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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. | + | 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. Also included on this list are LC-EB, a 1935 split from Raven-Taylor (now PBCC) exclusives. |
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. | 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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====Bessemer==== | ====Bessemer==== | ||
* [[Central Gospel Chapel, Bessemer, AL]] (OB) +1958-1960 | * [[Central Gospel Chapel, Bessemer, AL]] (OB) +1958-1960 | ||
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====Birmingham==== | ====Birmingham==== | ||
* [[Birmingham Meeting Room, AL]] (EB) +1903-1905+; (TW) +1966-1973+; | * [[Birmingham Meeting Room, AL]] (EB) +1903-1905+; (TW) +1966-1973+; | ||
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** '''1st open brethren assembly in AL''' | ** '''1st open brethren assembly in AL''' | ||
** @ home of [[John Watson McLellan]] (1863-1935), 4205 Tenth Ave. | ** @ home of [[John Watson McLellan]] (1863-1935), 4205 Tenth Ave. | ||
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| + | * [[The Church in Birmingham, AL]] (LC-EB) +2022+ | ||
| + | ** see [https://www.localchurches.org/churches/birmingham-al-usa/ LC's website] | ||
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====Graysville==== | ====Graysville==== | ||
* [[Westside Believers Chapel, AL]] (OB) 1976-2010+ | * [[Westside Believers Chapel, AL]] (OB) 1976-2010+ | ||
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====Hoover==== | ====Hoover==== | ||
* [[Bluff Park Community Church, AL]] (Acts 29 BC) +2021+ | * [[Bluff Park Community Church, AL]] (Acts 29 BC) +2021+ | ||
** Bluff Park Bible Church (OB? BC) | ** Bluff Park Bible Church (OB? BC) | ||
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====Irondale==== | ====Irondale==== | ||
* [[Hope Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) +1954-'''2018+''' | * [[Hope Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) +1954-'''2018+''' | ||
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** Westside Gospel Chapel, AL (OB) 1955-1961 | ** Westside Gospel Chapel, AL (OB) 1955-1961 | ||
** Central YMCA & J.J. Ashton's home (OB) +1954 | ** Central YMCA & J.J. Ashton's home (OB) +1954 | ||
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====Mount Brook==== | ====Mount Brook==== | ||
* [[Bluff Park Bible Church, AL]] (OB/BC?) 1987-2014+ | * [[Bluff Park Bible Church, AL]] (OB/BC?) 1987-2014+ | ||
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===Walker County=== | ===Walker County=== | ||
====Carbon Hill==== | ====Carbon Hill==== | ||
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===Anniston=== | ===Anniston=== | ||
* [[Anniston Bible Chapel, AL]] (AA/CA OB) 1986-'''2021+''' | * [[Anniston Bible Chapel, AL]] (AA/CA OB) 1986-'''2021+''' | ||
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===Wellington=== | ===Wellington=== | ||
* [[Wellington Meeting Room, AL]] (TW) +1973+ | * [[Wellington Meeting Room, AL]] (TW) +1973+ | ||
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==Etowah County (Gadsden metro)== | ==Etowah County (Gadsden metro)== | ||
===Gadsden=== | ===Gadsden=== | ||
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* [[Huntsville Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) 1967-2010+ | * [[Huntsville Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) 1967-2010+ | ||
** home of Larry Casso 1967; Huntsville Gospel Chapel 1968-1973 | ** home of Larry Casso 1967; Huntsville Gospel Chapel 1968-1973 | ||
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| + | * [[The Church in Huntsville, AL]] (LC-EB) +2017-2022+ | ||
| + | ** see [https://www.churchinhuntsville-al.org/ TCIH's website] | ||
===Madison=== | ===Madison=== | ||
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===Northport=== | ===Northport=== | ||
* [[Westside Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) 1999-2016+ | * [[Westside Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) 1999-2016+ | ||
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===Tuscaloosa=== | ===Tuscaloosa=== | ||
* [[Tuscaloosa Meeting Room, AL]] (TW-N) +2016+ | * [[Tuscaloosa Meeting Room, AL]] (TW-N) +2016+ | ||
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=Southeastern AL= | =Southeastern AL= | ||
==Houston County (Dothan metro) | ==Houston County (Dothan metro) | ||
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===Dothan=== | ===Dothan=== | ||
* [[Dothan Meeting Room, AL]] (TW) +1944-1951+ | * [[Dothan Meeting Room, AL]] (TW) +1944-1951+ | ||
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==Elmore County (Montgomery metro)== | ==Elmore County (Montgomery metro)== | ||
===Millbrook=== | ===Millbrook=== | ||
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===Auburn=== | ===Auburn=== | ||
* [[Auburn Assembly, AL]] (AM) +2018+ | * [[Auburn Assembly, AL]] (AM) +2018+ | ||
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===Opelika=== | ===Opelika=== | ||
* [[Opelika Gospel Hall, AL]] (OB) 1981/1982-1989 | * [[Opelika Gospel Hall, AL]] (OB) 1981/1982-1989 | ||
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==Montgomery County (Montgomery metro)== | ==Montgomery County (Montgomery metro)== | ||
===Montgomery=== | ===Montgomery=== | ||
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* [[Needham Gospel Center, AL]] (OB) +1954-'''2018+''' | * [[Needham Gospel Center, AL]] (OB) +1954-'''2018+''' | ||
** aka Needham Bible Chapel +1954-1955; +1958-1986 | ** aka Needham Bible Chapel +1954-1955; +1958-1986 | ||
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==Marengo County== | ==Marengo County== | ||
===Linden=== | ===Linden=== | ||
* [[Gallion Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) +1954-'''2018+''' | * [[Gallion Bible Chapel, AL]] (OB) +1954-'''2018+''' | ||
** Scripture Truth Center +1954; Frank J. Glass' house 1955; | ** Scripture Truth Center +1954; Frank J. Glass' house 1955; | ||
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==Mobile County (Mobile metro)== | ==Mobile County (Mobile metro)== | ||
===Mobile=== | ===Mobile=== | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 3 October 2023
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. Also included on this list are LC-EB, a 1935 split from Raven-Taylor (now PBCC) exclusives.
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.
Central AL
Birmingham/Hoover metro
Jefferson County
Bessemer
- Central Gospel Chapel, Bessemer, AL (OB) +1958-1960
Birmingham
- Birmingham Meeting Room, AL (EB) +1903-1905+; (TW) +1966-1973+;
- Christian Tabernacle, AL (AA/CA OB) +1943+ 1st African-American assembly in AL
- Grace Fellowship, AL (OB) 1991-1999
- North Birmingham Gospel Chapel, AL (AA/CA OB) +1948-1968
- Wylam Gospel Hall, AL (OB) 1910?/1927-1935+
- 1st open brethren assembly in AL
- @ home of John Watson McLellan (1863-1935), 4205 Tenth Ave.
- The Church in Birmingham, AL (LC-EB) +2022+
- see LC's website
Graysville
- Westside Believers Chapel, AL (OB) 1976-2010+
Hoover
- Bluff Park Community Church, AL (Acts 29 BC) +2021+
- Bluff Park Bible Church (OB? BC)
Irondale
- Hope Bible Chapel, AL (OB) +1954-2018+
- Mountain Brook Bible Chapel (OB) 1962-2000+
- Westside Gospel Chapel, AL (OB) 1955-1961
- Central YMCA & J.J. Ashton's home (OB) +1954
Mount Brook
- Bluff Park Bible Church, AL (OB/BC?) 1987-2014+
Walker County
Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill Gospel Hall, AL (OB) +1927+: 2nd open brethren assembly in AL
- no meeting in 1927
- c/o G.S. Treadway
Northeastern AL
Calhoun County (Anniston/Oxford metro)
Anniston
- Anniston Bible Chapel, AL (AA/CA OB) 1986-2021+
Wellington
- Wellington Meeting Room, AL (TW) +1973+
Etowah County (Gadsden metro)
Gadsden
- Gadsden Meeting Room, AL (TW) +1973-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+
- no meeting, in fellowship with Rome Meeting Room, GA +1989+
Madison County (Huntsville metro)
Huntsville
- Huntsville Bible Chapel, AL (OB) 1967-2010+
- home of Larry Casso 1967; Huntsville Gospel Chapel 1968-1973
- The Church in Huntsville, AL (LC-EB) +2017-2022+
- see TCIH's website
Madison
- Believers Fellowship, Huntsville, AL (OB) 2019-2024+
- see BFH's website
New Market
- New Market Meeting Room, AL (TW-EB) +1972-1973+
- c/o Fernand Emanuel "Frank" Rouffy, Jr. (b. 1929 Providence, RI), son of retired Lt. Col. Fernand Emanuel Rouffy, Sr. (b. 1893 Lausanne, Switzerland - d. 1972 Cayce, Lexington, SC) & Deborah Margaret Roy Rouffy (1906-1995). Wife (1955 Roanoke, VA: Leantha Louise Duke Rouffy (b. Tampa, FL), daughter of Leland Vincent Duke & Anne Louise Brooks Duke. 1940 @ Chattahoochee-Bolton, Fulton, GA. Frank had elder siblings that died in infancy, including one with his namesake in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA in 1929, and an unnamed sister in 1927. He also had a brother, Rev. Edward A. Rouffy of Salida, CO.
Northwestern AL
Tuscaloosa County (Tuscaloosa metro)
Northport
- Westside Bible Chapel, AL (OB) 1999-2016+
Tuscaloosa
- Tuscaloosa Meeting Room, AL (TW-N) +2016+
Southeastern AL
==Houston County (Dothan metro)
Dothan
- Dothan Meeting Room, AL (TW) +1944-1951+
Elmore County (Montgomery metro)
Millbrook
- Central Bible Chapel, Millbrook, AL (OB) 1974-2018+
- @ William T. Crabb's house (OB) 1974-1976; David Leach's house (OB) 1977-1983/1984; Montgomery Bible Chapel (OB) 1984/1985-1986
Lee County (Auburn/Opelika, AL & Columbus, GA metro)
Auburn
- Auburn Assembly, AL (AM) +2018+
Opelika
- Opelika Gospel Hall, AL (OB) 1981/1982-1989
Montgomery County (Montgomery metro)
Montgomery
- Montgomery Meeting Room, AL (EB) 1889: first assembly in Alabama (Exclusive)
Southwestern AL
Choctaw County
Needham
- Needham Gospel Center, AL (OB) +1954-2018+
- aka Needham Bible Chapel +1954-1955; +1958-1986
Marengo County
Linden
- Gallion Bible Chapel, AL (OB) +1954-2018+
- Scripture Truth Center +1954; Frank J. Glass' house 1955;
Mobile County (Mobile metro)
Mobile
- Mobile Meeting Room, AL (TW-N) +2005-2016+
- Mobile Assembly, AL (OB) +1954-1977
- John Todd's house +1954-1977
- North Mobile Community House gospel meetings by L. Ballhagen 1949
