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====Emington====
* [[Emington Assembly, IL]] (OB) +1904+
====Pontiac====
* [[Pontiac Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1889+; (TW) +1914+
* Bloomington Christian Fellowship (TW-P) +1894/1992-'''2020+'''
* [[Bloomington Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1894-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2010+
====Cooksville====
* [[Cooksville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944-1973+
====Danvers====
* [[Danvers Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1914-1951+
====Heyworth====
* [[Heyworth Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1949-1951+
====Lexington====
* [[Lexington Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+
====McLean====
* [[McLean Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1903+
====Shirley====
* [[Shirley Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1901+
====Armington====
* [[Armington Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1889-1901+
====Delavan====
* [[Delavan Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1923-2016+
====Morton====
* [[Morton Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+
====Tremont====
* [[Tremont Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+; +1962+
====Millersville====
* [[Millersville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1917-1933+
====Morrisonville====
* [[Morrisonville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1933+
====Owaneco====
* [[Owaneco Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1911-1927+
====Pana====
* [[Pana Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1889-1909; (TW) 1909-1951+
====Rosamond====
* [[Rosamond Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1889-1905+; (TW) +1933+
====Taylorville====
* [[Taylorville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1911-1914+
====Brownstown====
* [[Brownstown Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944-1949+
====Farina====
* [[Farina Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1927+
====Cornland====
* [[Cornland Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1878-1879+
====Lawndale====
* [[Lawndale Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1894-1903+
====Decatur====
* [[Decatur Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1917-1951+; +1985-1999+
====Niantic====
* [[Niantic Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944+
====Nokomis====
* [[Nokomis Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) 1866-1909; (TW) 1909-1927+
====Witt====
* [[Witt Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1871-1909; (TW) 1909-2000
====Illiopolis====
* [[Illiopolis Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+
====Springfield====
* [[Grace Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1954/1977-'''present'''
** aka: Mr. Ransome's Assembly 1941-1943; Miriam Gospel Hall 1943-1957;
** also see: [[Beloit Gospel Hall, WI]]
* [[Rockford Assembly, IL]] (OB) 1883-19041927+** @ home of Edward Motson, 823 Bruce St. 1904 with nine believers; home of S.M. Ransome, 2405 E. State St. +1927+;
* [[Rockford Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1973-2016+
* [[Arlington Countryside Church, IL]] (OB BC) 1966-'''present'''
** also see: Alpine Chapel, Lake Zurich, IL
====Chicago====
* [[Avondale Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1888-1968
** Avondale Meeting House +1927+
** @ 2814 N. Sawyer Ave. +1927+
** c/o W.V. Slocombe, 3237 Eastwood Ave. +1927+
* [[Beverly Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1930's/1962-?
** aka Washington Heights Gospel Hall 1930's-1962
** aka Bible Truth Assembly
** also see: River Forest Bible Chapel 1952-1987 aka Village Church of Oak Park 1987-?
* [[Chicago Avenue Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** @ 5945 Chicago Ave.
** c/o Dr. William Murray, 5233 W. Ohio St.
* [[Chicago German Gospel Hall, IL]] (German OB) +1927+
** @ 851 Center St.
** c/o George H. Schmidt, 4345 N. Robey St.
* [[Chicago Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1951+
* [[Christ Community Church, Chicago, IL]] (OB BC)
* [[Grace Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) first black assembly 1930-?
* [[Laflin Street Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1923-'''present'''
** aka: Laflin Street Gospel Hall 1923-?1927+
** also see: Oak Forest Bible Chapel 1930's/1962/1976-?
*** aka: Washington Heights Gospel Hall 1930's-1962; Beverly Bible Chapel 1962-1976;
** also see: Oak Lawn Bible Chapel 1958-'''present'''; Washington Heights Gospel Hall 1930's-1962; Beverly Bible Chapel 1962-1976
** @ 6617 S. Laflin St. +1927+
** c/o R.W. Trotter, 10134 Longwood Dr. +1927+
* [[Lighthouse Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB)
** also see: South Side Gospel Assembly
** aka: Irving Park Gospel Hall 1916/1922-1951
** see Union Ridge Gospel Chapel 1957-?
** @ 5614 Dakin St. +1927+
** c/o L.D. Skinner, 549 N. LeClaire Ave. +1927+
* [[Oak Forest Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1930's/1976-?
** aka: Washington Heights Gospel Hall 1930's-1962;
*** see Laflin Street Gospel Hall & Roseland Gospel Hall
** aka: Roberts Memorial Gospel Hall and/or 86th Street Assembly 1929-1969
** c/o Andrew J. Cotton, 36 W. 70th Pl. +1927+
* [[Portage Park Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1916/1951 - 2010's
** aka: Irving Park Gospel Hall 1916-1951
* [[San Jung Korean Assembly, IL]] (OB Korean) 1980/1985-?
** aka Norwood Gospel Assembly of Korean 1980-1985
====Elgin====
* [[Park Manor Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1882/1966-'''present2021+'''
** aka: Elgin Gospel Hall 1882-1927+; Elgin Gospel Chapel +1936-1965;
** tents 1883 in Udina, Dundee, & Elgin
** @ 12 Chapel St. +1927+
** c/o A.H. Hayes, 414 Addison St. +1927+
====Evanston====
* [[Evanston Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1916/1941-?
** aka: Grace Chapel 1916-1941
** @ K. of P. Hall, 610 Davis St. +1927+
** c/o Winsor Chase, 1031 Dempster St. +1927+
====Harvey====
* [[Harvey Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+
* [[Learning Center Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB)
** also see: Grace Gospel Hall & Grace and Glory Gospel Chapel, both in Chicago
====La Grange====
* [[Believers Assembly Chicago, La Grange, IL]] ( (OB EI) Early 1970's-?
* [[La Grange Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1949/1959-Late 1980's
====Lansing====
* [[Lansing Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1957-?
** also see: Fernwood Gospel Chapel, IL 1939-1967
====Maywood====
* [[Woodside Bible Chapel, IL]] (EI OB EI) 1894-'''present'''** Austin Station Gospel Hall 1894-1913** ; Austin Gospel Hall 1913-1959** @ 748 Leamington Ave. +1927+** c/o T. Bendelow, 533 N. Long Ave. +1927+ ====Mount Forest====* [[Mount Forest Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+** c/o Henry Yost, Willow Springs
====Mount Prospect====
* [[Mount Prospect Bible Chapel, IL]] (KLC) +1977-2015+
====Oak Park====
* [[Addison Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1878/1980's-2020+
* [[Oak Park Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1883
* [[Village Church of Oak Park, IL]] (OB BC) 1987-?
====South Holland====
* [[South Holland Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o George H. Hoekstra
====Thornton====
* [[Thornton Exclusive Brethren Assembly, IL]] (EB) 1879
** Oak Park Meeting Room +1930's-1973+ (TW)
** Chicago Meeting Room +1878-1930's? (TW)
====Batavia====
* [[Batavia Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1904+
* [[Servants Church, IL]] (OB) 1994-?
** Bruce & Judy Duncan's home 1994+
====Glen Ellyn====
* [[Glen Ellyn Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1986-?
====Lombard====
* [[Lombard Gospel Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1927/1928-'''present'''
** also see: Woodside Bible Chapel 1894-'''present'''; Villa Park Evangelical Free Church 1931-?
====Villa Park====
* [[Villa Park Evangelical Free Church, IL]] (EFC) 1931-?
** hive from Lombard Gospel Chapel 1927/1928-'''present'''
====Warrenville====
* [[Warrenville Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1959-'''present'''
** also see: Bethany Chapel, Wheaton
====West Chicago====
* [[Turner Junction Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1883-1884+
====Wheaton====
* [[Bethany Chapel, Wheaton, IL]] (OB) 1945-2020
* [[Lakeland Fellowship, IL]] (OB)
** also see: North Shore Bible Chapel, IL
====Highland Park====
* [[Highland Park Home Assembly, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** @ home of A.A. Geiser, 232 N. 2nd St.
====Lake Zurich====
* [[Alpine Chapel, IL]] (OB BC) 1982-'''present'''
====Waukegan====
* [[Waukegan Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** @ YMCA Hall
** c/o William Rae, 1122 Palmer Pl.
====Zion====
* [[North Shore Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) ?/1969-?
====Braidwood====
* [[Braidwood Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1881-1884+
====Coal City====
* [[Coal City Exclusive Brethren Assembly, IL]] (EB) 1879
* [[Coal City Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1883-1884+
* [[Coal City Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1879+
====Joliet====
* [[Joliet Assembly, IL]] (OB)
===Casey===
* [[Casey Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1973+
===Mattoon===
* OB tent meetings 1883 by Rice T. Hopkins & Donald Ross?
===Hooppole===
* [[Hooppole Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1911-1914+
===Kewanee===
* [[Kewanee Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1878-1901+; (TW) +1944-1949+
===Abingdon===
* [[Abingdon Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944-1951+; +1973+
===Galesburg===
* [[Galesburg Gospel Hall, IL]] (EB) 1882-1883+
===Knoxville===
* [[Knoxville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1927-2005+
===Cordova===
* [[Cordova Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1862-1879+
===Milan===
* [[Oak Ridge Bible Chapel, IL]] (OB) 1978/1981-?
** aka: Valley Christian Fellowship 1978-1981
** also see: Harrison Gospel Chapel, Davenport, IA
===Rock Island===
* [[Rock Island Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944+
===Lawrenceville===
* [[Lawrenceville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) (TW) +1917-2016+
===St. Francisville===
* [[St. Francisville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1949-1985+
=Southern IL (Little Egypt)=
==Franklin County==
===West Frankfort===
* [[West Frankfort Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o David Lewis, Frankfort Heights
==Hamilton County==
===Macedonia===
* [[Macedonia Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+
===McLeansboro===
* [[McLeansboro Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1966-1973+
* [[Neighborhood Bible Fellowship, IL]] (OB) 1978-?
** also see: Cape Bible Chapel, Cape Girardeau, MO
===Dowell===
* [[Dowell Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944+
===Sparta===
* [[Sparta Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) 1882-1951+
** c/o T.B. Stephenson, cor. College & Vine +1927+
===Tilden===
* [[Tilden Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o John G. Hill
==Wayne County==
===Cisne===
* [[Cisne Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944-1951+
===Round Prairie===
* [[Round Prairie Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) 1880's
* [[Woodburn Exclusive Brethren Assembly, IL]] 1879
* [[Woodburn Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1878-1908+
===Gillespie===
* [[Gillespie Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o J. Connell, 202 Charles St.
===Mount Olive===
* [[Mount Olive Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1908+
====Beaver Creek====
* [[Beaver Creek Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1901+
====Greenville====
* [[Greenville Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) '''1854'''-1909; (TW) 1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-'''present'''
** '''oldest surviving assembly in North America'''
** aka Greenville Gospel Hall
====Dudleyville====
* [[Dudleyville Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1896+
====Mulberry Grove====
* [[Mulberry Grove Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1923-1933+
====Smithboro====
* [[Smithboro Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1896-1901+; (TW) +1944+;
* [[East Alton Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1962-1966+
* [[Upper Alton Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) 1848-1879+
====Collinsville====
* [[Collinsville Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1944-1951+
====Highland====
* [[Highland Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1878-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
** There is thought to have been three exclusive assemblies in Highland at varying times (Grant, TW, and Booth). Unknown years for Grant & Booth meetings. The Booth meeting joined with Ames in the 1940's.
====New Douglas====
* [[New Douglas Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1901-1911+; (TW) +1933+
====Pocahontas====
* [[Pocahontas Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1951+
====Roxana====
* [[Roxana Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1933+
====Sebastopol====
* [[Sebastopol Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) '''+1848'''-? Darby visited this meeting
====Troy====
* [[Troy Meeting Room, IL]] (TW) +1927-1933+; +1973+
===St. Clair County===
====Belleville====
* [[Belleville Gospel Hall, IL]] (OB) +1927+** c/o John Hammon, Jr., N. 60th St. * [[Belleville Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) 1850's? ** Darby visitedthis meeting.
====East St. Louis====
* [[East St. Louis Meeting Room, IL]] (EB) +1896-1909; (TW) 1909-1951+
