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See [[Scotland Open Brethren|Introduction and Legend]] for introduction intro and key to abbreviations, and an alphabetical list. D.V., this list will eventually contain Exclusive assemblies as well, but presently just Open Brethren, and is sorted geographicallyby present council area. Return to [[Scotland by Council|Index]]?
=East Ayrshire=
* f. 1872/6.
** 1872/6, James Finnie, Coal Rd.; Tailor Stewart’s shop, Main St; Gospel Hall, Square; 1894, Milligan’s Hall; 1901, Gospel Hall, 1 Park Rd.
====Ochiltree====
* f. c.1915. disc. 1945.
====Lugar====
* fl. 1875–93.
===Ballochmyle===
* f. 1891; disc. 1929.
** By 1922, Gospel Hall, Ballochmyle Rows.
===Catrine===
* f. c.1885; disc. 1978.
** By 1897, Wilson’s Hall; by 1936, Ballochmyle Hall; 1936, Gospel Hall, Wood St.
===Cumnock (Old)===
* 1. Bowesite assy: f. c.1846; disc. mid-C19.
* 3. Gospel Hall: f. 1920 after mission.; disc, 1995.
** By 1922, Town Hall; 1928, Craighead Hall, Glaisnock St.; 1935, Gospel Hall, 4 The Square.
===Mauchline===
* F. c. 1877; disc mid-1950s. By 1897, Lesser Templars’ Hall.
====Trabboch====
* f. 1900; disc. c.1945.
** By 1922, Reading Room
===Tarbolton===
* 1. Mr Gibson’s: (seasonal only): c.1880–1900.
* 3. Gospel Hall: f. 1922, fr. Annbank; disc. 1999; recommenced, 1999.
** 1935, Gospel Hall, Montgomerie St; 1988, Gospel Hall, Montgomery St (new site).
==East==
===Glenbuck===
* f. 1887; disc. 1954.
** By 1897, The Wooden Room; by 1951, Gospel Hall.
===Muirkirk===
* f. by 1878; disc. 1978.
** 1894, Gospel Hall, Glasgow Rd.
==Northeast==
===Darvel===
* 2. F. 1880; disc. late 1950s.
** By 1897, Gospel Hall, West Main St.; by 1904, The Institute Class Room, Ranoldscap Rd.
===Newmilns===
* f. 1878.
** 1878, Nan Wagstaff, Greenholm; 1896, Gospel Hall, Drygate St; 1995, Townhead Gospel Hall, 141 Main St.
==Northwest==
===Dunlop===
* f. late 1910s by B.m; disc.1925.
** William Arnot's house.
===Galston===
* f. 1871.
** 1871, Robert Blane's house; Hall, Old Manse Close; by 1878, Co-operative Hall, Titchfield St; c.1879, Evangelistic Hall, Henrietta St; 1897, Evangelistic Hall (now Gospel Hall), Glebedykes Rd.
===Hurlford===
* 1. Evangelistic Hall: f. 1877; disc.by 1904
* 3. Bridgend Hall: fl. 1951.
** 1951, Bridgend Hall.
===Kilmarnock===
* 1. Nelson St: f.1842; disc. c.1879.
* 6. Elim Hall (f. 1926) fr. Wellington Hall.
** 1926, Templar's Hall; 1927, Co-operative Hall, John Dickie St; 1931, Elim Hall, Princes St; 1979, Elim Hall, Cuthbert Place.
====Knockentiber====
=====Plann=====
* f. 1882; trans. Crosshouse 1966.
** 1882, private houses; 1891, Gospel Hall, Southhook Row, Knockentibber; 1966, Gospel Hall, Annandale Gdns., Crosshouse.
===Stewarton===
* f. c.1898; disc. after 1910.
* f.1920; disc. 1960s.
** By 1922, Stewart's Hall; by 1933, Ebenezer Hall, Fenwick Rd.
==Southeast==
===New Cumnock===
* 3. Bank Glen: f. 1897; 1956, united with Pathhead
** 1898, Craig Bank Hall, Bank Glen; 1907, Bank Glen; 1922, Gospel Hut, Craigbank; by 1951, Ebenezer Hall, Bank Glen
==Southwest==
===Burnfoothill===
* f. by 1874; 1951, trans. Patna.
** 1951, U.F. Church Hall, Patna; by 1990, Ebenezer Hall, Main St., Patna
===Dalmellington===
* 1. f. 1866.
* 2. Bethany Hall: f. 1870 after mission.
** 1870, David Smith’s house; 1876, Gospel Hall (by 1897, Victoria Hall); 1920, Bethany Hall, Main St; 1934, Bethany Hall, 10 New St.
===Drongan===
* f. by 1885.
** By 1904, Gospel Hall; by 1983, Hardwicke Hall
===Patna===
* 1. Fl. 1904.
* 2. F. 1918; disc. 1939.
* 3. Ebenezer Hall: see Burnfoothill.
===Waterside===
* fl. 1895–7 (f. 1895).
* 3. Townend: f. 1961, fr. North St; disc.1990.
** 1961, Gospel Hall, Townend.
==East==
===Auchentiber===
* f. 1885; trans. Blantyre, 1916; united with Bethany Hall, High Blantyre, 1923; disc. 1997.
** By 1904, The Hall, Auchentibber; 1916, Gospel Hall, 19 School Lane, High Blantyre.
===Barkip===
* f. 1906, fr. Kilbirnie; united with Glengarnock 1936.
** Gospel Hall.
===Barrmill===
* f. 1902, fr. Beith; disc mid-1950s.
** 1902, Gospel Hall, Barrmill
===Beith===
* 1. Gospel Hall: f. c.1890 fr. Kilbirnie; disc. c.1904
* 2. Bethany Hall: f. 1922, fr. Barrmill; disc. 1995
** Bethany Hall, New St; 1961, Bethany Hall, 2 Kirk Rd.
===Glengarnock===
* f. by 1891, fr. Kilbirnie; disc. 2012.
** 1919, Orange Hall; 1922, Hebron Hall, 21 Grahamstone Ave.
==Northwest==
===Great Cumbrae Island===
* 2. St Andrew’s E.C.: 1934; seasonal until 1949; disc. 1990s.
** 1934, Masonic Hall, Crawford St; 1948, Lesser Town Hall; 1954 St Andrew's Hall, George St. (by 1990, St Andrews E.C.).
===Largs===
* f.1865 by B.m.
** 1865, private house, Wilson St; by 1867, Bath St. Hall, Bath St; 1929, Brisbane Hall (1990s Brisbane E.C.), School St.
===Skelmorlie===
* fl. 1887 (f.) after mission.
** In 1889, Innes Park Buildings.
==Southeast==
===Dreghorn===
** 1887, 44 Warwick Hill Rows; by 1897, Gospel Hall, Iron Room, Milton Rd;
* 2. Ebenezer Hall: see Springside.
==Southwest==
===Irvine===
* f. 1870.
** 1870, Alex. Holmes' house; 1894, Evangelistic Hall, Waterside St; 1973, Anderson Drive Hall, Anderson Drive; 1978, Central Gospel Hall, 14-20 High St. Kilbirnie (f.1889).
====Springside====
* f. c. 1884; trans Dreghorn; 1894 trans Springside; 1904 trans. Dreghorn.
** Springside; Six Rows, Dreghorn; 1894, Reading Room, Springside; by 1897, Gospel Hall, Kirkland Row, Springside; Crown Hall, Springside; 1904, Ebenezer Hall, 100 Main St., Dreghorn.
===Kilwinning===
* f. 1874.
** 1874, Greenfoot School; 1892, Hall, The Green; 1895, Hall, Fergushill Rd; 1897, Co-operative Hall, Main St; 1902, Gospel Hall, Bridge End.
===Three Towns===
====Ardrossan====
* f. 1888; disc. 2001.
** 1888, John Borland's house; 1888, Assembly Hall, Bute Pl; 1891, Good Templars’ Halls, Glasgow St; 1918, Town Hall; by 1933, Good Templars’ Hall, Glasgow St.; by 1951, Gospel Hall, Glasgow St.
====Saltcoats====
* 1. Gospel Hall: f. 1888; 1915 united with Bethany Hall.
* 3. Ebenezer Hall: f. by 1911; disc. 1953.
** Albert Hall; 1911, Masonic Hall, Bradshaw St; 1922, Ebenezer Hall, Chapelwell St.
====Stevenston====
* 1. Loan Hall: f. c.1864; 2004, united with Bethany Hall.
* 3. Hayocks: f. c.1930, fr. Loan Hall.
** c.1930, Gilgal Assembly, YMCA Hall, Main St; 1947, Gospel Hall, Hayocks Rd (readdressed as Craigdene Dr.).
===West Kilbride===
* f. 1914 after mission; disc. 1954.
* f.c.1881; disc. 1973
** c.1881, James Rollie’s house; 1888, Evangelistic Hall; Lesser Hall; 1909, Evangelistic Hall, Greenhead St.
==Central West==
===Girvan===
* f. 1886, by B.m.; disc. 2019
** 1886, James Barron's house; c.1892, Doune Park Hall; by 1897, Bihé Gospel Hall; 1903, Stair Park Gospel Hall, 32 Henrietta St.
==North==
===Annbank===
* f. 1883.
** Private houses; c.1890, Old School Room; 1922, Gospel Hall, Brown's Crescent; 1969, Gospel Hall, 1 School Brae
===Ayr===
* 1. Gospel Hall: f. 1864
* 4. Woodpark E.C.: f. 1970, fr. Victoria Hall.
** 1970, Woodpark Gospel Hall, Belmont; 1975, Woodpark E.C., Woodpark, South Belmont.
====Rankinston====
* f. by 1879; disc. 1990s.
** By 1897, School House, Little Mill; by 1904, Believers’ Hall, Plantation Row; 1905, Gospel Hall; 1941, Infant School House.
===Loan===
* fl. 1897.
** In 1897, Meeting Room.
===Maybole===
* 1. f. 1877; disc. 1960s.
* 2. Fl. 1895–7.
** By 1895, Town Hall.
====Crosshill====
* f. 1902, after mission.
** By 1904, Gospel Hall, the Square; 1932, Gospel Hall, Kirkmichael Rd.
===Prestwick===
* 1. Bute Hall: f. 1877.
* 2. Glenburn: f. 1929, fr. Bute Hall.
** 1929, Bethany Hall, Shaw Rd., Glenburn; 1959, rebuilt.
===Troon===
* f. late 1868.
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=Sources=
* [[Open Brethren in Scotland 1838-2000|Scottish Open BrethrenAssemblies 1838-2000]] by Neil Dickson** As of May 5, 2020, Neil Dickson has given written permission for this history of Open Brethren assemblies to be shared online at discretion. There is every intent to rework this geographically in different formats with expansion as time and resources permit.