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Englehart Gospel Hall was formed in 1933, meeting first in the home of Tom Holcroft. Then the Christians moved to the home of Alex Spence, and in 1935 began holding assembly Sunday meetings at the Orange Hall. Some of the Christians who had been traveling to the Earlton or Charlton Assemblies began fellowshipping at Englehart. The Albert Carr family moved to Englehart in 1938 and became stalwarts in the assembly.
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Willowdale Christian Fellowship in Guelph began in 1979, with its first meetings at the Willow Road School. Eight families from Guelph Bible Chapel were involved in the start-up. The assembly later moved to Arkell Road to become the Arkell Road Bible Chapel. Leadership over the years includes Evered Penn, Campbell Round, James Conover, and Peter Bolton. About 110 adults and youngsters attend the assembly.
Lakeside Bible Church began in 1989, hiving-off from Guelph Bible Chapel. The principals in the start-up were Gordon and Frank Guthrie, Phil Fletcher, David Booker, Norm Roberts, and David Neff, all of whom were elders at Guelph Bible Chapel. The assembly met six weeks in a school before moving into its own building in Guelph. Those in active leadership since the formation are the Guthries, David Booker, Jim Lowe, and Ken Rowan. Darryl Milne is the current youth worker, commended to that position. About 750 adults and youngsters attend Lakeside Bible Church.
Englehart is about 25 miles south of Kirkland Lake and nine miles from both Earlton and Charlton. In 1929, Ben Widdifield and R. Bruce returned to Englehart for a series of Gospel meetings. These men visited all around the countryside on foot or bicycle. When people were saved, these men urged the formation of a new assembly in that area.
Not until 1952 was the Gospel Hall built, and then just a basement, located at the corner of Fifth Street and Sixth Avenue. The upstairs seems to have been built about a year later. The Huntsville Gospel Hall donated 100 chairs. The growing assembly has been very evangelistic, with children’s works and having its own Conferences. Leadership over the years includes Mr. Spence, Mr. Carr, Mr. E. Smart, and Mr. Gordon Wood, among many others. About 50 adults and youngsters attend Englehart Gospel Hall now.
