Matoaca Gospel Hall, VA

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History

Messrs. Lamb and Beveridge secured a hall in the 1890’s with only planks for seats, but the place was crowded. A tent season followed and there were very few homes in that village that did not witness the grace of God in the salvation of some of the members of their families. The preachers Lamb, Bradford, and James Hamilton from Scotland built Matoaca Gospel Hall for the new assembly in 1897.

Locations

@ 4 mi. west of Petersburg 1956-1960; River Rd. 1961-1975; 6204 River Rd. +1976-2020+

Correspondents

• Grover Cleveland Skinner +1927+ (b. 1885 Lunenburg, VA - d. 1958 Pembroke, Petersburg, VA);
• Samuel Moody McEwen, Jr., 213 River Rd. +1936-1969 (b. 1903 Matoaca, VA - d. 1976 Petersburg, VA)
• John Paul Rockey 1970-1975 (b. 1926 Norfolk, VA - d. 2015 Cedar Falls, IA)
• Samuel McCracken Ellison @ Petersburg 1976-1980+ (b. 1895 Belfast, Ireland - d. 1982 Petersburg, VA)
• John Nobles +1982-2020+

Alumni

• Who’s Who at Mataoca Gospel Hall, VA

Sources

• Ancestry.com
• AAB’s 1904-2020
• Our Record 1901-1904