British Columbia
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See Branches of Plymouth Brethren to explain abbreviation types, and intro to this (and other) sheets within the History. 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.
Contents
Abbotsford
- Abbotsford Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- William Harvey Brown (1875-1937) @ Langley Prairie +1904+
- Abbotsford Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1923-1927+
Aldergrove
- Aberdeen Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1950-1954+
- 3491 Transcanada Hiway +1950-1954+
- L. Trowbridge +1950+; Mun Hope (1919-2011) +1950-1954+;
- Aldergrove Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1923-1933+
Peardonville
- Peardonville Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1914-1917+
Yale
- Yale Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1917+
Burnaby
East Burnaby
- East Burnaby Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1908+
Chilliwack
- Chilliwack Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1914-1927+
- Chilliwack Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1948-1954+
- Orange Hall, 122 Wellington Ave. +1948-1950+; 304 Vedder Rd. +1954+
- J.C. (Charles J.R.?) Palmer +1948+; Victor Louis Tournier (1882-1954) +1950-1954+
Rosedale
- Rosedale Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1927+
Kamloops
- Fruitland Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1908+
- Kamloops Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1954+
- Orange Hall, 437 Lansdowne St. +1948-1950+; Masonic Hall, 3rd Ave. & St. Paul St. +1954+
- Charles Augustus Lapham (1867-1945) +1936+; William James Ledlie (1876-1955) +1943-1950+; D.D. Gill +1954+
Ashcroft
- Ashcroft Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- Donald Thomas Henry Sutherland (1868-1932) +1927+
Heffley Creek
- Heffley Creek Meeting Room, BC (EB) +1905-1908+; (TW) +1949-1951+
Kelowna
- Kelowna Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1914-1973+
- St. Paul Street Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1936+
- Okanogan Lake +1927+; St. Paul St. +1936+
- Leo Bedford +1927+; Mr. McMurray, Alex Eadil, & Hermon Ebenezer Smith (1903-1968) +1936+;
West Kelowna
Glenrosa
- Glenrosa Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1950+
- A. Murchie, Oakanagan Lake +1927+; Grieve Elliot (1875-1969) +1936-1950+
West Bank
- Highway Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1954+
- M.G. Hussey +1954+
- West Bank Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Herbert Charles Last (c. 1865-1961) +1927+; Reginald Share Carre (1874-1949) +1927+; Jabez Basham (1883-1965) +1936-1943+; H.E. Last +1948-1950+; H.B. Eiver +1954+
- West Bank Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1973+
Kootenay
Castlegar
- Twin Rivers Hall, BC (OB) +1948/1954+
- Philip Toogood's home assembly +1948-1950+
- Philip Toogood (1907-1979) +1948-1954+
China Creek
- China Creek Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1943+
- Hazel Clark (from Vernon) @ Blueberry Creek (1884-1965) +1943+
Creston
- Creston Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1973-1985+
Fernie
- Fernie Meeting Room, BC (EB) +1901+
Nelson
- Nelson Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- F.H.H. Smith (d. 1938?)
Rossland
- Rossland Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1954+
- on St. Paul & Columbia Ave. c/o Brian Porter Sutherland (1904-1997) +1936-1954+
Trail
- Bethany Gospel Hall, Trail, BC (OB) +1936-1954+
- on Helena St. +1936-1950+; McQuarrie & Columbia +1954+
- c/o Ellis Edward Lypps (1897-1995) +1936-1950+; F.H. Smith +1954+
Penticton
- Ellis and Eckhart Avenue Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1943+
- Lawrence Lowell Wilkins (1879-1938) +1936-1938
- Nelson Avenue Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- Henry Clifton (1869-1947)
- Winnipeg Street Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- G.S. Davis
- Central Gospel Chapel, Penticton, BC (OB) +1936/+1954+
- home of Walter Scott Banford (1886-1942) +1936+; Central Gospel Hall of Penticton @ Ellis St. +1943-1950+
- c/o Walter Scott Banford (1886-1942) +1936+; William John Coltman of Kaleden (1890-1967) +1943-1954+
Powell River
- Powell River Gospel Hall, BC @ Westview (OB) 1927-1954+
- Alexander Milroy (1879-1958) +1936+; Gordon Hugh Milroy (1889-1962) +1943-1954+
Prince George
- Prince George Assembly, BC (OB) +1954+
- Home of Eden Cyril Clogg (1918-1988) @ 1899 10th Ave.
- John Jeremiah Phillips (1888-1985)
- Prince George Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1944-1949+
Vancouver
- 16th & MacDonald Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1948-1954+
- 2756 16th Ave. West +1948-1954+
- Leslie R. Richmond (b. 1915) +1948-1954+
- 24th Avenue Gospel Hall, BC @ 24th & Quebec Sts (OB) +1936/1943-1954+
- 25th Avenue Gospel Hall (OB) +1936+
- John Robert Edward McLaren (1904-1977) +1936-1954+
- 60 Avenue 8 Main Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1954+
- T. Funston +1954+
- Cedar Cottage Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- 4162 Welwyn St. +1936-1954+
- c/o John Wesley Burr (1866-1934) +1927+; George Basham (1882-1950) +1936-1948+; George Taylor +1954+
- Central Park Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1954+
- Barker Ave. near Kingsway +1950+
- c/o J. Cochrane +1936-1948+; James Miller +1950+; John McLellan +1954+
- Fairview Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- 1666 10th Ave. +1927-1954+
- c/o James Rae, c/o Ray-Son Shoe Store, Granville St. +1927-1943+; G. Ramsey +1948-1950+; Thomas Hill +1954+
- Granville Chapel, BC (OB/BC) +1954-2020+
- Granville South Gospel Chapel @ Granville & 43rd Ave. +1950+
- Walter Norval McPhee (1890-1974) +1950-1954+
- Italian Gospel Hall, Vancouver, BC +1943-1954+
- 6969 Semlin Drive +1948-1954+ c/o G. Canianti c/o M. Rosetta, 776 E. Georgia +1948+; Archie Hawes +1950-1954+;
- 1516 Venables St. c/o Salvador Stagliano +1943+
- Knight Road Gospel Hall, BC @ 26th Ave. & Knight Rd. (OB) +1936-1954+
- c/o William George Rathie (1914-1994) +1943+; James Henry Biddlecombe (1887-1959) +1948-1954+
- Mount Pleasant Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- on 8th Ave. & Ontario St. +1927-1954+
- J. Kindleysides +1927+; Walter Norval McPhee (1890-1974) +1936-1943+; David Herbert Sheppard (1902-1980) +1948-1950+; B. Thompson +1954+;
- Additional SS in connection with assembly:
- Bethany Hall, 563 W. 19th Ave. +1936+
- Hastings East Gospel Hall (OB) +1943-1954+
- 4140 Hastings St. +1943+; 2004 E. Pender St. +1948-1954+
- c/o William (Alexander?) McPherson (1879-1951) +1948-1950+; Robert Reid +1954+;
- Marpole, 64th & Granville Ave. +1936-1950+
- Parkway Gospel Hall, BC (OB) 1935-1954+
- Christian Institute Hall, cor. Richards & Georgia Sts. +1936-1943+; 1808 Georgia St. W +1948-1954+;
- W. Wheeler +1936-1950+; Mervin Stewart +1954+
- Purcell Hall 1935-1941+
- Christian Institute Hall, cor. Richards & Georgia Sts. +1936-1943+; 1808 Georgia St. W +1948-1954+;
- Quilchena Chapel, BC (OB) 1924/1963-1998
- Hebron Hall 1924-1947?; Kitsilano Gospel Hall +1948-1963;
- on Arbutus & Fifth Ave. 1924-1963; 33rd Ave. & Arbutus 1963-1998
- c/o Benjamin Sutherland (1868-1944) +1927+; Capt. Andrew Peter William Williamson (1868-1941) +1936+; John E. Craig +1943+; Percy Jarvis "P.J." Rich (1890-1971) +1948-1954+
- Seymour Street Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1943+
- c/o Charles Gilliland McClean (1869-1947) +1927-1943+;
- Vancouver Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1904+
- Vancouver Italian Assembly, BC (OB) +1943+
- Vancouver Meeting Room, BC (EB) +1889+; +1901-1909; (TW) 1909-1951+; +1962-1973+; +1985+
Kerrisdale
- Kerrisdale Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1911+
Lower Mainland
Metro Vancouver
Langley
- Langley Prairie Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Hunter & Yale Rds. +1948-1954+
- William Harvey Brown (1875-1937) +1927-1937; S.E. Mathews of Murrayville +1943-1954+
- Langley Prairie Meeting Room, BC (EB) +1908+
Maple Ridge
Haney
- Haney Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1944-1966+
New Westminster
- Westminster Gospel Chapel, BC (OB) +1904/+1954+
- East Burnaby Gospel Hall (OB) +1936-1950+
- New Westminster Gospel Hall (OB) +1904-1927+
- 1550 6th St. and/or 6th St. & 12th Ave. +1943-1950+; 1555 6th St. +1954+
- Edward George Parnell (1867-1945) +1904+; Earl Rudolphe Davis (1897-1949) +1927+; Charles Robertson Clogg (1885-1972) +1936-1954+
- New Westminster Meeting Room, BC (EB) +1889-1896+; +1905-1909; (TW) 1909-1911+
Port Moody
- Port Moody Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1950+
- Herbert Churchill Flinn (1893-1985) +1936-1950+
Richmond
- Richmond Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1999-2016+
Surrey
- Surrey Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1973-1999+
Cloverdale
- Cloverdale Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1923-1927+; +1962+
White Rock
- White Rock Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1950-1954+
- 1200 Marine Dr. c/o J.S. Simms +1950-1954+
- White Rock Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1951-1973+
Fraser Valley
Mission City
- Mission City Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1949-1951+
Silverdale
- Silverdale Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1944+
North Vancouver
- North Vancouver Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1954+
- at 133 E. 4th St. c/o J.W. Dinnes
- North Vancouver Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1914-1917+
West Vancouver
- Hollyburn Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927/1948-2000's
- West Vancouver Gospel Hall (OB) +1927-1943+
- H.E. Last +1927-1936+; John Davidson +1943+; John Stewart +1948-1950+; A.T. McKerral +1954+;
Vancouver Island
Beaver Cove
- Beaver Cove Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1927-1933+
Chemainus
- Chemainus Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Robert Robertson's home +1927+; in K. of P. Hall +1936+; Fir Street Gospel Hall +1943-1954+
- Robert Robertson (1870-1956) +1927-1954+
Cobble Hill
- Cobble Hill Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1944+
Courtenay
- Elim Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Courtenay Gospel Hall (OB) +1927+
- Mr. Stewart +1927+; P.J. Murray, Nob Hill +1936-1950+; Arthur A. Stewart (1893-1969) +1954+
- Courtenay Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1927-1933+
Duncan
- Cedar Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Duncan Gospel Hall (OB) +1927+
- Herbert Corfield (1886-1952) +1927-1936+; Harvey Lowe (1910-1989) +1943-1954+;
Ladysmith
- Ladysmith Gospel Hall, BC on Robert St. (OB) +1927-1954+
- David Morris (1876-1952) +1927+; Clifton West Harris (1890-1980) +1936-1954+
- Ladysmith Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1917-1966+
Lake Cowichan
- Hope Gospel Hall, BC +1954+
- Cowichan Lake Gospel Hall +1943-1948+
- J.W. Robertson, Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E & N) Railway Agent +1943-1948+; Mervin Fairholme +1954+
Maple Bay
- Maple Bay Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- Col. Sheridan Knowles Brownlow Rice (1872-1936) +1927+
Nanaimo
- Nanaimo Gospel Hall, BC (OB) on Victoria Rd. +1927-1954+
- William Martin Brown, Five Acres (1884-1936) +1927+; Edward Henry Lintott (1899-1991) +1936-1948+; Robert McArthur +1950+; David Jamieson Houston (1902-1985) +1954+
Port Alberni
- Helen Street Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Alberni Gospel Hall (OB) +1927+
- Frederick C. Cowley, Dashwater Farm (1863-1944) +1927+; Lawrence Ethelton Wallace (1905-1963) +1936+; Ralph Frank Montague Greenard (1896-1943) +1943; David Jamieson Houston (1902-1985) +1948-1950+; William Russell Foster (1887-1957) +1954+
Sidney
- Sidney Bible Chapel, BC (OB) 1941/?
- Sidney Gospel Hall, BC 1941-1954+
- 5th St. near Beacon Ave. +1948-1954+
- John Stanley Rashleigh (1894-1984) of Saanichton Farm +1948-1954+
- Sidney Gospel Hall, BC 1941-1954+
Victoria
- Bethesda Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1936-1954+
- Oak Bay Ave. at Davie St. +1943-1954+
- Redfern Street Hall (OB) +1936+
- c/o John Frederick Sampson (1884-1945) +1936-1943+; Robert Newsome Grubb (1895-1966) +1948+; Herbert Leslie Harris (1890-1963) +1950+; Robert W. Hampton +1954+;
- Oaklands Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1954+
- Hillside Corner Terminus +1927+; Cedar Hill Rd. & Hillsdale Ave. +1943-1954+
- Wm. R. Calloway +1927+; John Thomson +1927-1936+; F.G. Hamilton +1943-1954+
- Quadra Bible Chapel, BC (OB) +1954+
- Tolmie Ave. & Jackson St.
- D.A. Burden
- Victoria Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1904-1954+
- Victoria Central Gospel Hall +1904-1948+
- Broad St., between Johnson & Pandora Sts. +1904+; Blanchard St. +1927+; Pandora Ave. +1933-1954+;
- c/o J. Daniels +1927+; Alexander Scroggie (1881-1940) +1936+; R. MacDonald +1943-1948+; John Charles Russell (1914-1953) +1950-1954+;
- Ross Bay Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1948-1954+
- Joseph & May Sts. +1948-1954+ c/o Charles Randall +1948-1950+; J.E. Hill +1954+;
- Victoria Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1879-1923+
Vernon
- Vernon Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927-1943+; +1954+
- Mr. Hazel Clark (1884-1965) +1927-1936+; James McGowan +1943+; Hazel Clark's home +1954+
Enderby
- Enderby Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1927+
- John McKay, Feed Store, Waterside, B.C. (1873-1949) +1927+
- Enderby Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1914-1944+
Malakwa
- Malakwa Meeting Room, BC (TW) +1911-1966+
Revelstoke
- Revelstoke Gospel Hall, BC (OB) +1943-1954+
- home of Fred Woodland (1882-1968)