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=Founding Board=
* William Moon, Sr., Charter President 1946-1965+
* G.A. Stahl, Vice-President 1946+
* John Lloyd, Secretary 1946+
* Miss Agnes Harding +1947+
* Otto Harding 1947+ (1898-1991)
* Naomi Daisy McEwen Moon Joyce 1946- (b. 1911 Dinwiddie, [[Virginia|VA]] - d.
** co-founder & admin; 1st husband: William Moon; 2nd husband: Albert Joyce; daughter of Samuel McEwen, Jr., early correspondent of [[Matoaca Gospel Hall, VA|Matoaca Gospel Hall]] +1936-1969;
* Miss E. McCormick +1947+
* Caroline Moon co-founder
* George Moon co-founder
* William "Billy" Moon, Jr. (1948-1975), son of founders William & Naomi Moon;
* Margaret Pruitt 1960-1983 (1897-1983)
* Thomas Pruitt 1960-1985 (1895-1985)
* Mr. Lawrence ?-1960 (1877-1960)
** WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our dear brother Mr. Lawrence "went home" Nov. 30th, aged 83. He spent a good part of his time praying, and gave out tracts to those in the neighborhood as he walked out each day. A godly brother, much missed."
===1964===
* Mary Jane Wallace +1964 (1872-1964)
** Feb. 1965 WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our dear sister Mary Jane Wallace went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 13. Her testimony, deportment and sweet disposition endeared her to all in the Gospel Hall Home for the Aged. She was aged 92."
* Elijah Jackson +1964 (d. 1964)
** "In the Spring of 1909, brother Boston went to South Manchester, [[Connecticut|Conn]]., his cousin James had gone there and gotten married, so with brother McCormick they went to the old Hartford assembly to remember the Lord and there contacted two brethren, Thomas Lindsay and William Armstrong. These brethren were interested in S. Manchester and a little later the Assembly was planted there. There are worthy names connected with this work, brethren Guthrie, Jassie and McBride among them. Dr. Martin and W.H. Hunter had heard of the little company and came along and laid the foundation of the assembly of God at South Manchester. A young man who came to the first tent meetings, mentioned earlier, became a valued helper and godly brother, the late '''Elijah Jackson''' who "went home" from Longport Home for the Aged last year."
*** see Mar. 1965 WIS obit for Thomas Boston of Armagh for entire story.
===1966===
===1969===
* Anna McCorry +1969 (1876-1969)
** Mar. WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our aged sister Mrs. Anna McCorry "went home" Jan. 12th from the Gospel Hall Home here. Formerly of the West Side Assembly in [[Ohio|Cleveland]]. She was aged 92. A kindly sister. She leaves a sister in [[Ontario]]."
* Edith (Baker?) Vail +1968-1969 (b. 1880 Boston, [[Massachusetts|MA]]-1969)
** June WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Last Feb. 27 our sister Mrs. Vale (sic) was called home, she loved to speak about her Saviour, she was in the Home here a short time."
* Mrs. George Winemiller 1968-1969 (d. 1969)
** June WIS: Longport, N.J.: "On April 14, our esteemed sister Mrs. George Winemiller was called home to be with the Lord. Widow of our faithful laborer in the Gospel, who predeceased her several years ago, she was, with him, a faithful pioneer's wife, humble, godly and a true helpmeet. She was an asset to the testimony, kindly and true. We miss all such. This past year she went to the Home here, we saw her on our last visit, now in His presence."
* Doris L. White 1969
** June LOI: Doris L. White, Longport, N.J. has not been able to return to Venezuela because of a disk injury which may require surgery. For the present she is at the Longport Gospel Home and helping to care for the aged saints."
* Fred English Fisk +1969 (b. 1881 Clinton/Bridgewater [[Michigan|MI]]-1969), son of Jefferson Cyrus Fisk (b. 1855 Bridgewater, MI - d. 1917 Clinton, MI) & Mary Jeanette "Nettie" English Fisk (b. 1859 Manchester, MI - d. 1940 Ypsilanti, MI);** Sept. WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our dear brother Fred E. Fisk "went home" June 12th, aged 88. Our brother was for years in the Ferndale, [[Michigan]] Assembly but has been in the Home here for a number of years. Quiet and courteous, he loved the Assembly and was glad to be identified with the Lord's own gathered to His Name."
==1970's==
===1973===
* Alvie Landsdowne Walton 1964-1973 (1886-1973)
** Feb. WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our dear sister Mrs. Alvie Watson "went home" to be with the Lord Jan. 4th, aged 86. In fellowship for years in the West Side Assembly, before that in Detroit in East Side Assembly, and for the past 8 years in the Home for Aged here where she maintained a happy, quiet spirit and ended well. The saints of Cleveland West Side assembly knew her well, she was a daughter of our aged and esteemed brother Mr. Lansdowne, one of the fathers of the assembly. She leaves one son in Detroit, [[Michigan|Mich]]."
* Sarah Thompson 1973 (1892-1973)
** May WIS: '''Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania|PA]]''': "Our dear sister Mrs. Sarah Thompson went home suddenly while in the Longport Home, after just a week's residency there on Jan. 27th in her 80th year. Our sister was long in fellowship, earlier in Mascher St. Assembly, then Olney Assembly. They were very faithful in attending the meetings. Remember in prayer her aged husband, aged 90, who has "this blessed hope" of His Coming."
* Samuel Brady +1973 (1876-1973)
** Sept. WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our esteemed brother Samuel Brady "went home" July 23rd in his 97th year. A very worthy brother, with a love for the old paths of the Word and bore a bright testimony during his life as a Christian. He loved to talk over the Word and helped around the Home as long as he was able, now in the presence of the One he loved to enjoy "the eternal sabbath" of Hebrews 4:9. Of a cheery and happy disposition, he gave a ray of light to others." ===1975===* William G. McBride 1970-1975 (1890-1975)** June WIS: '''Manchester, [[Connecticut|Conn]].: "Our esteemed and beloved brother William G. McBride was called home to be with his Lord on Mar. 15th, aged 85, from the Gospel Hall Home for Aged Christians in Longport, N.J., where he had been tenderly cared for in recent years. A faithful brother, a true shepherd, one who loved the Lord's people and was an outstanding brother among us in N.E. In fellowship in this Assembly from 1913 to 1970, the past years in Longport. Speaking personally, your editor would say that his life was a truly fragrant one, with evidence of one trained under the Master's eye. His son William is a missionary in Chile, S.A. Hebrews 13:7." * Mr. Hendrickson +1975 (1885-1975)** July WIS: '''Waterbury, [[Connecticut|Conn]].: "Our dear brother Mr. Hendrickson "went home" May 2nd from the Home in Longport, N.J. and buried here May 7th, aged 90, he was saved when 39 at meetings of bro. Charles Keller in Waterville, [[Connecticut|Conn]]. He is survived by two daughters and in the Assembly steadfastly to the end, a brother with a real desire to learn of the Word, and interesting to converse with." * William Samuel "Billy" Moon? (b. 1948 [[Virginia|VA]]- d. 1975 [[Florida|FL]]), son of William & Naomi Moon, founders;** July WIS: Personalia: "We suggest remembrance in prayer of our dear sister Mrs. Albert Joyce, formerly Naomi Moon, in the tragic loss of her only son William in Florida as a result of a diving accident. Our sister did administrative work in the Gospel Hall Home in Longport, N.J. for years and we have known dear Billy Moon through the years. His widow also we seek to pray for. Both saved. Titus 2:13." * Sophie Long Blair +1975 (1886-1975)** Nov. WIS: '''Bryn Mawr, [[Pennsylvania|Pa]].: "Our dear sister Mrs. Sophie (Long) Blair went to be with the Lord from the Home in Longport Oct. 2nd, aged 89. Saved for over 60 years and in fellowship in this Assembly most of those years. She leaves one son, also a sister in Olney Assembly, Meda McClellan, and a brother and sister in Belfast, [[Northern Ireland]]. Buried in Ardmore, [[Pennsylvania|Pa]]." * Herman Metevier +1974-1975 (d. 1975)** Dec. WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our dear brother Herman Metevier went to be with the Lord, Oct. 18th from the Home here where he, with his wife, had been tenderly cared for. We knew this dear brother in our early labors 55 years ago in Northern [[Michigan]]. He was a lighthouse keeper on a lonely island in the northern waters of the Great Lakes. He had a desire after conversion to help in our house-to-house tract work in the nearest town, in later years with the Coast Guard in [[Maryland]]. Although memory was failing, he knew us when we were at the Yearly Meeting of the Home for the Aged last April. We often travel "Memory's Lane". "A day coming that will make up for all the toil of the way."
===1977===
* Bessie Hold McLeod +1977 (d. 1977)** Jan. LOI: '''with the Lord''': "Mrs. Bessie Hold McLeod of Longport, N.J., on June 21. Before going to the Gospel Hall Home, Mrs. McLeod was in fellowship at the [[Matoaca Gospel Hall, VA|Matoaca, Virginia assembly]].
* Arch Stewart +1976-1977+ (b. 1886)** Jan. LOI: '''Quotes From Workers''': Arch Stewart +1976-1977+: "I have got adjusted here in the home and am able to get around with a cane. My back is giving me trouble, besides other things that come with old age (91)". Report from Oct. 18, 1976;
===1978===
* William H. Ferguson 1978+** Nov. LOI: "'''Workers Changes''': William H. Ferguson, P.O. Box 426, Longport, N.J.
===1979===
* Mrs. Clay C. Fite 1979+** May LOI: '''Workers Changes''': "Mrs. Clay C. Fite, c/o Gospel Hall Home, 29th and Atlantic Ave., Longport, N.J."
==1980's==
* Mary "May" Reid Brown 1982-1987 (b. 1896 [[Massachusetts|MA]]-1987)
** T&T: With Christ: "'''Mary (Reid) Brown''' of Longport, N.J. on March 19, age 90. Our dear sister was born on May 23, 1896 in Fall River, [[Massachusetts|MA]] and born again in 1909. She came into the Home at Longport in 1982. Previously, she was in fellowship in the assembly at Sunnyslope, [[Arizona]] for many years. Mary Brown was a quiet and godly sister in Christ who will be missed."
** May WIS additions: Longport, N.J.: Mary was "born again in 1909". "Her brother, Andrew Reid, is the correspondent of the assembly in Ferndale, [[Michigan|MI]]."
* Fred Taylor 1977-1987 (1901-1987)
** T&T: With Christ: "'''Fred Taylor''' of '''Bryn Mawr, [[Pennsylvania|PA]]''' on May 25, age 86. Our beloved brother came from Ireland in 1927 and obtained work on an estate where Christians worked with him. They brought him to gospel meetings where he first learned that he needed to be born again. Oswald MacLeod spoke that night on John 3. Bro. Taylor was saved in 1927 through the truth of John 6:37. Faithful to the assembly, concerned that it be preserved in scriptural ways, he served the Lord and the assembly as an overseer for years. Shortly after he lost his wife in 1977, he went to the Longport home. Prayer is requested for the salvation of his only grandson."
** WIS: Bryn Mawr, PA: "Our aged brother, Fred Taylor, age 86, slipped away quietly into the Lord's presence on May 25, after a prolonged time of weakness. He was the first in his family to be saved and the only one in that generation who confessed Christ. He came from Ireland in 1927 and obtained work on an estate where Christians worked with him. They brought him to gospel meetings and in the years afterward, he referred to the time when he first learned he needed to be born again. Brother Oswald MacLeod spoke that night from John 3. In the fall of 1929 he trusted Christ through the truth of John 6:37. His life was marked by faithfulness to the assembly and a concern that it be preserved in scriptural ways. He served as an overseer for many years. Shortly after the loss of his wife in 1977, he went to the Home at Longport. His son, Fred, along with his wife are in the Bryn Mawr Assembly. Prayer is requested for the salvation of his only grandson."
* Roger Greer (1906-1987) Trustee
* Geraldine Merritt "Aunt Cherry" Macmillan 1972-1987 (1888-1987)
** T&T: With Christ: "'''Mrs. Geraldine Macmillan''' of Longport, N.J. on Sept. 4. Our dear sister was born in Shantung, [[China]] of missionary parents in 1988 and was born again at the age of 14. With her husband, she lived in the [[Massachusetts|Boston]] area for many years. She came to the Longport Home in 1972. Mrs. Macmillan was a happy, satisfied Christian, affectionately known to many as "Aunt Cherry." One son, Francis, survives."
** Oct. WIS: Longport, N.J.: "Our beloved sister, Mrs. Geraldine MacMillan, age 99, went to be with Christ on Sept. 3. She was born in [[China]], the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt, who were missionaries. They returned to the U.S.A. just prior to the Boxer Uprising in 1900. She was saved at the age of 14 and was part of the old Cliff Street Assembly in Boston until 15 years ago when she came to the Longport Home. She was affectionately known as Aunt Cherry, the name Cherry having been given her by a Chinese nurse who cared for her at her birth. She was known for her warmth, love and spirituality. She was the oldest of the residents at the Home when she passed away."
* Robert Stewart 1984-1987 (1890-1987)