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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.

The above primer link expands on the abbreviations, and also contains introduction to this (and other) sheets within the overall History. There have been scores of branches with their own distinctive networks and strengths within the history of the PB, and many branches continue to flourish today, and while no assembly or gathering is identical to the others, each is thought to maintain a fervent desire for simplicity in gathering around the Lord Jesus, though practices and secondary doctrines may vary culturally and/or preferentially as autonomous (yet inter-dependent) local churches.

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. Appreciate patience with our progress, and if you'd like to help, please contact any of the editing team, preferably via social media.

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Central KS

Dickinson County

Abilene

  • Abilene Gospel Hall (KLC-EB) 1970's?
    • c/o Joe Virgle Britt (b. 1921 Smoky Hill, Geary, KS - d. 2005 Junction City, Geary, KS), son of Virgle A. Britt (b. 1893 Willowdale Twp., Dickinson, KS or Geary Co., KS - d. 1979 Junction City, KS) & Maybell Ann Archbold Britt (b. 1895 Solomon, Dickinson, KS - d. 1985 Wichita, Sedgwick, KS). Joe was also a great-grandson of Joseph Britt (b. 1840 Moore, N.C. - d. 1884 Geary Co., KS). His mother, Maybell, was a daughter of James Meyers Archbold (b. 1866 Preble, Adams, IN - d. 1924 Saline Co., KS), her mother died Baptist. Joe's son Rodney Lee Britt (b. 1949 Junction City, KS - d. 2012 Gilbert, AZ).
  • Elm Springs Bible Hall, KS (OB) +1936-1979
    • Elm Springs School House +1936+
  • Grace and Truth Gospel Chapel, KS (EB) +1879-1881; (Grant-TW-Lowe-Park EB) 1881-1884; (Grant-EB) 1884-1934; (OB) 1934-2010
    • Bonnacord Assembly 1910-1918; Grace and Truth Gospel Hall 1918-1956;
    • "no assembly" (open) in 1927 but a listing in the open PB book with John Addison Deardorff as a correspondent.
  • Newbern Assembly, KS (Grant-EB) 1934-1950's+
  • Abilene Meeting Room, KS (TW-EB) +1944-1973+
    • see Grace and Truth

Chapman

Cheever Township

  • From +1878-1880+, Howard William Kann (b. 1846 Adams Co., PA - d. 1930 Spokane, WA) and his wife Emma Susan Benner Kann (b. 1857 Gettysburg, Adams, PA - d. 1938 Spokane, WA) resided in Cheever township in Dickinson Co., KS. By 1896 they were residing in Spokane. Their daughter Lilly May Kann (b. 1878 Cheever Twp., Dickinson, KS - d. 1944 Walla Walla, WA) was married in 1906 to Jeptha "Charles" Thonney (b. 1883 Walla Walla, WA - d. 1950 Kirkland, King, WA) who was raised in the Walla Walla Meeting Room, WA (TW-eb), a descendant of the founder, Jean Gabriel Thonney (b. 1827 Vullien, Vaud, Switzerland - d. 1902 WW, WA). By 1944, Lilly was in fellowship with that meeting with Charles. It is arguable that Howard & Emma Kann (or Lilly) could have been in fellowship in either the meeting at Chapman or Manchester.

Enterprise

  • Enterprise Assembly, KS (OB) 1880?-1890+
    • There was an open assembly in Dickinson Co. in 1890, as per U.S. Religious Census, and presumed to be this. The rented hall had a capacity for 100 people, and attendance of 20.

Manchester

Solomon

Talmage

Marion County

Goessel

Lost Springs

  • Lost Springs Meeting Room, KS (Raven EB) +1890+; (TW-Lowe EB) +1901-1903+
    • In 1890, there was a Raven assembly in Marion Co., presumably here. It met in a private home, and had an attendance of 12, as per a U.S. Religious Census.

Saline County

Salina

Easterncentral KS

Coffey County

Burlington

Franklin County

Ottawa

Morris County

Delavan

Diamond Springs

Lyon County

Emporia

Northcentral KS

Cloud County

Concordia

  • Concordia Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1936-1958
    • Concordia Gospel Hall @ 8th & Kansas +1936+; home of William Corkill @ 412 W. 12th +1943+; home of C.W. Wilson @ 131 E. 9th +1948-1958

Ottawa County

Minneapolis

  • Minneapolis Gospel Hall, KS (OB) 1912+
    • The Witness 1912-8: "Mr. Jas. Erskine had a week's meetings in Garnett. Hopes to have tent in Perry and Lecompton, Kas... Mr. A.B. Miller had meetings in Perry and Belleville, Kas. Expects to have tent in Minneapolis, Kas., where a few believers now meet to remember the Lord. He will be joined by his brother, Wm. J. Miller, who has been laboring in Orkney and Shetland."

Phillips County

Long Island

Republic County

Belleville

  • Belleville Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1895-1945+
    • c/o Rob Milner +1904+; Sam Blarchard +1922+; A.B. Batchelor @ 1203 Sixteenth St. +1927+
  • Milner Schoolhouse Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922-1927+
    • spelled "Millner" in 1927 AAB, but the only place name in KS that resembles this was a Milner Schoolhouse that was northwest of Belleville. Different assembly from the Belleville Gospel Hall.
    • c/o Sam Blarchard +1922+

Rooks County

Plainville

Smith County

Cedar

Northeastern KS

Atchison County

Atchison

Clay County

Wakefield

Douglas County

Baldwin City

Lawrence

Vinland

  • Vinland Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1922+
    • c/o James O'Brien, Baldwin City
    • Oliver Smith may have ministered here in 1922.

Geary County

Junction City

Kansas City, KS/MO metro

Doniphan County, KS (also St. Joseph, MO metro)

Elwood

Johnson County, KS

Merriam

  • George Gray meeting? 1953

Olathe

Overland Park

  • Kansas City Nepalese Fellowship (KLC-EB) +2016+

Shawnee

Stilwell

Wyandotte County, KS

Kansas City

  • Kansas City Meeting Room, KCKS (TW-Lowe EB) +1890-1896+; (TW-EB) +1944-1951+
    • In 1890, the assembly met in a home, and had an attendance of 12, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Lanna

  • 104 W. 4th +1915-1918+
  • 220 E. Missouri Ave. 1916-1918+
    • Services 8 p.m.
  • 1333 Grand Ave. +1895-1897; 1019 Walnut 1896-1899; 1108 Walnut 1900-1902; 1016-1018 Grand Ave. 1902-1905; 1121-1123 Grand Ave. 1906-1918+
  • 2644 Cypress Ave. +1910-1918+
  • 31st, SE cor. Charlotte +1912-1918+
  • Holmes, NE cor. 10th +1913-1918+
    • Rev. Charles W. Ross 1917-1918+
  • 702 Quindaro Blvd. +1910+
  • 1902 N. 7th +1905-1910+
  • Plymouth Brethren +1918+
    • 911 W. 44th

Marshall County

Vermillion

Vermillion

Nemaha County

Centralia

Riley County

Manhattan

  • Manhattan Gospel Tent, KS (OB) 1885-1887
    • Gospel tent by J.A. Burge & J. Norvell, the “first of that kind in the far West”; Then later in 1885, and 1887 by Burge & Erskine, as reported Chicago publication, "The Barley Cake".
  • Manhattan assembly, KS (OB) 1953-1954
    • home of Gordon & Florence Wakefield prior to their life ministry in Peru. Richard Burson drove up from Hutchinson to do events with IVCF kids at K-State, and would invite them over to break bread.

Randolph

  • Randolph Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1890+
    • home of Ida Lundberg
    • In 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, there was an attendance of 3 people.

Topeka metro

Jefferson County

Perry

Osage County

There were two open assemblies in this county in 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, including a rented hall with a seating capacity for 100 people, and another in a home. The total attendance between the two assemblies was about 24.

Carbondale

Osage City

Scranton

Shawnee County

Topeka

  • James Erskine (OB) +1913+
    • possibly commuted to Troost weekly, but could have been holding meetings in his home. He was an itinerant evangelist.
  • Topeka Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1890+
    • In 1890, the rented hall had a capacity of 150, and an attendance was 25, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Wabaunsee County

St. Mary's

Vera

Wabaunsee

Northwestern KS

Cheyenne County

Bird City

Sherman County

Goodland

Kanorado

Thomas County

Rexford

Trego County

WaKeeney

Southcentral KS

Cowley County

Arkansas City

Harvey County

Newton

Pratt County

Reno County

Abbyville

Hutchinson

Wichita metro

Sedgwick County

Bel Aire

Kechi

Wichita

Southeastern KS

Anderson County

Garnett

Bourbon County

Fort Scott

  • Fort Scott Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1890-1912; +1922+
    • c/o Albert Umstead @ 1518 Ransom St. +1904+; Sam Blarchard +1922+
    • In 1890, this assembly met in a rented hall that had capacity for 300, and an attendance of 40.
    • @ Lakin-McKey bldg., 826 S. Main St. +1909+

Crawford County

Pittsburgh

  • Pittsburgh Assembly, KS (OB) +1904+
    • c/o John Moody @ 3914 Liberty St. +1904+
    • see Idaho about James Oscar McCurdy who was a contact for a EB-TW Kellogg Meeting Room, ID later in life. Early in their marriage (1910-1915), he and his wife Christine Moffett McCurdy lived in Pittsburgh, KS.

Elk County

Howard

Montgomery County

Cherryvale

Coffeyville

Independence

Neosho County

  • Neosho County Gospel Hall, KS (OB) +1890+
    • There was an open assembly in Neosho Co. in 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, of an unknown location. The rented hall had a capacity for 200 people, and attendance of 15.
  • Neosho County Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe EB) +1890+
    • In 1890, as per the U.S. Religious Census, this assembly met in a private home, with an attendance of 5.

Chanute

Wilson County

Altoona

Neodesha

  • Neodesha Meeting Room, KS (TW-Lowe-EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1933+
    • In 1890, this assembly met in a home, with an attendance of 14, as per the U.S. Religious Census.

Woodson County

Neosho Falls

  • Neosho Falls Meeting Room, KS (Grant-EB) +1890+; (TW-Lowe EB) +1894-1905+
    • This assembly had a rented hall in 1890 with a capacity for 16, and an attendance of 6.

Thayer

Southwestern KS

Finney County

Garden City

Hodgeman County

Hanston

Pawnee County

Larned

Westerncentral KS

Rush County

Bison

La Crosse

Lindale

Scott County

Keystone

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