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===Mount Forest===
* [[Mount Forest Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1897-1904+
** c/o W. Brandon
*** possibly William Brandon (b. 1848 Ireland; emig. 1867; d. 1916 Winnipeg, MB). Wife (1875 @ Barrie, ON): "Annie" Anne Sproule Brandon (1851-1922), daughter of William Sproule (1813-1870) & Ann Forbes Sproule (b. 1816 Co. Tyrone, [[Northern Ireland|N.I.]] - d. 1899 Thornton, Simcoe, ON). William & Ann Sproule married and emigrated to Canada in 1841. From 1841-1848, the Sproule family resided in King Twp., Toronto then the duration in Thornton.
* [[Mount Forest House Church, ON]] (EB NT) +2021+
** Dawn Valley Meeting Room (EB) +1901-1909
===Enniskillen Twp.===* [[Glen Rae Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1897-1904+; +1936-1960** c/o Cornelius Robert Metcalf +1897-1904+ (b. 1845 Toronto, ON - d. 1923 Petrolia, ON), son of John Metcalf (b. 1808 Great Habton, York, Eng. - d. 1852 York, Toronto, ON) & Hadassah Frances Benton Metcalf (b. 1809 Winterton, Lincolnshire, Eng. - d. 1882 Enniskillen Twp., ON). Wife (1867 Lambton Co., ON): Jane Steadman Metcalf (b. 1849 Plympton, Lambton, ON - d. 1932 Petrolia, ON), daughter of Robert Steadman (b. 1797 Ireland - d. 1876 Plympton/Wyoming, ON) & Mary Ann Olver Steadman (b. 1813 Devonshire, Eng. - d. 1886 Enniskillen Twp., ON).
* [[Petrolia Gospel Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1961-1987+
* [[Petrolia Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1897-1904+** c/o George William Lewis +1897+ (b. 1862 Dorchester Twp., Oxford, ON - d. 1934 Rochester, Monroe, [[New York|NY]]), son of Oliver Henry Lewis (b. 1839 Dorchester Twp., ON - d. 1899 Lambton Co., ON) & Olivia M. Sage Lewis (b. 1837 Dorchester Twp., ON). Wife (1881 @ Petrolia, ON): Maria H. Anderson Lewis (b. 1859 Warwick, Lambton, ON - d. 1941 Rochester, NY).
* [[Petrolia Meeting Room, ON]] (TW) +1949-1951+
** see [http://www.elimbiblechapel.com/ EBC's website]
* [[Forest Bible Chapel, ON]] (OB) '''1873-20212024+'''
** Forest Gospel Hall (OB) 1873-2009
** c/o Robert Munro '''+1883-1897+ ''' (b. 1846 Latheron, Caithness, [[Scotland|Scot.]]), son of James Munro (b. 1803 Sutherlandshire, Scot.- d. 1886 Kincardine, Bruce, ON) & Johanna Gordon Munro(b. 1805 Farr, Sutherland, Scot. - d. 1873 Middlesex Co., ON). Wife (1876 @ Lambton Co., ON): Jessie MacNab (b. 1848 ON), daughter of John MacNab & Flora MacNab. Robert & Jessie were "Christian" at the time of their wedding. James Munro was mentioned in ''The Barley Cake'' for ministry he did in Kawartha Lakes in 1883 & 1885. Robert's brother William Munro was listed, with his wife, as having no religion in 1873. Johanna Munro's father was Capt. William Gordon of Pulrossie (b. 1760 Lettoch, Ineravon, Banff, Scot. - d. 1834 Aberdeen, Scot.).
** c/o J. Kay +1927+
*** probably James Kay (b. 1844 ON; 1891 Enniskillen, Lambton, ON; d. 1912 Lambton Co., ON). Wife: Beatrice Maud Watson Kay (b. Oil Springs, Lambton, ON.
** see [https://forestbiblechapel.ca/ FBC's website]
* [[Grand Bend Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1922-'''2021+'''
** c/o "Tom " Thomas Goodall Wilkie +1927+(b. 1889 Edinburgh, Scot. - d. 1965 Forest, ON). Wife: Janet Victoria Vance Wilkie (1897-1975 Forest, ON), daughter of Hugh Vance (1851-1900) & Ellen Johnson Vance (b. 1864 Bosanquet, Lambton, ON - d. 1930 Middlesex Co., ON). Janet's sister Hilda P. Vance (1889-1958) married "J.R." John Roy Alfred Littleproud (1889-1941), son of Alfred William Littleproud (b. 1862 Ragland, Durham, ON - d. 1934 Kent Co., ON) & "Maggie" Mary Margaret Kennedy Littleproud (b. 1860 Gananoque, ON - d. 1911 Lambton Co., ON). J.R. authored [https://www.brethrenarchive.org/people/john-roy-alfred-littleproud/pamphlets/the-christian-assembly/ ''The Christian Assembly''], initially self-published (dba Manual Publications] in Toronto, with William J. Pell of Grand Rapids, MI and printed by [https://gospelfolio.com/ Gospel Folio Press].
* [[Lakeshore Gospel Hall, Lambton Shores, ON]] (OB) '''1873-20212024+'''** Ravenswood Gospel Hall+1897+; Lake Shore Gospel Hall;** c/o Mr. Heber +1897+; William Beattie @ Forest +1927+
** planted by Donald Munro and [[John Smith]]
** see [https://www.facebook.com/lakeshoregospelhall/ LGH's FB]
===Oil Springs===
* [[Oil Springs Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1897-1904+; 1961-2016+** c/o Alexander McKenzie +1897-1904+ (b. 1850 [[Nova Scotia|N.S.]] - d. 1918 Petrolia, ON), m. Hughena Ross (b. 1855 London, ON - d. 1929 Detroit, MI); Alex worked as a house painter, and then for a saw mill.
** see [https://oilspringsgospelha.wixsite.com/ OSGH's website]
===Sarnia===
* [[Devine Street Gospel Chapel, ON]] (OB) 1937-'''20212024+'''
** East Devine Street Gospel Hall, Sarnia (OB) 1943-1962
** split from Sarnia Gospel Hall
** see [https://dsgchapel.ca/ DSGC's website]
* [[Sarnia Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1887-'''20212024+'''
** College and Davis Street Gospel Hall, Sarnia (OB) +1927-1990+
** Sarnia Gospel Room +1904+
** c/o G. Wilson +1897+; 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.
===Warwick Twp===
====Brooke-Alvinston====
* [[Brooke Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1885-19041906+** Twelfth Line of Brooke Gospel Hall (OB) +19041897-1906+** c/o William CCharles McDonald (b. 1848 Ottawa, ON - d. 1906 Lambton Co., ON). Wife: Eliza Ann McDonald +1904+-Beedham (b. 1860 ON - d. 1929 Port Huron, St. Clair, MI).
====Elmvale====
====Wanstead====
* [[Wanstead Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1885-1927+
** c/o D. Hicks +1897+
*** probably David William Hicks (b. 1852 Wanstead, Lambton, ON - d. 1928 Petrolia, ON), son of John B. Hicks (b. 1821 Cornwall, Eng. - d. 1906 Enniskillen Twp., ON) & Nancy Jane Peer Hicks (b. 1826 Alymer, Elgin, ON - d. 1909 Enniskillen Twp., ON). Wife (1882 @ Sarnia, ON): Frances "Fanny" McIlwain Hicks (b. 1861 Plympton, Lambton, ON - d. 1941 Alvinston, Lambton, ON), daughter of William McIlwain (b. 1818 Co. Armagh, Ireland - d. 1903 Lambton Co., ON) & Sarah I. Russell McIlwaine (b. 1819 Ireland - d. 1898 Lambton Co., ON)
** c/o Mr. Garnham +1927+
*** possibly William Fenn Garnham (b. 1870 - d. 1927 Wyoming, Lambton, ON). Wife: Jane Olivia Martin Garnham-Levitt (b. 1888 Belgrave, Huron, ON - d. 1971 Deckerville, Sanilac, MI), daughter of William John Martin (b. 1859 Paisley, Bruce, ON - d. 1940 Owosso, Shiawassee, MI) & Mary McLaughlin Martin (b. 1859 Arran-Elderslie, Bruce, ON - d. 1929 Sanilac Co., MI). William John Martin studied medicine, then for health reasons changed careers to be a farmer and beekeeper, then died in a car accident.
**** His parents (W.F. Garnham's grandparents) were Robert Martin (b. 1833 Cavan, Peterborough, ON - d. 1907 St. Clair Co., MI) & Jane Rusk Martin (b. 1838 ON - d. 1893 Sanilac Co., MI).
***** Jane was a daughter of John Rusk (b. 1805 Co. Cavan, Ireland - d. 1889 Southampton, Bruce, ON) & Margaret Brown Rusk (b. 1811 Co. Cavan, Ireland - d. 1894 Southampton, ON). The Rusk family emigrated to Canada prior to 1852, settling in Elderslie, ON until 1871 when they moved to Southampton. According to [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170757078/john-rusk FindAGrave], there is a Baptist cemetery started in 1854 near the Rusk settlement that is colloquially known as "Rusk's Cemetery" though no Rusks are buried there.
====Watford====
* [[Watford Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) 1882-1908; 1919-1975
** St. Clair Street Gospel Hall
** c/o George H. Wynne +1897-1904+ (b. 1841 Montague, ON - d. 1916 Watford, ON); Wes. Meth. +1861-1881+; son of John (1817-1898) & Alice (Hill) Winn (1811-1896), both born in Ireland; grain merchant @ Watford +1881+; banker +1891-1901+; m. Esther Fuller (b. 1850 Warwick, ON - d. 1906 Watford, ON), Wes. Meth. +1871-1881+; Esther was PB by 1891, George by 1901.
===Wilkesport===