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added rest of 1927 OB
===Shelburne===
* [[Bethel Bible Chapel, Shelburne, ON]] (OB) +1922-'''2021+'''
** Bethel Gospel Hall, Shelburne (OB) +1922-1960** c/o R.J. Brooks @ Riverview +1927+
** see [https://www.facebook.com/bethelshelburne/ BBC's FB]
** c/o Jas. Rea @ Balsam Lake +1904+ (1843-1925 Kawartha Lakes, ON)
*** son of Thomas Rea (b. 1809 County Fermanagh, Ireland - d. 1881 Reaboro (K.L.), ON) & Barbara (Cunningham) Rea (b. 1813 Adare, Limerick, Ireland - d. 1902 Simcoe, ON);
** c/o Ray Forman @ Eldon Station +1927+
* [[Woodville Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1882-1885+
* [[Severn Bridge Christian Assembly, ON]] (OB) 1881-2018+
** Severn Bridge Gospel Hall (OB) 1881-1987
** c/o Frank Edward Lloyd +1904-1927+ (b. 1845 Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, Wales, emig. 1864, d. 1934 Muskoka, ON), son of John Nathaniel Lloyd (b. Wales) & Anna Jones Lloyd (b. 1818 Wales).
*** 1861 studied @ Ledbury, Hereford, England under William John Morrish (b. 1808 Tything, Worcestershire, England)
* [[Washago Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) 1879+
===Peterborough===
There were two OB assemblies in 1927. The first had George Mulligan @ 804 George St. as a correspondent, the second had E. Wager @ 273 Park St. Need to figure out where these were.
* [[Auburn Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB BC) 1961-'''2021+'''
** Auburn Gospel Chapel 1961-1969+
*** m. Alexandrina A. "Ina" Sinclair (b. 1864 [[Scotland]] - d. 1930 Toronto, ON)
*** son of John Denoon (b. 1822 Fearn, Ross-shire - d. 1891 Bridgend, Rosskeen) & Margaret Ross (b. 1827 Rosemarkie, Ross-shire)
* [[Westmount Bible Chapel, Peterborough, ON]] (OB BC) +1927/1968-'''2021+'''** McDonnel Street Gospel Chapel, Peterborough (OB) 1964Hall +1927-1968** 1963; McDonnel Street Gospel Hall, Peterborough (OB) +1927Chapel 1964-19631968
** see [https://westmountbiblechapel.ca/ WBC's website]
* Wansford meetings by Goodfellow & Kernahan (OB) '''1885'''
===Clearview===
* [[Sunnydale Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o Robert Armstrong @ Staynor
===Coldwater===
===Stayner===
* [[Stayner Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1878'''-1943+
** c/o Henry Adamson +1880+; T.G. Thompson +1927+
* [[Strongville Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1890-'''2019+?'''
* [[Warminster Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1882-1950+
** c/o Benjamin Teskey +1904+ (b. 1838 Rathkeale, Limerick, ON - d. 1926 Orillia, ON), son of Joseph Teskey (b. 1804 Court Matrix, Limerick, Ireland - d. 1878 Medonte Twp., ON) & Mary Ann Shier (b. 1815 Court Matrix, Limerick, Ireland - d. 1906 Medonte Twp., ON); m. Margaret MacLeod Horne (b. 1847 Rugby, ON - d. 1929 Orillia, ON);
** c/o William Rankin +1927+
===Wasaga Beach===
===Waubashene===
* [[Waubashene Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927-2018+
** c/o William Heels +1927+
** see [https://waubaushene.gospelhall.com/ WGH's website]
** Queenston Street Gospel Hall or St. Catherines Gospel Hall (OB) 1914-1966
** St. Catherines Home Assembly (OB) 1871-1914
** '''oldest (continually running) existent assembly in Ontario?'''** c/o William "Bill" Robertson +1927+*** maternal grandfather of [[John Boyd Nicholson]] (1922-2000)
** see [https://www.scottleagc.org/ SGC's website]
* [[St. Catherines Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1878'''-1896+
===Welland===
* [[Welland Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1918/1954-'''2019+'''
** South Welland Gospel Hall (OB) 1959-1971+
** home of Ernest Gladwin's home (OB) 1954-1959** c/o Ernest Gladwin +1927-1959+
=Northeastern Ontario=
* [[Maple Ridge Bible Chapel, ON]] 1983-2000+
* [[Sault Ste. Marie Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1900-2019+
** Albert Street Gospel Hall +1927+; Spring Street Gospel Hall 1947-present; Murray Street Gospel Hall 1910+; March Street Gospel Hall +1904+; Wellington Ross Home Assembly 1900-1904+** c/o A. West @ 221 Gloucester St. +1927+; R.H. Davis @ 425 Douglas St. +1927+
* [[Sault Ste. Marie Meeting Room, ON]] (TW) +1973-1985+
* [[Ste-Marie-De-Beauce Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) ?-2018+
* [[L'Assemblee Chretienne, Timmins, ON]] (OB) 1982-1991
* [[Schumacher Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o Thomas Busby
* [[Timmins Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1943-1955; 1979-'''2019+'''
** 159 Rea St. pre-1943; 6th & Elm St. 1943-1960+
** c/o Thomas Busby @ Schumacher +1927+
** see [https://www.facebook.com/timminsgospelhall/ TGH's FB]
* [[Timmins Meeting Room, ON]] (TW) +1949+
** c/o W.G. Ward +1904+
*** possibly William George Ward (b. 1864), Brethren gardener in Orillia
** c/o Robert Bruce +1927+
** see [https://www.parrysoundgospelhall.com/ PSGH's website]
* [[Parry Sound Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) +1894-1909; (TW) 1909-1933+
* [[South River Christian Assembly, ON]] (OB) 1885-2020+
** South River Gospel Hall 1885-1983
** c/o William Ernest Holditch +1904+ (1872- d. 1958 Sudbury, ON), m. Mary Jane Miller (1888-1970); E.B. Steen +1927+
** see [https://www.facebook.com/southriverchristianassembly/ SRCA's FB]
===Trout Creek===
===Kirkland Lake===
* [[Kirkland Lake Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1950-'''2021+'''
** Kirkland Lake Gospel Chapel (OB) 1950-1987** ; Kirkland West Chapel (OB) 1982-1986;
** see [https://www.facebook.com/klbiblechapel/ KLBC's FB]
* [[Kirkland Lake Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1934-'''2021+'''
** see [https://www.kirklandlakegospelhall.com/ KLGH's website] or [https://www.facebook.com/Kirkland-Lake-Gospel-Hall-101294407924933/ KLGH's FB]
* [[Swastika Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927+
** c/o Amos Vincent
===Matachewan===
===Thornloe===
* [[Thornloe Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927-1943+
** c/o William Foster +1927+
=Northwestern Ontario=
** c/o E.P. Langrell +1880+ (no meeting)
* [[Thunder Bay Gospel Hall, ON]] 1909/1912-'''2021+'''
** Port Arthur Exclusive Assembly (EB) +1909+; Port Arthur Gospel Hall Assembly (OB) 1912-1926; Pine Street Gospel Hall / Port Arthur Gospel Hall (OB) 1926-present** Port Arthur Gospel Hall Assembly (OB) 1912-1926@ 45a Cumberland St., S. +1927+** Port Arthur Exclusive Assembly (EB) c/o W. McDowell @ St. Joseph's Farm, Down St. +19091927+
** see [https://www.tbgospelhall.com/ TBGH's website]
* [[Springbrook Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1900-2019+
** Springbrook Gospel Hall (OB) 1900-1975+
** c/o George Gibson @ Campbellford +1927+
* [[West Huntingdon Home Assembly, ON]] (OB) +1936-1943+
* [[Lorne Avenue Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) +1904-2018+
** Trenton Gospel Hall (OB) +1904-1927+; Bethany Gospel Hall, Trenton, ON (OB) +1936-1958; Lorne Ave Gospel Hall (OB) 1959-1988?
** c/o T. Black +1904+; J.A. Diamond +1927+
* [[Trenton Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1878'''-1880+
** c/o Priscilla Meadows Allen, baker (b. 1850 Penrith, Cumberland, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1921 Weyburn, [[Saskatchewan|SK]]) +1880+ (no meeting)
===St. Thomas===
* [[Prince Albert Street Gospel Hall, St. Thomas, ON]] (OB) +1927+
** @ home of William A. White's home +1927+, 15 Prince Albert St.
* Redemption Bible Chapel (OB?) +2021+
* [[St. Thomas Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) 2010-2019+
** Youth For Christ
* [[St. Thomas Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1912-'''2021+'''
** 435 Talbot St. +1927+; Legion Auditorium +1936+; Elgin St. +1943-1948+; Erie St. +1954-1971; 1975-1978; Sunset Dr. 1979-present;** c/o E.C. Harvey @ 435 Talbot St. +1927+
** see [https://www.stthomasgospelhall.com/ STGH's website]
* ministry work by Munro & Smith (OB) 1885
===Straffordville===
* [[Straffordville Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) '''1877'''-2018+
** c/o Lewis Garnham +1927+
** Staffordville (sic) 1904
====Owen Sound====
* [[Owen Sound Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1887-1982; '''+2019+'''
** c/o Adam Weir +1904+ (b. 1864 Durham, Grey, ON - d. 1928 Essex, ON); printer; m. Mary Ann Elizabeth Clarke (b. 1862 Carrick, Bruce, ON - d. 1951 North Vancouver, BC), who remarried Franklin Wheeler (1859-1922);** c/o Mr.Hicks +1927+
** see [https://owensoundgospelhall.wixsite.com/ OSGH's website]
* [[Turner Road Gospel Hall, Sandwich East, ON]] (OB) +1927-1955
** Salem Gospel Hall (OB) +1927+; Sandwich East, ON +1936-1948+
** c/o William Mortimer +1927+
* [[Salem Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''+1878'''-1880+
** c/o William R. Field +1880+
** College and Davis Street Gospel Hall, Sarnia (OB) +1927-1990+
** Sarnia Gospel Room +1904+
** c/o J.P. Taylor @ 242 Emma St. +1927+
** see [https://www.sarniagospelhall.ca/ SGH's website]
** There were gospel meetings in Sarnia in 1887, according to Donald Ross' "Barley Cake" magazine.
====Wanstead====
* [[Wanstead Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1885-1927+
** c/o Mr. Garnham +1927+
====Watford====
===Parkhill===
* [[Grace Bible Chapel, Parkhill, ON]] (OB) 19671872-1995+; (BC) +2018-2019+** [[Parkhill Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) '''1872'''-1967** c/o James Goodfellow +1927+; +1943-1967** '''first 2nd oldest existent Open Brethren (OB) assembly in Canada?'''
===Thames Centre===
* [[Port Dover Gospel Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1986-1996
* [[Port Dover Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1840?/1885-1950+
** Mr. Bannister +1904+; Mr. Corbett +1927+
*** probably James Bannister (1857-1946 Port Dover, ON), teamster, son of John Bannister (b. 1789 Suffolk, England - d. 1856 Port Dover, ON) & Margaret Kyle (b. 1821 Ireland - d. 1893 Port Dover, ON)
** Five Points (Dog's Nest) & Wilson Porter (1853-1931) & Thomas Corbett (b. 1810 Ireland - d. 1875 Norfolk, ON)
===South Middleton===
* [[South Middleton Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) '''1877'''-1945
** c/o John Whittit +1927+
===Walsingham===
* [[Tillsonburg Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1888/1987-'''2019+'''
** Tillsonburg Gospel Hall (OB) 1914-1986
** @ Main St. (Graves Block) 1888-1914** c/o John MacCormack +1927+; T.E. Touzeau +1927+
* [[Brock and Harvey Streets Meeting, Tillsonburg, ON]] (PBCC) 1925/+1954-1959+
** Queen and Third Streets Meeting +1959+
* [[Woodstock Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927-1943+
** Dundas St. +1936-1943+
** c/o Ralph E. Tree +1927+
* [[Woodstock Home Assembly, ON]] (OB) 1956
** John Josiek 1956+
===Shakespeare===
* [[Shakespeare Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) '''1873'''-1961
** c/o Jno. Anderson +1927+
===St. Mary's===
* Stratford Bible Fellowship (OB) +2000+
* [[Stratford Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1885-1983+
** @ Market Square +1904+; Rebecca St. +1936-1983+** c/o D. Bridgeford @ 38 Avon St. +1927+
* [[Stratford Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) 1879+; +1901-1927+
* [[Windsor Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927-'''2019+'''
** Partington Road Gospel Hall
** Oddfellows Hall @ Wyondotte RdSt. 1916-1927; Partington St. 1927-1990+** c/o W. Lever @ 126 Curry Ave. +1927+
* [[Windsor Meeting, ON]] (PBCC) ?-1941
* [[Windsor Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) 1879-1880+
# [[Bowood Avenue Meeting, ON]] (PBCC) +1954-1959+
# [[Broadview Avenue Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1891-'''2019+'''
#* 639 Queen St. East 1891+; East End Gospel Hall @ Queen & Bolton; 294 Broadview +1927+; 194 Broadview 1901-present;#* c/o Jno. Clarke @ 2015 Gerrard +1927+
# [[Brock Avenue Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1892-'''2019?'''
#* West End Gospel Hall (OB) +1904+
#* @ 267 Brock Ave. +1927+#* c/o A. Walker @ 169 Lauder Ave. +1927+# [[Central Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON]] (OB) 1892-1992 now [[Sanctuary Toronto, ON]] 1992-2019+#* Farley Ave Hall (OB) 1890+#* Brock Street Temperance Hall (OB) +1882-?#* @ College & Brunswick Sts. +19041896-1910; 225 Brunswick Ave. 1910-1927+1930; 23-25 Charles St. 1930-1992#* c/o Jas. Gordon @ 22 Yarmouth Rd. +1927+1933-1943#* presently [[Sanctuary Toronto, ON]] (BC) 1992-19482021+
# [[Danforth Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1950-'''2019+'''
#* c/o Mervyn Johnston 1993+
# [[East End Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON]] (OB) +1904+
#* Broadway, N. of Queen St. +1904+; 84 Swanwick Ave. +1927+#* c/o James Gunn @ 69 King Edward's Ave. +1927+
# [[Eglinton Avenue Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1950-'''2019+'''
#* Eglinton Orange Hall +1950+
#* Gilead Gospel Hall (OB) +1927-1950+
#* 804 Broadview +1927-1955+
#* c/o S.W. Smith @ 66 Hampton Ave. +1927+
# [[Glebemount Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON]] (OB) +1954-1972
# [[Greenwood Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON]] (OB) +1936-'''2019+'''
# [[Highfield Road Gospel Hall, Toronto, ON]] (OB) +1936-2009
# [[Maitland Assembly Room, ON]] (EB)
# [[Maranatha Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927-1933+; +1948+#* College and Shaw +1927-1948+#* c/o John S. Reid @ 83 Runnymede Rd. +1927+
# [[North Toronto Sunday School, Orange Hall, Toronto, ON]] (OB) +1936-1950+
#* see Central Gospel Hall
# [[Victoria Park Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1921-'''2019+'''
#* Pape Avenue Gospel Hall (OB) 1921-1999
#* @ 871 Pape Ave. +1927+
#* c/o James Mahaffy @ 157 Glebemount +1927+
# [[Walton Street Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) Late 1880's
#* Yonge St.
# [[West Toronto Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1904-1994
#* Dundas Street Gospel Hall (OB); Junction Gospel Hall (OB) +1904+;
#* @ 3001 Dundas St. +1927+
#* c/o James Crawford @ 254 Chambers Ave. +1927+
# [[Woodbine Heights Great War Veterans' Hall, ON]] (OB) +1927+
#* Barker & Glebemount +1927+
#* c/o Sydney T. Frowmow @ 1038 Logan Ave. +1927+
# [[Yonge Central Meeting Room, ON]] (EB) '''1866'''-1909; (TW) 1909-1917+
#* Alexander Street (between Yonge & Church) 1866-?
* [[Langstaff Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1910-'''2021+'''
** Braccondale Gospel Hall, Toronto (OB) 1939-1996
** one of the last Italian Gospel Halls to have used Italian in their meetings
** @ 58b Arlington Ave. +1927+
* [[Markham Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1956/1959-'''2019+'''
** Markham Gospel Chapel (OB) 1965-1990+
* [[Bogert Avenue Meeting, Toronto, ON]] (PBCC) 1959+
* [[Lansing Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1917/1924-'''2019+'''
** c/o William Shanks @ Willowdale +1927+
* [[Norton Avenue Meeting, Toronto, ON]] (PBCC) 1959+
* [[Spring Garden Meeting Room, Toronto, ON]] (PBCC) 1964+
==Valens==
* [[Valens Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1923-'''2019+'''
** @ home of John Robson 1923+** c/o John Robson home (OB) 1923+; C. Lapsley @ Galt +1927+
* [[Valens Assembly, ON]] (OB) 1870?+