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In 1974, between a third and half of Verdun’s population was English-speaking and, according to [[Arnold John Myers Reynolds|Arnold Reynolds]], the assembly was already “a rather struggling affair.” Attendance at the assembly continually decreased, especially following the 1980 Quebec Referendum and subsequent exodus of the English. The assembly closed its doors in 1984. George Dixon handled the legal details. Its archives are stored at [[Bethel Gospel Chapel, Montreal, QC|Bethel Chapel]] in Westmount. RS
==AKA==* Hebron Gospel Hall, Verdun (FWG) +1936-1964** aka Wellington St. Gospel Hall +1936-1964; ==Locations==* 5734 Wellington St. +1936+* 5134 Wellington St. +1943-1959* 5132 Wellington St. 1960-1986 ==Correspondents==* David Mills @ 3430 Decarie Blvd., Montreal +1936+;* R.J. Kane @ Montreal +1943+;* [[William Ophenius Stucker]] (b. 1887 Georgetown, British Guiana - d. 1964 Montreal, QC) @ Montreal +1948-1964;* Dr. [[Henry Maiben Candlish]] (1897-1991 Montreal, QC) 1967-1977;** raised PB in Montreal; son of Henry Candlish (b. 1861 QC) & Isabella Martha "Bella" Gordon Candlish (b. 1864 QC), who were both Presbyterian until becoming PB (possibly) by 1891, but definitely by 1901.* R.J. Belcher @ Beaconfield 1978-1986; ==Sources=====AAB's===* Light & Liberty Publishing Assembly Address Book: 1936* Walterick Publishers Assembly Address Books: 1943, 1948, 1950, 1954-1956, 1958-1980, 1982-1983, 1985-1987, 1989-2000, 2003-2004, 2006-2008* ECS Ministries (Emmaus International) Assembly Address Books: 2009-2010, 2013-2014, 2016, 2018, 2020===Other===* [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]
* <div style="text-align: left;"><sup>1 </sup>Dixon, George H. Looking Backward Pressing Forward, A brief history of the Montreal Assemblies of Christians known as brethren 1860’s-1993, p.9.</div>
* <div style="text-align: left;"><sup>2</sup> Ibid., p.10</div>
