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The histories of assemblies at New Carlisle West and New Carlisle are intertwined. According to Don Huntington, the assembly at New Carlisle West began in 1907 in the home of his grandfather John (1860-1942). A hall, referred to as “the country meeting place”, was built in 1911 on property donated by Frank Smith. The assembly carried on here until sometime after 1938 when a new meeting place was secured in the town of New Carlisle, two miles away.
A Sunday School had already been going on in that location since 1931, upstairs over the “Red Red & White” White grocery store operated by George and Charlotte (Lottie) Campbell. The Campbells “later later bought a store in the middle of town – expanded it and with it built the Gospel Hall next door.” For a number of years, “the country meeting place” was no longer used; however, sometime in the 50s or 60s a “small small number of people did re-open the New Carlisle West Hall and began to meet there. Sunday School, DVBS and ‘special’ meetings were held there for a number of years. A newly-constructed assembly building was opened in New Carlisle on November 20, 1966 where the assembly has continued to function.