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Elm Springs Bible Hall was an open brethren assembly planted near Tampa, [[Kansas]] in Marion County, on the southwest border of Dickinson County, in the late 1920's by former Mennonites, including Daniel Cornelius "Dan" Wedel (1885-1950), with the help of Frank Nicholson from nearby [[Grace and Truth Gospel Chapel, KS|Grace and Truth Gospel Hall]] south of Abilene, a Grant exclusive assembly (+1909-2010). In 1936, it was meeting in the Elm Springs schoolhouse. The Bible Hall was constructed in the early 1940's by Dan Wedel, Alfred Becker (1910-1982), and Alvin B. Unruh (1906-1995). The latter two particularly helped saw round boards for the top of the Hall). It is also thought that Menno David Dyck (1918-2002), Dan Wedel's son-in-law, may have assisted with the construction.
In the late 1960's, several families moved from this assembly, as well as some from Grace and Truth to help start [[Sunset Bible Chapel, KS|Sunset Bible Chapel]]. By the late 1970's, Elm Springs was down to Alvin Unruh, Rufus & Rosina Base, and Clyde Decker and his family, and eventually closed. A small cemetery marks the area, as the church building has been razed, with burials of Hall alumni, as well as some neighboring farming families. Elm Springs had annual conferences, well-attended.
* [[Who's Who at Elm Springs Bible Hall, KS|Who's Who at Elm Springs Bible Hall]]