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Shannon Hills Bible Chapel is a large open brethren assembly in Greensboro, Guilford Co., [[North Carolina]]. Greensboro is included in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro (MSA), which is also included in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point CSA. It's in the north-central part of North Carolina.
=History===1946 Letters of Interest==The article is titled ''Six Lovely Halls In Piedmont Section of North Carolina'' chronicling the founding of the assemblies in Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Burlington, Siler City & Durham. "This work was opened up in the spring of 1939. Bro. Wilson found the 1990's Robert Lgoing tough the first year but got a good hold the second. The above building (LOI 1946-7 photo) was a vacated Baptist church with large auditorium and 17 Sunday school rooms. With about 25 young Christians Mr. Wilson bought this building on easy terms. The work then grew rapidly. Bro. Ernest Gross joined brother Wilson in Aug. 1941. Within 15 months of taking this building the assembly tripled and the Sunday school reached 267 in attendance. Peterson writes A steady radio program was carried on in connection with this work. In Jan. 1943, brother Bill Brown moved to Greensboro and remained until about August, when he moved to Asheville. Bro. Mackay then moved to Greensboro and is still there. The work has continued to grow under his care and today over a hundred are in fellowship, with a Sunday school over 300. A five-morning-a-week radio program is carried on with this work. There is a real gift developing here. A branch Sunday school at Halburg, that opened up when brother Gross was here, is carried on by local brethren... [There] is the big Easter Conference at Greensboro each year, Thanksgiving Conference at Durham and a monthly get-together of the young folks in one of the places each month. Bro. Wilson is anxious to open up two new places as soon as he is free from the places already opened. New work must be cared for until local gift develops and sometimes this takes ten to fifteen years. The large Sunday school effort in these centers should produce more rapid gift later on. ==1990 [http://brethrenpedia.org/index.php/North_Carolina_history North Carolina Historyopen brethren history], ==This is part of a larger North American open brethren work volume known as a the [[History of Some Assemblies of Christians in the United States and Canada]]:.
"Lester Wilson found the going tough the first year in Greensboro in 1939, but the second year was different. He held tent meetings and souls were saved. About 30 people were involved in starting an assembly. A vacated Baptist church on Forest Avenue, having a large auditorium and 17 Sunday school rooms, was purchased in 1940 by the assembly and became the Forest Avenue Tabernacle. Within 15 months of taking this building the assembly tripled and the Sunday school had over 250 in attendance. Ernest Gross joined Mr. Wilson in August 1941. A steady radio program was carried on in connection with this work. In January 1943, William Brown moved to Greensboro and remained until about August, when he moved to Asheville. Harold Mackay then moved to Greensboro. The work continued to grow under his care and reached over 100 in fellowship, with a Sunday school over 300. A daily radio program was carried on at that time. A branch Sunday school at Halburg opened up during Mr. Gross’ stay, was carried on by local brethren.
* [[Visiting Ministry at Shannon Hills Bible Chapel, NC]] conference reports, etc.
* [[Who's Who at Shannon Hills Bible Chapel, NC]] notable alumni
* Letters of Interest (LOI) 1946-7
