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Howard Franklin Stultz, Sr., or "H.F." as more commonly known, was born April 20, 1880 in Waterside, Cumberland, [[New Brunswick|New Brunswick]] to Alfred and Ann (Steeves) Stultz. He is credited as the founder of [[Bethany Gospel Hall, ME|Bethany Gospel Hall]], an open brethren assembly in the 1910's in Westbrook, [[Maine]], which closed in 1983. However, a daughter assembly, started in 1958, known today as [[Spring Hill Gospel Hall, ME|Spring Hill Gospel Hall]] continues to serve the area.
By 1900, Howard was living in Portland, [[Maine]] with his brother Harmon and his wife Annie (McCormack) Stultz. The closest assembly was [[Byfield Gospel Hall, MA|Byfield Gospel Hall]] in [[Massachusetts]]. By Sept. 20, 1908 when his eldest son, Howard Jr. was born, the family was living in Westbrook, ME a suburb of Portland. Hugh Thorpe and John Dickson held tent meetings in Westbrook 1907-1908 which is where Howard attended, and this was his introduction to the assemblies. Subsequently, he was invited to visit Cliff Street Gospel Hall in Boston, as well as Byfield Gospel Hall, also in [[Massachusetts]]. In 1916, Howard founded [[Bethany Gospel Hall, ME|Bethany Gospel Hall]] at some juncture before 1920in Westbrook, which met until his death in 1982. [[Spring Hill Gospel Hall, ME|Spring Hill Gospel Hall]] hived from Bethany in 1957, which meets today.
=Family=
* Elizabeth Ann Stultz (b. 1914 - d. 2020 Westbrook, ME) 1932 in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, VT m. Dallas Arlington Beal(b. 1911 Connellsville, Fayette, [[Pennsylvania|PA]] - d. 1992 Inverness, Citrus, [[Florida|FL]]) in a Congregational service. Dallas was a son of James Galin Beal (b. 1884 Meyersdale, PA - d. 1959 Connellsville, PA) and Lela Maude Palmer Beal. Elizabeth's 2nd husband was Thomas Henry Pride (1911-1999 Portland, ME), son of Frederick Robie Pride (b. 1881) and Estella May Campbell Pride (b. 1886).
* Harold Augustus Stultz, Sr. (1916-2000 Westbrook, ME) m. Pauline Rena Dickinson (b. 1919 Bath, ME - d. 1988 Westbrook, ME), daughter of Scott Willard Dickinson (b. 1897 Bath, ME - d. 1979 Houston, [[Texas|TX]]). Scott was a son of Isaac Willard Dickinson (b. 1866 Edgecomb, Lincoln, ME) and Alice M. Smith Dickinson (b. 1871).
** Ronald V. Stultz (b. 1938) m. Brenda A. Green (b. Gorham, ME)