Revision as of 06:59, 25 November 2025

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.

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-eb) +1966-1968; (TW-eb residency) 1968-1973+

• Grace Fellowship, Birmingham, AL (OB) 1991-1999

• Hope Bible Chapel, Birmingham, AL (OB) 1948-2026+
  • Mountain Brook Bible Chapel (OB) 1962-2001
  • Westside Gospel Chapel, AL (OB) 1955-1962
  • @ Central YMCA & J.J. Ashton's home (OB) 1948-1954

• North Birmingham Gospel Chapel, AL (AA/CA OB) +1941-1968
  • Birmingham Christian Tabernacle +1941-1943+
  • 1st African-American assembly in Alabama
  • @ 1300 6th Ave. N +1941+; home of William Rudolph, 1810 23rd Ave. N +1960+
  • c/o William Rudolph +1941-1960+
  • Meeting Times:
    • +1941+: SS 9:30am, BB 3:00pm, G 11am & 7:30pm

• Wylam Gospel Hall, AL (OB) 1910?/1927-1935+
  • 1st open brethren assembly in AL
  • @ home of John Watson McLellan (1863-1935), 4205 Tenth Ave.

Graysville

• Westside Believers Chapel, AL (OB) 1974-2010+
  • @ 1490 1st St. SE, Graysville

Hoover

• Bluff Park Community Church, AL (Acts 29 BC) 1987-2021+
  • Bluff Park Bible Church (OB? BC)

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) 1986-2026+

Wellington

• Wellington Meeting Room, AL (TW-eb) +1973+
  • in fellowship @ Rome Meeting Room, GA

Etowah County (Gadsden metro)

Gadsden

• Gadsden Meeting Room, AL (TW-eb) +1973-2024
  • no meeting in 1989, in fellowship with Rome Meeting Room, GA

Madison County (Huntsville metro)

Huntsville

• Huntsville Bible Chapel, AL (OB) 1967-2010+
  • home of Larry Casso 1967; Huntsville Gospel Chapel 1968-1973

New Market

• New Market Meeting Room, AL (TW-eb) +1972-1973+
  • c/o 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. Husband (1955 @ Roanoke, VA): 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).
  • in fellowship at Rome Meeting Room, GA

Toney

• Believers Fellowship, Huntsville, AL (OB) 2019-2026+

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

Southwestern AL

Choctaw County

Needham

• Needham Gospel Center, AL (OB) +1954-2022+
  • 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