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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.

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Central IL

North Central IL

Lee County

Dixon

Livingston County (Bloomington/Normal metro)

Emington

Pontiac

McLean County (Bloomington/Normal metro)

Bloomington

Cooksville

Danvers

Heyworth

Lexington

McLean

Shirley

Mason County

Forest City

Peoria County (Peoria metro)

Peoria

Tazewell County (Peoria metro)

Armington

Delavan

Morton

Tremont

Woodford County (Peoria metro)

El Paso

South Central IL

Christian County (Springfield metro)

Millersville

Morrisonville

Owaneco

Pana

Rosamond

Taylorville

Clay County

Clay City

Fayette County

Brownstown

Farina

=Logan County (Springfield metro)

Cornland

  • Cornland Meeting Room, IL (EB) +1878-1880+
    • c/o J.B. Pierce @ 4 mi. S.E. of town +1880+; Mrs. J.D. Gillette @ 2 mi. S.E. of town +1880+;

Lawndale

Macon County (Decatur metro)

Decatur

Niantic

Montgomery County

Nokomis

Witt

Shelby County

Shelbyville

Sangamon County (Springfield metro)

Illiopolis

Springfield

Northern IL

Boone County (Rockford metro)

Belvidere

Winnebago County (Rockford metro)

Rockford

  • Ridgeview Chapel, IL (OB) 1883-1978
    • @ home of Edward Motson, 823 Bruce St. 1904 with nine believers; home of Stafford Marshall Ransome, 2405 E. State St. +1927+;
    • Rockford Assembly (OB) 1883-1943; Miriam Gospel Hall 1943-1957;
    • also see: Beloit Gospel Hall, WI
    • c/o Edward Motson +1904+;
    • c/o Stafford Marshall Ransome +1927+ (b. 1881 Liverpool, Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1948 Rockford, IL). Son of George Frederick Ransome (b. 1849 Haarlem, Netherlands - d. 1907 West Derby, Lancashire, Eng.) & Alice Sophia Marshall Ransome (b. 1846 Semer, Suffolk, Eng. - d. 1930 Elkhart, IN). Ancestry was British prior to S.M.'s father's upbringing. Wife: Mary "Mae" Kathleen Gardner Ransome (b. 1887 Chippenham, Wiltshire, Eng. - d. 1954 Rockford, IL), daughter of Jesse Frederick Gardner (b. 1861 Chippenham, Eng. - d. 1918 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, OH & Mary Ann Jones Gardner (b. 1861 Corsham, Wiltshire, Eng. - d. 1946 Lakewood, OH). S.M. was employed as a chief draftsman for the Barber-Colman Company, which patented and manufactured textile and milling machinery, and was one of Rockford's largest manufacturers, with facilities around the U.S., Germany and England. See B-C history.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (4 men, 7 women). The Hall met in a home (with $31 in annual expenses), and $120 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
  • Rockford Meeting Room, IL (TW) +1973-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2016+
    • c/o Noble Frederick Gammell +1973-2005+ (b. 1920 Lineville, Wayne, IA - d. 2013 Beloit, Rock, WI). Son of Frederick Wayne Gammell (b. 1894 Lineville, IA - d. 1981 Des Moines, IA) & Myrtle Evelyn Noble Gammell (b. 1899 Kiowa, KS - d. 1970 Des Moines, IA). Noble's father served with the U.S. Army during WWI. Wife 1942: Shirley Nadine Larson Gammell (b. 1922 Des Moines, IA - d. 2012), daughter of John Albert Larson & Sarah Ann Carlson Larson; Noble lived in Des Moines from +1920-1953+, in 1942-1968+ he was employed as an art production editor by Meredith Publishing in Des Moines, which published "Better Homes and Gardens", and later published magazines such as Fortune, Money, Sports Illustrated, and Time. Noble was a gifted watercolor artist, with excerpts published in 2015 at Amazon. He also served 1943-1945 with the U.S. Army during WWII with two signal service companies, earning TEC5.
      • Noble's brother, Herman "Herm" M. Gammell (b. 1922 Des Moines, IA - d. 2010 Ogden, UT) served WWII as a B-24 pilot with the 455th Bombardment Group, a recipient of a Purple Heart, and served as a trustee at the Church of God in Pasadena, CA, and the Washington Heights Baptist Church in Ogden, UT.
    • c/o Donald James Stern +1973+ (b. 1930 West Rockford, IL). May have lived 1995-2020 in Colorado Springs, CO, and may have served as pastor of Westview United Brethren in Freeport, Illinois;
    • c/o Daniel Allen Henderson +1973+ (1949-1988 Rockford, IL)
    • c/o Doug Hill +1985-2005+; Jerry Doll +1985+; Jerry Short +1985+, +2005-present;

Northeastern IL

Chicago metro

Cook County

Arlington Heights

Chicago

  • Avondale Gospel Hall, IL (OB) 1888-1968
    • Avondale Meeting House +1927+
    • @ 2814 N. Sawyer Ave. +1927+
    • c/o W.V. Slocombe, 3237 Eastwood Ave. +1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 97 in fellowship (40 men, 57 women) including 11 S.S. teachers presiding over 125 children (for a total of 222). The Hall was valued at $3,000 with no debt (and with $2,555 in annual expenses), and $1,589 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Des Plaines

Elgin

  • Park Manor Bible Chapel, IL (OB) 1882/1966-2021+
    • aka: Elgin Gospel Hall 1882-1927+; Elgin Gospel Chapel +1936-1965;
    • tents 1883 in Udina, Dundee, & Elgin
    • @ 12 Chapel St. +1927+
    • c/o A.H. Hayes, 414 Addison St. +1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 79 in fellowship (24 men, 55 women) including 22 S.S. teachers presiding over 20 children (for a total of 50). The Hall had a value of $15,300 with $5,800 owed (and with $9,657 in annual expenses), and $929 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Evanston

  • Evanston Gospel Chapel, IL (OB) 1916/1941-?
    • aka: Grace Chapel 1916-1941
    • @ K. of P. Hall, 610 Davis St. +1927+
    • c/o Winsor Chase, 1031 Dempster St. +1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 43 in fellowship (17 men, 26 women) including 6 S.S. teachers presiding over 25? children (for a total of 68). The Hall was a rented facility (with $555 in annual expenses), and $685 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Harvey

La Grange

Lansing

Maywood

  • Woodside Bible Chapel, IL (EI OB) 1894-2022+
    • Austin Station Gospel Hall 1894-1913; Austin Gospel Hall 1913-1959
    • @ 748 Leamington Ave. +1927+
    • c/o Tom Bendelow, 533 N. Long Ave. +1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 216 in fellowship (93 men, 123 women) including 2 under the age of 13 years old, and 22 S.S. teachers presiding over 175 children (for a total of 391). The Hall was valued at $12,500 with no debt (with $3,165 in annual expenses), and $3,186 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Mount Forest

  • Mount Forest Gospel Hall, IL (OB) +1926-1927+
    • c/o Henry J.? Yost, Willow Springs
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 18 in fellowship (8 men, 10 women) including 1 S.S. teacher presiding over 20 children (for a total of 38). The Hall was valued at $2,500 with no debt (with $206 in annual expenses), and $376 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Mount Prospect

Oak Park

South Holland

Thornton

DuPage County

Addison

  • Addison Meeting Room, IL (TW) +1878/1980's-2020+
    • Oak Park Meeting Room +1930's-1973+ (TW)
    • Chicago Meeting Room +1878-1930's? (TW)

Batavia

Elmhurst

Glen Ellyn

Lombard

  • Lombard Gospel Chapel, IL (OB) 1927/1928-present
    • also see: Woodside Bible Chapel 1894-present; Villa Park Evangelical Free Church 1931-?

Villa Park

Warrenville

West Chicago

Wheaton

Grundy County

Morris

Kane County

Carpentersville

Kendall County

Yorkville

Lake County

Gurnee

Highland Park

Lake Zurich

Waukegan

  • Waukegan Gospel Hall, IL (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ YMCA Hall, North County St.
    • c/o William Rae, 1122 Palmer Pl.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 13 in fellowship (8 men, 5 women) including 2 S.S. teachers presiding over 3 children (for a total of 16). The Hall was a rented facility (with $136 in annual expenses), and $110 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Zion

McHenry County

Woodstock

Will County

Braidwood

Coal City

Joliet

Kankakee County (Kankakee metro)

Kankakee

  • Kankakee Christian Assembly (KLC) +1977+

Eastern IL

Champaign County (Champaign metro)

Champaign

Coles County

Casey

Mattoon

  • OB tent meetings 1883 by Rice T. Hopkins & Donald Ross?

Edgar County

Chrisman

Effingham County

Montrose

Ford County (Champaign metro)

Paxton

Vermilion County (Danville metro)

Danville

Northwestern Illinois

Henry County (Moline & Rock Island, IL & Davenport, IA metro)

Hooppole

Kewanee

Knox County

Abingdon

Galesburg

Knoxville

Rock Island County (Moline & Rock Island, IL & Davenport, IA metro)

Cordova

Milan

  • Oak Ridge Bible Chapel, IL (OB) 1978/1981-?
    • aka: Valley Christian Fellowship 1978-1981
    • also see: Harrison Gospel Chapel, Davenport, IA

Rock Island

Southeastern IL

Lawrence County

Lawrenceville

St. Francisville

Southern IL (Little Egypt)

Franklin County

West Frankfort

  • West Frankfort Gospel Hall, IL (OB) +1926-1927+
    • c/o David John Lewis, Frankfort Heights (b. 1881 South Wales - d. 1950 Rockford, IL) of Frankfort Heights 1917-1927+, employed in Forbush, Appanoose, IA, presumably as a miner, in 1904, where he was married at Centerville. employed in 1917 as a miner in West Frankfort for the Old Ben Coal Corp. Wife: Barbara B. Douglass Lewis (b. 1884 Scot. - d. 1949 Rockford, IL). By 1930, the family had relocated to Rockford, Winnebago, IL, living with his brother-in-law Thomas L. & Mary E. Wilson, and David was employed as a stub end mechanic at a universal joint manufacturer. In 1941, they were still living in Rockford, and David was employed as a watchman for the MUJ Div.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 60 in fellowship (40 men, 20 women) including 3 S.S. teachers presiding over 50 children (for a total of 110). The Hall had a value of $1,400 with no debt (and with $75 in annual expenses), and $400 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Hamilton County

Macedonia

McLeansboro

Jackson County (Carbondale/Marion metro)

Carbondale

Dowell

Randolph County

Sparta

  • Sparta Gospel Hall, IL (OB) 1882-1951+
    • c/o T.B. Stephenson, 200 E. College St. +1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 35 in fellowship (14 men, 21 women) including 4 S.S. teachers presiding over 45 children (for a total of 80). The Hall was a rented facility (with $155 in annual expenses), and $272 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Tilden

  • Tilden Bible Chapel, IL (OB) +1926-1927+
    • c/o John G. Hill, W. Main St.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (4 men, 7 women) including 1 S.S. teacher presiding over 25 children (for a total of 36). The Hall had a value of $800 with $250 owed (with $114 in annual expenses), and $40 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Wayne County

Cisne

Round Prairie

Southwestern IL

Macoupin County (St. Louis metro)

Bunker Hill

Woodburn

Gillespie

  • Gillespie Gospel Hall, IL (OB) +1926-1927+
  • @ Main St.
    • c/o John Connell, 202 Charles St. (b. 1828 Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scot.); wife: Mary Hannah Jordan Connell (b. 1829 Ireland). They were married at Kirkintilloch on Aug. 16, 1850, and in 1851, they were both employed as hand loom cotton weavers for the local distillery. Employed in 1925 in Gillespie as a miner, not there by 1929.
    • c/o Thomas Connell @ 209 Charles St. (b. 1870 Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scot. - d. 1940 Gillespie, IL); Son of John Connell & Mary Jordan Connell (above). In 1920, Thomas was employed as a timber man in a coal mine, living on Caston Heights in Gillespie. Wife: Jane "Jeanie" Millar Connell (b. 1874 Scot. - d. 1939 Gillespie, IL). They immigrated to the U.S. in 1912, and in 1915 were living in St. Louis. Employed in 1925 in Gillespie as a miner, still there in 1929.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (5 men, 6 women) including 3 S.S. teachers presiding over 50 children (for a total of 61). The Hall was a rented facility (with $120 in annual expenses), and $100 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Mount Olive

St. Louis, MO metro

Bond County

Beaver Creek

Greenville

  • Greenville Meeting Room, IL (EB) 1854-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+
    • oldest surviving assembly in North America
    • aka Greenville Gospel Hall
    • c/o Charles H. Ramel +1880+

Dudleyville

Mulberry Grove

Smithboro

Madison County

Alton

Collinsville

Highland

  • Highland Meeting Room, IL (French EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
    • c/o Auguste Mojonnier +1880+
    • There is thought to have been three exclusive assemblies in Highland at varying times (Grant, TW, and Booth). Unknown years for Grant & Booth meetings. The Booth meeting joined with Ames in the 1940's.

New Douglas

Pocahontas

Roxana

Sebastopol

Troy

St. Clair County

Belleville

East St. Louis

Western IL

McDonough County

Good Hope

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