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Manchester Gospel Hall is/was an open brethren assembly in Manchester, Hartford Co., [[Connecticut]] that was founded in 1905/1909 as a hive from [[Scranton Gospel Hall, PA|Scranton Gospel Hall]] in Lackawanna Co., northeastern [[Pennsylvania]]. Founders from Scranton included James McCormick, Thomas Eckle and William Emerson. In 1922, the assembly met at the [https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/southern-new-england/manchester/ Salvation Army] when it was located on Spruce St. Later it met at E. Center & Main St in the old Town Hall. By 1925, it had moved into its current location at 415 Center St., see [https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7727844,-72.5378017,3a,47.3y,4.52h,89.74t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sxdBaVb6MvfTnCPyNjqR9HQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DxdBaVb6MvfTnCPyNjqR9HQ%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D0.81555194%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu Google Maps] for a current photo of the Hall. The earliest known correspondent was James Serpliss (b. 1879 Co. Armagh, [[Northern Ireland]] - d. 1938 Manchester, CT), which he served 1909-1935. In its early days thru 1936, it was known as South Manchester Gospel Hall.
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