Augusta Gospel Hall, ME

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History

Around 1938, Fred Allison Thompson founded an open brethren assembly in Augusta, Kennebec, southwest Maine that continues thru the present day. He was formerly a Baptist preacher in a couple churches in nearby Sidney. He was introduced to the Brethren thru his brother Walter Eric Thompson in the 1910's, the nearest assembly at that point was Byfield Gospel Hall, MA, he would drive over Saturday and break bread Sunday. By 1920 he was involved at Bethany Gospel Hall, ME in Westbrook. Words in Season 1920 obit of dad's first wife. Fred initially utilized an old Baptist church in Manchester, Maine for the assembly, then paid $500 for an unused Methodist-Episcopal church on Belgrade, where the meeting continues. One of the present correspondents, James P. Thompson, is a son of the founder.

AKA

• North Augusta Gospel Hall +1959+
• Christians at the Gospel Hall +2004-2020+

Locations

• Old Baptist church in Manchester +1943-1960
• unused Methodist-Episcopal church at Old Belgrade Rd. 1961-2021+
  • 893 Old Belgrade Rd. +2003; 421 Old Belgrade Rd. 2004-2020+

Correspondents

• Fred Allison Thompson 1938-1979 (b. 1891 Revere, Suffolk, MA - d. 1982 Sidney, Kennebec, ME), employed as a mail carrier in 1940.
• James P. Thompson 1980-2020+
• Jeff Mills +2013-2020+

Alumni

• Who's Who at Augusta Gospel Hall, ME +1943-2021+

Visiting Ministry

• Visiting Ministry at Augusta Gospel Hall, ME +1943-2021+

Sources

• Waltericks/ECS AAB's 1943-2020
• James P. Thompson 1-1-2021
• Letters of Interest 1938-3