home, and had an attendance of 12, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Lanna

• Lanna Meeting Room, KCKS (TW-Lowe EB) +1903+

• 104 W. 4th +1915-1918+

• 220 E. Missouri Ave. 1916-1918+
  • Services 8 p.m.

• 1333 Grand Ave. +1895-1897; 1019 Walnut 1896-1899; 1108 Walnut 1900-1902; 1016-1018 Grand Ave. 1902-1905; 1121-1123 Grand Ave. 1906-1918+

• 2644 Cypress Ave. +1910-1918+

• 31st, SE cor. Charlotte +1912-1918+

• Holmes, NE cor. 10th +1913-1918+
  • Rev. Charles W. Ross 1917-1918+

• 702 Quindaro Blvd. +1910+

• 1902 N. 7th +1905-1910+

• Plymouth Brethren +1918+
  • 911 W. 44th

Marshall County

Vermillion

Vermillion

• Vermillion Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1949-1976

Nemaha County

Centralia

• Centralia Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1948+

Riley County

Manhattan

• Manhattan Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1885-1887
  • Gospel tent by J.A. Burge & J. Norvell, the “first of that kind in the far West”; Then later in 1885, and 1887 by Burge & Erskine, as reported Chicago publication, "The Barley Cake".

• Manhattan assembly, KS (OB) 1953-1954
  • home of Gordon & Florence Wakefield prior to their life ministry in Peru. Richard Burson drove up from Hutchinson to do events with IVCF kids at K-State, and would invite them over to break bread.

Randolph

• Randolph Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1890+
  • home of Ida Lundberg
  • In 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, there was an attendance of 3 people.

Topeka metro

Jefferson County

Perry

• Perry Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1904-1931
  • c/o Charles O. Bradford +1904-1927+
    • 1922 @ Post Office

Osage County

There were two open assemblies in this county in 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, including a rented hall with a seating capacity for 100 people, and another in a home. The total attendance between the two assemblies was about 24.

Carbondale

• Carbondale Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1881-1890+
  • First Open Brethren assembly planted in Kansas.

Osage City

• Osage City Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936+-1948+

Scranton

• Scranton Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1890-1904+
  • c/o Alexander Leishman +1904+

Shawnee County

Topeka

• James Erskine (OB) +1913+
  • possibly commuted to Troost weekly, but could have been holding meetings in his home. He was an itinerant evangelist.

• Topeka Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1948-2026+

• Topeka Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1890+

• Topeka Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1890+
  • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 150, and an attendance was 25, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Wabaunsee County

St. Mary's

• St. Mary's Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1880+
  • c/o F. Muot @ 3 mi. SW of town +1880+ (no meeting)

Vera

• Vera Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1912

Wabaunsee

• Wabaunsee Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1896+
  • c/o S.M. Thomas +1880+

Cheyenne County

Bird City

• Bird City outreach, KS (OB) 1952-1954

Sherman County

Goodland

• Goodland Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1965-1986

Kanorado

• Kanorado Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1916-1959+
  • @ 14 mi. N & 2 mi. E of Kanorado +1927+
  • c/o E.L. Ball +1920-1922+; J.E. Brown +1920-1927+
  • see Long Island Gospel Hall, KS

Thomas County

Rexford

• Arnold L. Lake, Rexford, KS (OB)

Trego County

WaKeeney

• WaKeeney Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1908+

Cowley County

Arkansas City

• Arkansas City Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1889-1938
  • c/o Frederick Thompson Horton 1889-1938 (b. 1860 Galesburg, IL - d. 1938 Arkansas City, KS)
    • @ 118 N. Summit St. +1901+; 415 N. B St. +1904+; 324 N. A St. +1927+

Harvey County

Newton

• Newton Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1927-1933+

Pratt County

• Sawyer Bible Chapel, KS (OB) +2005+
  • c/o Phillip Skiles

Reno County

Abbyville

• Abbyville Meeting Room, KS (EB) 1870-1877?
  • c/o Jacque Gottlieb Gagnebin (b. 1830 Geneva, Switzerland - d. 1917 Abbyville, KS)

Hutchinson

• Fellowship Bible Chapel, KS (OB) +1988+
• Hutchinson Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 1944-2030+
  • Hutchinson Bible Hall
• Kansas Bible Camp Chapel, KS (OB) 1990's
• Mizpah Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 2005-2019
• Northwest Gospel Chapel, KS (OB) 2004-2019

Wichita metro

Sedgwick County

Bel Aire

• Community Bible Chapel, Wichita, KS (OB) 2006-2022+
  • Believers Bible Chapel 1998-2005
  • Sunrise Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1985-1994

Kechi

Wichita

• Grace Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1965-1982

• Grace Fellowship, KS (OB) 2008-2020
  • home assembly, c/o Rick Khol

• Northside Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1998-2024+

• Westside Bible Chapel, KS (OB) 1941/1985?-2024+
  • South Emporia Bible Chapel, KS (OB) +1941/1948-1994?
  • East Kellogg Bible Chapel ?-1970
  • East Kellogg Gospel Chapel +1948-1972
  • Wichita Gospel Hall 1941-1947?  

• Wichita Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1928-1931; 1948

• Wichita Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1903-1908+ first assembly in Wichita; +1962+ Tunbridge-Wells Exclusive

• Planeview Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1948

• Will Thomas Home Assembly, KS (OB) 1928-1931  first Open assembly in Wichita

• see Visiting Ministry at Hutchinson Gospel Chapel, KS for some early Wichita open brethren history of ministry by F.W. Schwartz (OB) of Detroit, MI from 1948.

Anderson County

Garnett

• Garnett Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1892-1986

Bourbon County

Fort Scott

• Fort Scott Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1890-1912; +1922+
  • c/o Albert Umstead @ 1518 Ransom St. +1904+; Sam Blarchard +1922+
  • In 1890, this assembly met in a rented hall that had capacity for 300, and an attendance of 40.
  • @ Lakin-McKey bldg., 826 S. Main St. +1909+

• Fort Scott Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1879+

Crawford County

Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh Assembly, KS (OB) +1904+
  • c/o John Moody @ 3914 Liberty St. +1904+
  • see Idaho about James Oscar McCurdy who was a contact for a EB-TW Kellogg Meeting Room, ID later in life. Early in their marriage (1910-1915), he and his wife Christine Moffett McCurdy lived in Pittsburgh, KS.

Elk County

Howard

• Howard Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922+
  • c/o L. Heck

Labette County

Parsons

• Dr. Max Isaac Reich (OB) +1888+ (1862-1945)

Montgomery County

Cherryvale

• Dr. Max Isaac Reich (OB) +1888+ (1862-1945)

Coffeyville

• Coffeyville Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1921+
  • @ 1218 Walnut St.

Independence

• Independence Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1903+; (TW) +1917-1933+

Neosho County

• Neosho County Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1890+
  • There was an open assembly in Neosho Co. in 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, of an unknown location. The rented hall had a capacity for 200 people, and attendance of 15.

• Neosho County Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1890+
  • In 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, this assembly met in a private home, with an attendance of 5.

Chanute

• Chanute Meeting Room, KS (TW) +1911-1917+

Wilson County

Altoona

• Altoona Chapel, KS (OB) 1964-1967

Neodesha

• Neodesha Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe-EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1933+
  • In 1890, this assembly met in a home, with an attendance of 14, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Woodson County

Neosho Falls

• Neosho Falls Meeting Room, KS (Grant-EB) +1890+; (TW-Lowe EB) +1894-1905+
  • This assembly had a rented hall in 1890 with a capacity for 16, and an attendance of 6.

Thayer

• Thayer Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1888+
• Thayer Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
  • c/o Mrs. J.M. McLachlin +1880+ (no meeting)
  • Julia Begole McLachlen

Finney County

Garden City

• Good News Fellowship, KS (OB) 2000-2003

Hodgeman County

Hanston

• Hanston Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1901-1908+

Pawnee County

Larned

• Larned Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1894+
• Larned Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe-Raven-eb) +1884-1890; (TW-Lowe-eb) 1890-1909; (TW-eb) 1909-1917+
  • German meeting +1884-1917+
  • English meeting +1894+

Rush County

Bison

• Bison Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894+, +1901+

La Crosse

• La Crosse Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1896+

Lindale

• Lindale Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1894+

Scott County

Keystone

• Keystone Meeting Room, KS (EB) +1889+
  • think it's in Scott County