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* [[Ariana Christian Fellowship, FL]] (OB) 1947?
* [[Lakeland Gospel Center, FL]] (OB) +1950-19591960+** Lakeland Gospel Center +1958-19591960+** @ 1 mi. W of city limits on Hwy. 92 +1950-1955; Christian Grammar School, 723 E. Chiles St. 1956+; S. Crystal Lake Dr. (off Bartow Rd., Rt. 98) +1958-19591960+;** c/o J.R. Binnie +1950-19591960+
==Orange County (Orlando metro)==
===Orlando===
* [[Hiawassa Bible Chapel, FL]] (OB) 1959-'''2022+'''
** Pine Hills Assembly 1960+
** created in 1959 as a merger of two home assemblies: [[Orlando District Assembly, FL]] in the home of Osborne J. LePage in Orlo Vista, and the [[Sorrento Assembly, FL]] in the home of Harry H. Rainey.
** @ Mt. Plymouth, Lake Co. 1959+; Maynard Evans High School, Pine Hills, Orlando 1959-1960; 1900 N. Hiawassa Rd., Hiawassa Highlands, Orlando 1960-present;
** Founders: Raymond White, Svend Christiensen, Robert Willey, Ed Scott & Bob Harper;
** c/o Francis J. Beech @ Winter Park 1960+
* [[Orlando Meeting Room, FL]] (EB) +1889-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1985+
** Orlando District Assembly +1954-1958; Orlando District Gospel Chapel 1959+
** @ home of Osborne J. LePage @ Kenilworth Ave., Orlo Vista (opposite the Chamber of Commerce) +1954-1959+
** c/o Osborne J. LePage +1936-1958; Francis J. Beech @ Winter Park 1959;
** merged with the Sorrento assembly in 1959 to create Hiawassa Bible Chapel
===Melbourne===
* [[Bethany Bible Chapel by the Sea, Melbourne, FL]] (OB) 1959-2022?
** Bethany-Chapel-By-The-Sea, Cocoa Beach 1959+; Eau-Gallie, Melbourne 1960;
** @ 4355 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach 1959+; 101 SE 1st St., Melbourne ?-present;
** c/o Dan Snaddon 1959+; G. Tom Willey @ Indialanic 1960
** founded by the Florida Gospel Pioneers, on Easter Sunday of 1961 the attendance reached 404.
==Volusia County (Daytona Beach / Orlando metro)==
===Daytona Beach===
* [[Daytona Assembly, FL]] (OB) +1958-19591960+** @ home of Me De PreeD.D. DePree, 110 Frazer Rd.** c/o Me De Pree Dirk Cornelius "Dick D." DePree, Jr. +1958; D-1960+ (b. 1876 Holland, Zeeland, Ottawa, [[Michigan|MI]] - d. 1964 Holly Hill, Volusia, FL). Baptized as infant at First Reformed of Zeeland. *** Son of Dirk Cornelius DePree, Sr. (b. 1841 Axel, Zeeland, Neth. - d. 1912 Holland, Zeeland, MI) & Johanna Westhoek DePree (b. 1842 Zevenhuizen, Neth. - d.D1927 Holland, Zeeland, MI). *** Wife: Elizabeth Bess Bekins DePree 1959+(b. 1892 Sioux City, [[Iowa|IA]]), daughter of Teerke Sjoerd Bekins (b. 1858 Holland, Zeeland, MI - d. 1901 Dakota City, [[Nebraska|NE]]) & Henrietta Bekins (b. 1858 - d. 1950 DeLand, FL). Her father was among the founders of the [https://www.bekins.com/ Bekins Van Lines]. Elizabeth did medical missionary work in Korea, China & Japan in 1915.
* [[Daytona Beach Meeting Room, FL]] (TW-EB) +1927+
** c/o Robert H. Wigmore
* [[DeLand Assembly Gospel Hall, FL]] (OB) +1941-19591960+
** DeLand Gospel Hall +1941-1947
** @ 726 E. New York Ave. +1941-1943+; 838 E. New York Ave. +1947-19591960+
** c/o Dr. H.G. Bow +1941-1956+
*** @ Dreka Building +1941-1948+; 311 Pioneer Building +1950-1954; 311 Whitehair Building 1955-1956+
** c/o Dale E. Freeman +1958-19591960+
* [[DeLand Gospel Hall, FL]] (OB) 1973-'''2022+'''
**** Hilda Marie Nissen Bonine (b. 1931 Philadelphia, PA - d. 1973 San Diego, [[California|CA]]). Husband: Kenneth Creston Bonine (b. 1928 Chattanooga, Hamilton, [[Tennessee|TN]] - d. 1993 San Diego, CA);
** founders of Southside Bible Chapel: William Perry, Hollis Johnson, Ralph Butler, Garland Lester, Jack Lees, Hubert Fancette, Sam Sergent, & R.T. Elliott.
*** c/o John E. Lees 1956-1959; Hollis Johnson 1960+
* [[Jacksonville Meeting Room, FL]] (EB) +1878-1909 (TW-EB) 1909-1927+; +1944+; +1973+
* [[Fort Lauderdale Hope Bible Chapel, FL]] (OB) 1953-'''2022+'''
** Fort Lauderdale Gospel Chapel 1953-19591960+; Fort Lauderdale Bible Chapel 1974+** @ 3609 N. Andrews Ave. 1953-1955; 3809 N. Andrews Ave. 1956-19591960+; 141 NW 38th St. ?-present;** c/o John G. Meyer, 721 S.W. 18th St. 1953-1955(b. 1906 - d. 1988 Hollywood, FL); G Wife: Jessie D.EMeyer. ** c/o Grover Cleveland Mishler 1956+; G-1958 (b. 1884 Clay, LaGrange, [[Indiana|IN]] - d. 1959 Fort Lauderdale, FL).*** son of Levi Daniel Mishler (b.C1856 Saltillo, Holmes, [[Ohio|OH]] - d. 1923 Elkhart, IN) & Harriett Yoder Mishler +1958; (b. 1857 Middlebury, LaGrange, IN - d. 1939 Three Oaks, Berrien, MI). ** c/o S.J. Drake , 370 SE Second St. 1959-1960+
** hive of 70 from Hollywood Bible Chapel
** see [https://fortlauderdalehopebiblechapel.org/ FLHBC's website]
** Hollywood Home Assembly +1927+; Hollywood Gospel Chapel 1940-1978
** @ home of C.J. Frogley, Oakway Dr. & Fifth Ave. +1927+; home of Miss Yeager & Mrs. Lily Wolstenholme, 1932 Filmore St. 1937-1939; Carpenter's Hall, near Polk St. on North Dixie Hwy. 1939-1941; 2244 Hollywood Blvd. 1941-1954; 2300 Hollywood Blvd. 1955-2022;
** c/o Dr. N.B. Webber +1927+; R.L. Conlon @ Buena Vista +1927+; E.P. Corey +1941-1943+; Lyndon C. Conlon +1947-1948+; R.L. Conlon +1950-1956+; Lyndon C. Conlon +1958-1959+1960;
===Pembroke Pines===
* [[Boulevard Bible Chapel, FL]] (OB) +1957-'''2022+'''
** West Hollywood Assembly; Boulevard Bible Chapel +1958-1959+present** Hollywood Blvd & 69th Terrace +1958-19591960+; 6800 Pines Blvd. ?-present** c/o Roy P. Rhodes, Jr. +1958; S.F. Johnson 1959-1960+
** see [http://boulevardbiblechapel.com/ BBC's website]
===Hialeah===
* [[Hialeah Assembly, FL]] (OB) 1954-1959+1990** @ Chickenry Senior High School cafeteria, 251 E. 47th St. 1954-1956+; High School, 1255 W. 30th St. +1958-19591960+; new 1957-1990; Lions Club; SDA church;** c/o Carroll Van Ryn 1954-19591960+
** In 1990, Hialeah was mostly Cuban, so the assembly sold their property to an evangelical group with Spanish outreach.
** Miami Gospel Hall 1910-1931; Bible Truth Hall 1931-1950+
** @ home of William Bethel 1910+; SW 9th upstairs of a private home; 20th near Ave. H; SW 8th over a storefront; Glenn Royal Parkway 1926+; 629 S.W. 7th St. 1931-1978; 6300 SW 99th Ave. 1978-present;
** c/o L.V. Russell, 453 S.W. 7th St. +1936-1948+; Robert Stanley Sweeting (b. 1891 St. Peter, Cherokee Sound, Abaco, Bahamas - d. 1978 Nassau, Bahamas) +1950+; Charles E. Schwartz +1954-19591960+
** also see [https://www.bibletruthchapel.com/about-us/our-history/ BTC's website]
* [[Central Gospel Chapel, Miami, FL]] (OB) +1943-19591960+** Coconut Grove Gospel Hall +1943+; Coconut Grove Assembly +1943-1949; Central Gospel Chapel 1949-19591960+
** @ Carpenter's Hall, 3190 Grand Ave. +1943-1949; 1455 N.W. 54th St. 1949-1950; 1455 N.W. 53rd St. 1950-1960; 10900 N.W. 19th Ave. 1960-1985?
** c/o Edwin J. Warner +1943-1948+; Carter Bundy +1950-1954; Otto Speck 1955-19591960+
** split from Ebenezer Gospel Hall & later 29th St. Gospel Hall; grew to as many as 500+ on Sunday mornings (including FBH & SS). They joined Boulevard Bible Chapel in 1985, and their building was purchased by a Jamaican assembly meeting in Liberty City, and rebranded as Miami Gospel Chapel.
** @ 3734 N.W. 24th St.
* [[29th Street Gospel Hall, Miami, FL]] (OB) 1916-19591960+
** Miami Gospel Hall
** @ home of Hector Munro, 118 NE. 4th St. +1917-1919; tent meetings @ NW 7th St. & 4th Ave. 1918-1919; N. Miami Ave. (between 3rd & 4th) 1919-1921; 56 N.W. 29th St. 1921-19591960+** c/o Hector Munro +1917+; Benjamin Bradford & Samuel McEwen 1918-1919; Edwin J. Warner +1922-1927+; Paul F. Bartling +1936-1943+; Stephen D. Wall +1947-19591960+
* [[Ebenezer Gospel Hall, Miami, FL]] (OB) 1924-1943+
** hive from 29th Street Gospel Hall
* [[Miami Gospel Hall, FL]] (CA OB) +1922-19591960+** @ 139 N.W. 14th St., home of Philip B. Herout +1922-1927+; 1417 N.W. 1st Pl. +1936-19591960+** c/o Philip B. Herout @ 139 N.W. 14th St. +1922-1927+; John & Hester Higgs +1936+; Calvin & Eunice Thompson +1936-1943+; William Rolle +1947-19591960+
** Edward Lightbourne emigrated and joined this assembly in 1950, then went on to [[Moody Bible Institute|Moody]], then helped in the founding of Galilee Gospel Chapel in Corona, [[New York]].
** Part of the assembly purchased the old Central Gospel Chapel in 1985, before Hurricane Andrew destroyed the NW 1st location. Bethel Gospel Chapel in Fort Lauderdale is linked to this assembly.
===Jupiter===
* [[Grace and Truth Bible Fellowship, FL]] (OB) +1927-'''2022+'''
** North Palm Beach Gospel Hall +1927+; Riviera Gospel Hall +1936-1947; West Palm Beach Gospel Hall 1948+; Bethesda Gospel Hall +1950-19591960+; Grace and Truth Bible Fellowship 1997-present;
** @ 626-52nd St., North Palm Beach +1927+; Inlet Ave., Riviera Beach +1936-1947; 15th & Spruce, WPB 1948+; 297 27th St., WPB +1950-1959+; homes 1997; Cross Creek Condo clubhouse, WPB @ Dec. 1997;
** c/o F.H. Winter, Northwood Station, West Palm Beach +1927+; A. Germany, 531-28th St. +1936-1948+; Robert Gilmore +1950-19591960+; Alfredo Martin, David Marot & Furman Martin 1997+;
===Lake Worth Beach===
===Key West===
* [[Key West Gospel Chapel, FL]] (OB) (EB?)'''1869'''-1902 (OB) 1902-2019+
** Key West Gospel Hall 1902-19591960+** @ 720 Southard St. +1880-19591960+** c/o Charles Holder 1902+; Benjamin Demeritt 1902+ Copeland Johnson 1902+; W. Munro, 711 Love Lane +1922+; B.L. Larsen, 823 Frances St. +1936-1948+; Sam B. Pinder +1950-1956+; E.A. Zander +1958-19591960+
** property sold to Apostolic Faith Church (Pentecostal)
* [[Central Bible Chapel, Tampa, FL]] (OB) +1927-'''2022+'''
** Tampa Gospel Hall +1936+; Central Gospel Hall +1941-1959+; Florida Avenue Chapel; Central Bible Chapel ?-present;
** @ 204 Florabaska Ave. +1936+; 6212 Florida Ave. +1941+; 2737 Florida Ave. +1943-1955; 2747 Florida Ave. 1956-19591960+** c/o Frederick C. "Fred" Thisse +1927-1960+ (b. 1890 Belfort, Croghan, Lewis, [[New York|N.Y.]] - d. 1977 Tampa, FL) +1927-1959+
*** son of Michael Thisse, Jr. (b. 1862 Indian River, Croghan, Lewis, N.Y. - d. 1932 Croghan, Lewis, N.Y.) & Louisa Moller Thisse (b. 1863 Indian River, Croghan, Lewis, N.Y. - d. 1907 Beaver Falls, Lewis, N.Y.)
*** wife: Lyla E. Montgomery Thisse (b. 1897 [[Scotland|Scot.]], emig. 1906; 1912 @ Pontiac, MI; d. 1979 Tampa, FL), daughter of William John Montgomery (b. 1871 Ahoghill, Ant, Ireland - d. 1956 Tampa, FL) & Sarah N. McRoberts Montgomery (b. 1875 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot. - d. 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI)
*** Resident workers: Woody Murphy; Wayne Carter;
*** Tampa Bay Area Missionary Study Class met the first Sunday ; c/o Dr. Dan Robertson @ St. Petersburg 1956-1958**** 1st Sun each month @ Central in 1956+; **** 2nd Sunday Sun @ Central +1958; **** 2nd Saturday each month, rotates Sat @ Lakeland, St. Petersburg, Tampa rotation 1959-1960+**** c/o Dr. Dan Robertson @ St. Petersburg 1956-1958
* [[North 56th Street Gospel Chapel, Tampa, FL]] (OB) 1966-'''2022+'''
===Zephyrhills===
* [[Zephyrhills Gospel Chapel, FL]] (OB) +1936-19591960+
** Bible Truth Hall +1936-1941+; Zephyrhills Gospel Hall +1943-1958; Zephyrhills Gospel Chapel 1959+
** @ 8th St. & 4th Ave. +1943-19591960+** c/o D. McTurk +1936-1941+; Carroll D. Mays +1943-19591960+
==Pinellas County (Tampa metro)==
===Palm Harbor===
* [[Tarpon Springs Gospel Hall, FL]] (OB) +1943-19591960+** @ Tarpon & Ring Ave., Tarpon Springs +1943+; Lemon & Ring Ave. +1947-1950+; Ring & Almira Ave. +1954-1955; home of Norman Landis, Sutherland Dr. off Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor 1956-19591960+
** c/o V. Phillips, 467 Cypress St. +1943-1950+; Phillips was a Greek immigrant that remodeled a house in 1951 for the meeting.
** c/o Newton Harrell +1954; Norman Landis @ Palm Harbor 1955-19591960+
** did outreach into Jamaican fruit pickers' camps
===St. Petersburg===
* [[Grace Gospel Chapel, St. Petersburg, FL]] (OB) +1943-19591960+** @ 2359 First Ave. S +1943+; 16 Alhambra Arcade, corner of 1st Ave. & 6th St. N +1947-1948+; corner of 5th Ave. & 23rd St. N +1950-19591960+** c/o J.E. Stratton, 5634 Chrissman Dr. N +1943-1948+; Walter Hall +1950-19591960+
* [[St. Petersburg Meeting Room, FL]] (EB) +1894+; (TW-EB) +1927-1951+
