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Arthur Richard Crocker was born in London, [[England]], and in 1908, was standing on a street corner in Woodstock, [[Ontario]], Canada at the age of 23, and was converted to Christ thru the preaching of a Mr. Lester and a Mr. Brown who later served in Argentina. Crocker was received into fellowship at Brandon, [[Manitoba]] and commended to full-time laboring in the Lord's work among the open brethren (OB) from an assembly at Galt, Ontario. He labored for many years on Manitoulin Island, then in [[Florida]], then his remaining years in Los Angeles, [[California]] where he died in 1955. =Visiting Ministry===Sault Ste. Marie, ON==Crocker was among those who performed open air meetings in this area in the 1920's & 1930's, alongside John Sylvester, Albert Joyce, William Warke, James Key, T. Dobbin, and John Govan which benefited the Albert Street Gospel Hall, presently (since 1947) known as Spring Street Gospel Hall at Spring & Wellington. See Robert L. Peterson's [[Canada_Ontario]] chapter. ==Newport News, VA==* L&L 1937: [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA]]: "Conference was held Jan. 1-3. Fifteen preachers were present. Benjamin Bradford, S. McEwan, Fisher Hunter, Jas. Smith, William Smith, Mehl, Calderhead, [[Arthur Richard Crocker|Crocker]], Cather, Reager, Nugent, [[John Monypenny|Monypenny]], Wilson, McCloud, and Craig. Conference was much enjoyed." Crocker also ministered there in 1942 & 1947.
=Assembly Annals obit=
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* Assembly Annals: 1955-8
* Light & Liberty: 1937