Florida
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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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Contents
- 1 Central FL
- 2 East Central Coast FL
- 3 North Central FL
- 4 Northeastern FL
- 5 Northwestern FL
- 6 Southeastern FL
- 7 Southwestern FL
- 8 West Central Coast FL
Central FL
Lake County (Orlando metro)
Bloomfield
- Bloomfield Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889+
Eustis
- Eustis Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1985+
Fruitland Park
- Fruitland Park Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1927+
Polk County (Lakeland/Winter Haven metro)
Fort Meade
- Fort Meade Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889+
Lakeland
- Ariana Christian Fellowship, FL (OB) 1947?
- Lakeland Home Assembly, FL (OB) +1950+
- @ 1 mi. W of city limits on Hwy. 92
- c/o J.R. Binnie
Orange County (Orlando metro)
Orlando
- Orlando Assembly, FL (OB) +1936+
- c/o O. LePage, Orlo Vista
- Orlando Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1985+
- Grace and Truth Bible Chapel, Orlando, FL (KLC-EB) +1977-2020+
- Kamler Avenue Bible Chapel
- see GTO's website
East Central Coast FL
Volusia County (Daytona Beach / Orlando metro)
Daytona Beach
- Daytona Beach Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1927+
DeBary
- DeBary Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1973+
DeLand
- DeLand Bible Chapel, FL (OB) 1977-1978+
- home @ 1101 W. New York Ave.
- c/o Robert H. Wigmore
- DeLand Assembly Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1941-1950+
- DeLand Gospel Hall +1941-1947
- @ 726 E. New York Ave. +1941-1943+; 838 E. New York Ave. +1947-1950+
- c/o Dr. H.G. Bow +1941-1950+
- @ Dreka Building +1941-1948+; 311 Pioneer Building +1950+
- East Side Gospel Hall, DeLand, FL (OB) +1950+
- @ corner of Voorhis & Hill St.
- c/o Joseph Neuswirth
New Smyrna Beach
- New Smyrna Beach Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1966+
Orange City
- Orange City Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1973+
Port Orange
- Port Orange Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1985-1992 (TW-N-EB) 1992-2016+
North Central FL
Marion County (Ocala metro)
Belleview
- Belleview Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1923+
Northeastern FL
Duval County (Jacksonville metro)
Jacksonville
- Arlington Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1917+
- there is also a historic community in Citrus County named Arlington
- Egleston Heights Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889+
- now Eggleston
- Floral Bluff Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889-1909 (TW-EB) 1909-1914+
- Jacksonville Assembly, FL (OB) +1947-1950+
- @ home of C.M. Nissen, 124 E. 6th St.
- c/o C.M. Nissen
- Jacksonville Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1878-1909 (TW-EB) 1909-1927+; +1944+; +1973+
- c/o Albert C. Frieseke @ 37 1/2 E. Bay +1880+ (b. 1848 Germany - d. 1917 Jacksonville, FL)
- jeweler @ 1882; postmaster @ Floral Bluff 1890+
- c/o Albert C. Frieseke @ 37 1/2 E. Bay +1880+ (b. 1848 Germany - d. 1917 Jacksonville, FL)
- Jacksonville Christian Assembly, FL (KLC-EB) +1977-2016+
- @ Orange Park +2016+
- New Berlin Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1896-1905+
Nassau County (Jacksonville metro)
Fernandina Beach
- Fernandina Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1927+
St. Johns County (Jacksonville metro)
St. Augustine
- St. Augustine Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889+
Northwestern FL
Panhandle
Escambia County (Pensacola metro)
Pensacola
- Pensacola Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1962-1992; (TW-N-EB) 1992-2016+
Gadsden County (Tallahassee metro)
Quincy
- Quincy Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1908-1923+
Leon County (Tallahassee metro)
Tallahassee
- Tallahassee Meeting Room, FL (EB-EB) +1889+; (TW) +1951+
Okaloosa County (Fort Walton Beach metro)
Niceville
- Forest Lake Bible Church, FL (OB) 1993+ (Great Commission Southern Baptist) +2020+
- @ 1000 37th St. 1993-2020+
- c/o George Kaim 1993+; Brian Alldredge +2020+; Dr. Pat Tidwell +2020+;
- Grace Bible Chapel, Niceville, FL (OB) +1993+
- @ 119 N. Partin Dr. 1993+
- c/o Dr. Paul A. Carmean +1993+
Southeastern FL
Broward County (Miami metro)
Deerfield Beach
- Deerfield Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1966+
Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Lauderdale Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1962-1966+
- Fort Lauderdale Gospel Hall (OB) +1922+
- c/o W. Marshall
- Fort Lauderdale Gospel Hall, FL (KLC-EB) +1977-2020+
- 25th Avenue Gospel Hall
- see FLGH's website
Hollywood
- Hollywood Gospel Chapel, FL (OB) +1927+; +1941-1950+
- Hollywood Assembly +1927+
- @ home of C.J. Frogley, Oakway Dr. & Fifth Ave. +1927+; 2244 Hollywood Blvd. +1941-1950+
- c/o Dr. N.B. Webber +1927+; R.L. Conlon @ Buena Vista +1927+; E.P. Corey +1941-1943+; Lyndon C. Conlon +1947-1948+; R.L. Conlon +1950+
Miami-Dade County (Miami metro)
Florida Keys
Elliott Key
- Elliot's Bay Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1894-1896+
Miami
- Bible Truth Hall, Miami, FL (OB) +1936-1950+
- @ 629 S.W. 7th St.
- c/o L.V. Russell, 453 S.W. 7th St. +1936-1948+; Robert Stanley Sweeting (b. 1891 St. Peter, Cherokee Sound, Abaco, Bahamas - d. 1978 Nassau, Bahamas);
- Central Gospel Chapel, Miami, FL (OB) +1950+
- @ 1455 N.W. 54th St.
- c/o Carter Bundy
- Coconut Grove Assembly, FL (OB) +1943-1948+
- Coconut Grove Gospel Hall (OB) +1943+
- @ Carpenter's Hall, 3190 Grand Ave. +1943-1948+
- c/o Edwin J. Warner +1943-1948+
- may have been rebranded in 1950 as Central Gospel Chapel
- Miami Gospel Chapel, FL (OB) +1947-1950+
- @ home of Homer Evans, 1825 N.W. 39th St.
- c/o Myron A. Shelburne
- Twenty-Fourth Street Room, Miami, FL (PBCC) +1959+
- @ 3734 N.W. 24th St.
- Twenty-Ninth Street Gospel Hall, Miami, FL (OB) +1922-1950+
- @ 56 N.W. 29th St. +1927-1950+
- c/o Edwin J. Warner +1922-1927+; Paul F. Bartling +1936-1943+; Stephen D. Wall +1947-1950+
- Ebenezer Gospel Hall, Miami, FL (OB) +1927-1943+
- @ 2416 N.W. 7th Court +1927-1943+
- c/o Fred C. Coombs, 1419 S.W. 5th St. +1927+; Henry Gustafson +1936+; Carl Gustafson +1941+; M.L. Mingo +1943+;
- Miami Gospel Hall, FL (CA OB) +1922-1950+
- @ 139 N.W. 14th St., home of Philip B. Herout +1922-1927+; 1417 N.W. 1st Pl. +1936-1950+
- c/o Philip B. Herout @ 139 N.W. 14th St. +1922-1927+; Calvin Thompson +1936-1943+; William Rolle +1947-1950+
Palm Beach County (Miami metro)
Boca Raton
- Boca Raton Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1962-1973+
Delray Beach
- Delray Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1951+
Lake Worth Beach
- Lake Worth Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1951-1962+
- Pine Street Chapel, FL (KLC-EB) +1977-2022+
- @ 915 S. Pine St.
- see PSC's website
North Palm Beach
- North Palm Beach Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1927+
- @ 626-52nd St.
- c/o F.H. Winter, Northwood Station, West Palm Beach
Riviera Beach
- Riviera Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1936-1948+
- West Palm Beach Gospel Hall 1948+; Bethesda Gospel Hall +1950+
- @ Inlet Ave. Riviera +1936-1947; 15th & Spruce 1948+; 297 27th St. +1950+
- c/o A. Germany, 531-28th St. +1936-1948+; Robert Gilmore +1950+
West Palm Beach
- West Palm Beach Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1927-1992 (TW-N-EB) 1992-2016+
- West Palm Beach Gospel Hall (KLC-EB) +1977+
Treasure Coast
Martin County (Port St. Lucie metro)
Sewall's Point
- Port Sewall Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1914-1917+
Stuart
- Stuart Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1923+
Port St. Lucie County (Port St. Lucie metro)
Port St. Lucie
- Port St. Lucie Fellowship, FL (KLC-EB) +2016+
- see Lake Worth
Southwestern FL
Charlotte County (Punta Gorda metro)
Port Charlotte
- Port Charlotte Meeting Room, FL (TW-N-EB) +2016+
Highlands County (Sebring/Avon Park metro)
Venus
- Venus Fellowship, FL (KLC-EB) +2016+
- see Lake Worth
Straits of FL
Key West
- Key West Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1922-1950+
- @ 720 Southard St. +1936-1950+
- c/o W. Munro, 711 Love Lane +1922+; B.L. Larsen, 823 Frances St. +1936-1948+; Sam B. Pinder +1950+
- Key West Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1933+
West Central Coast FL
Hernando County (Tampa metro)
Brooksville
- Grace and Truth Bible Chapel, Brooksville, FL (KLC-EB) +1977-2019+
- Grace and Truth Assembly
- @ 210 Bell Ave.
- see GTBC's website
Hillsborough County (Tampa metro)
Tampa
- North Tampa Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1993-+2022+
- Marjory Avenue Gospel Hall
- see NTGH's website
- Bible Truth Hall, Tampa, FL (OB) +1936+
- @ 106 West N. Bay St. +1936+
- c/o J.T. Edwards, 103 W. Emma St. +1936+
- Central Gospel Hall, Tampa, FL (OB) +1927-1950+
- @ 204 Florabaska Ave. +1936+; 6212 Florida Ave. +1941+; 2737 Florida Ave. +1943-1950+
- c/o F.C. Thisse +1927-1950+ (610 Giddens Ave. +1927+; 5404 Miami Ave. +1936-1950+)
- Seventh Avenue Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1927+
- c/o W.J. Montgomery, 3412 Seventh Ave.
- Tampa Gospel Hall (OB) +1922+
- c/o W.G. Davies +1922+
- Tampa Gospel Hall (OB) +1941-1948+
- @ 804 Floribraska Ave. +1941-1943+
- c/o H.R. Durham, 3909 Arlington Ave.
- Tampa Gospel Hall, FL (KLC-EB) +1977-2020+
- Cluster Avenue Gospel Hall
- Tampa Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1962-1992 (TW-N-EB) 1992-2016+
Pasco County (Tampa metro)
New Port Richey
- New Port Richey Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1962-1966+
Zephyrhills
- Zephyrhills Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1936-1950+
- Bible Truth Hall +1936-1941+
- @ 8th St. & 4th Ave. +1943-1950+
- c/o D. McTurk +1936-1941+; Carroll Mays +1943-1950+
Pinellas County (Tampa metro)
St. Petersburg
- Grace Gospel Chapel, St. Petersburg, FL (OB) +1943-1950+
- @ 2359 First Ave. S +1943+; 16 Alhambra Arcade, corner of 1st Ave. & 6th St. N +1947-1948+; corner of 5th Ave. & 23rd St. N +1950+
- c/o J.E. Stratton, 5634 Chrissman Dr. N +1943-1948+; Walter Hall +1950+
- St. Petersburg Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1894+; (TW-EB) +1927-1951+
Tarpon Springs
- Tarpon Springs Gospel Hall, FL (OB) +1943-1950+
- @ Tarpon & Ring Ave. +1943+; Lemon & Ring Ave. +1947-1950+
- c/o V. Phillips, 467 Cypress St. +1943-1950+
Unknown Areas
Damesport
- Damesport Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1894+
Eulalie
- Eulalie Meeting Room, FL (TW-EB) +1908-1911+
Trahamville
Marion or Duval counties?
- Trahamville Meeting Room, FL (EB) +1889+