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=Other Area Assemblies=
==Moddersville EB==In 1878, Wynand Modders (b. 1831 Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands - d. 1907 Moddersville, Missaukee, MI) was affiliated with the exclusive brethren, and emigrated to nearby Missaukee County to a place known as Clam Union, then as Vogel Centre in the southeast Holland township of the county. He was affiliated with the exclusive brethren, likely introduced back in the Netherlands, and was listed in fellowship in 1879. The assembly may have become affiliated with the Kelly exclusives in 1881, and may have met thru at least 1910 when his wife Dirkje passed away.
When a post office was established in 1890, as other families emigrated there, mostly from the Netherlands, it was named for his Wynand's family, as Moddersville, and Wynand he became the its first postmaster. The office was closed in 1934, and the area disincorporated. In the same countyWynand's wife was Dirkje Modders (b. 1833 Harlingen, there were open brethren Gospel Halls in Lake City (1901+) and McBain (+1901Neth. -1904+d. 1910 Moddersville, MI), the latter and together they had a correspondent of Alexander McBain, Sr. in 1904. at least five children:
==Lake City & McBain==In the same county, there were open brethren Gospel Halls in Lake City (1901+) and McBain (+1901-1904+), the latter had a correspondent of Alexander McBain, Sr. in 1904. ==Boyne City, Bellaire & Harbor Springs==Further away, there was also a Boyne City Gospel Hall (OB) in 1927 in Charlevoix County with a correspondent of Robert W. Block. There was also a Bellaire Gospel Hall (OB) in 1943 in Antrim County, that met on the George Benedict farm on M88 between Bellaire and Mancelona, with a breaking of bread at 10:00am. Finally, there was a Gospel Chapel (OB) that met 1965-1966 on Nelson & Third Sts., Harbor Springs, in Emmet County, with a contact of A.R. Pontius. Breaking of Bread was at 9:30am, Sunday School at 11:00am, Gospel meeting at 7:45pm, all on Sunday, and a prayer meeting and bible study on Tuesday evenings at 7:45pm.
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