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* [[Bethany Christian Fellowship, Indianapolis, IN]] (OB) 1915-'''2025+'''
** Bethany Chapel +1960-1991; Bethany Bible Chapel 1992-2000+2003** @ 328 N. Euclid Ave., Indianapolis +1926-1927+; Compton Hall, 2001 Winter Ave., Ind. (take Brightwood car) +1936+; 2417 Fernway, Ind. +1941-1947; home of Emile Corboz, 1833 Roosevelt Ave., Ind. 1948+; home of David Scheele, 706 N. Riley Ave., Ind. +1950+; 37th & Grand Ave., Ind. +1951-1960; 3670 N. Leland Ave., Ind. 1961-1972; Jordan YMCA, 8400 E. Westfield Blvd. North Indianapolis +1973-1974; 4312 E. 116th St., Carmel 1975-20002003; 11850 Brookeville Rd., Ind. 2004-2006; 1427 Southview Dr., Ind. 2007-2010+; 6455 Churchman Ave., Ind.+2012-current;** c/o Dan Robertson +1922-1936+; Emile Corboz +1941-1948+; David Scheele +1950-1955; Richard L. Hammer 1956+; Emile Corboz +1958-1966; Raymond R. Morgan 1967-1984; Leonard J. Sheldrake 1985-1989; Ron Morgan 1990-1991; Gary Emmons 1992; Jerry Nieten 1993; Brent Logan 1997-2000+ 2003; Steven Stapley 2004-current; Tim Dunham 2007-current;
** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/65888768f66b877a6a5f218a6d3d69931a2d5490.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 9 in fellowship (5 men, 4 women) including 1 S.S. teacher presiding over 10 children (for a total of 19). The Hall was a rented facility (with $187 in annual expenses), and $80 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
** see [http://indybcf.org/ BCF's website]
==Cass County==
===Logansport===
* [[Logansport Gospel Chapel, IN]] (OB) 1934-1983; 1988-20002016+
** Logansport Gospel Center +1941-1943+; Bethany Gospel Chapel +1947-1951+; Logansport Gospel Chapel +1954-1976
** @ Hwy. 24, cor. E. Market St. & 12th +1941-1943+; 502 North St. +1947-1951+; Cliff Dr. & S. Cicott St. +1954-1983, 1988-1992; 325 Cliff Dr. 1993-1995; 321 Cliff Dr. 1996-20002016+** c/o C.E. Bulander @ 514 Linden +1936+; F.E. Milstead @ 325 1/2 W. Linden Ave. +1941+; Byron Flory +1943-1960; Fred Weiland 1961-1962; Clarence C. Rude 1963-1976; Ernest R. Heims 1976-1981; David M. Housworth 1983; Ralph Garver 1988-20002016+(b. 1932)
*** Ralph Garver studied at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake in 1953.
==Delaware County (Muncie metro)==
===Muncie===
* [[Muncie Bible Fellowship, IN]] (OB) +1988-20002014+
** Believers Bible Fellowship +1988
** @ Ball State University +1988; Radisson Hotel, 420 S. High St. 1989-1990; 4006 W. Jackson 1991-1996; home of Richard Rawson 1997-2014+*** 116 Winthrop Rd. 1997-2006; 4309 W. Riverside Ave. 2007-2014+; Ministry meeting held at a nearby nursing home +2012-2014+.** c/o Gaylord Kramer @ Hartford City +1988-1990; Richard Rawson 1991-2000+end; David Dixon 1997-2000+end * [[Muncie Christian Assembly, IN]] (OB) 2001-2003** @ Delaware Co. Senior Citizen Center, 2517 W. 8th St.** c/o Gaylord Kramer
==Elkhart County (Elkhart metro)==
* Kokomo preaching point (OB) +1927+
** c/o Walter Percival (1895-1971 Kokomo, IN), son of Henry "Harry" Percival (b. 1870 Cathedral, Manchester, [[England]]; emig. 1890; d. 1935 Kokomo, IN) & Mary Jane Connor Percival (b. 1869 St. Helens, Lancashire, Eng. - d. 1950 Kokomo, IN). Wife (1934 @ Louisville, KY): Violet Talbert Percival (b. 1895 Bonnieville, Hart, KY - d. 1953 Kokomo, IN). Walter was employed in 1917 as a machinist for [http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1831 Superior Tool Works] which allegedly developed the first American Howitzer shell. He also served WWI in 1918. In 1930, he worked for a plate glass works as a glass layer along with his brother Edgar and father, Harry. Edgard later worked 1930-1970 for Penn-Dixie Steel.
===Russiaville===
* [[Ekklesia Fellowship, Russiaville, IN]] (OB) 2009-2010
** @ home of David Ihms
** c/o David Ihms; David Alan Harmon (1947-2020)
==Kosciusko County==
===Warsaw===
* [[Bethany Fellowship, Warsaw, IN]] (OB) 1974-1981; 1986-20002020+
** Bethany Bible Chapel 1974-1995
** @ home of Michael Royal, 1202 College Ave., Winona Lake 1974-1976; home of E. Ray Moore, Jr., 1203 Sunday Lane, Warsaw 1977-1978; 127 S. Lincoln, Warsaw 1979-1981, 1986-20002002; 522 W. Market St. 2003-2020+** c/o Michael Royal 1974-1976; E. Ray Moore, Jr. 1977-1978; John Mike Thomas 1979-1980; Abraham Thomas 1981; Richard Lehman 1986-1989; Irvin W. Lindemuth 1990-20002020+; Ben Scripture 2007-2008; Aaron Hooks 2009-2020+
* [[Warsaw Christian Fellowship, IN]] (KLC-EB) +1946+
==St. Joseph County (South Bend metro)==
===Mishawaka===
Also see [[Michigan]] * [[Grace Bible Chapel, MishawakaCassopolis, INMI]] (OB) +1941-2000'''2025+'''** Mishawaka Gospel Testimony +1941+; Mishawaka Gospel Chapel +1943-1959; Grace Bible Chapel 1960-2000+current** @ 1636 Homewood Ave., Lakeville? +1941+; 701 W. Marion , Mishawaka, IN +1943-1959; 55775 Grape Rd. , Mish., IN 1960-1965; 2537 Grape Rd. (Liberty Dr. ), Mish., IN 1966-20002012+; 412 E. State St., Cassopolis, MI ?-current
** c/o David Selby +1941-1956+
*** Rt. 1, Lakeville +1941+; 1256 Longfellow, South Bend +1943-1956+
** c/o Kenneth R. Weidner @ South Bend +1958-1964; George E. Gay 1965-1977; Dennis Jewett 1978-1980; Edwin Kinne 1981; David N. Detrick @ Niles, [[Michigan|MI]] 1982-20002016+** see [http://www.gracemichiana.org/ GBC's website]
==Tippecanoe County (Lafayette metro)==
===West Lafayette===
* [[Westside Bible Fellowship, Lafayette, IN]] (OB) 1934-20002014+** Brookston Assembly +1941-1948+; Lafayette Assembly +1950+; Round Grove Assembly +1951+; West Lafayette Assembly +1955-1960; Lafayette Assembly 1961-1967; Lafayette Bible Chapel 1968-1971; Lafayette Christian Assembly 1972-1979; ** @ home of Francis E. Harmon +1941-1951+ (@ 12 1/4 mi. W. and 1 mi. N. of Brookston, White Co., IN +1941-1943+; R.F.D. 5, Monticello +1947-1951+); home of Bert Hostetler, 1136 Glenway, West Lafayette +1954-1960; Thomas Duncan Community Hall, 619 Ferry St. 1961-1976; 1019 Wabash Ave. 1977-1979; home of David Harmon, 2885 N. 400 West, W. Lafayette 1980-1984; Klondike Junior High School, 3310 N. 300 W., W. Lafayette 1985-1993; home of David A. Harmon, 4533 U.S.52 West 1994-2000+end
** c/o Francis Edward Harmon +1941-1959 (b. 1887 Meade Co., [[Kansas|KS]] - d. 1959 Lafayette, IN), son of Freelen Ferdinand Harmon (b. 1856 Clark Twp., Atchison, MO - d. 1913 Chalmers, White, IN) & Amanda Belle Smith Harmon (b. 1861 Brookston, IN - d. 1951 Monticello, IN). Francis was a retired farmer. Wife (1910 @ White Co., IN): Opal Ruth North Harmon (b. 1887 - d. 1961 Lafayette, IN), daughter of Richard Jonathan North (b. 1842 Montmorenci, Tippecanoe, IN) & Eliza "Lillie" J. Morris North (b. 1848 Wabash Twp., Tippecanoe, IN; m. 1867; d. 1926 Chalmers, IN). Richard North was credited as a pioneer resident (1872-1912) of the Pine Grove neighborhood near Chalmers, a veteran of the Civil War, and M.E. Opal's memorial was officiated by John W. Farquharson. Francis & Opal were foster parents for Jack Eugene Kelly (1923-1996 Lafayette, IN), Army veteran of the Korean War (1950-1951), son of William Hollingsworth Kelly (1858-1926) & Sophia Emmaline Haynes Kelly (1894-1926).
** c/o Bertram "Bert" Ravena Hostetler 1959-1970 (b. 1903 Logansport, IN - d. 1979 New Port Richey, Pasco, FL), son of Bert Hostetler (1864-1950) & Elizabeth Johnson Hostetler (1847-1926). Wife: Helen Amanda/Augustus Weber Hostetler (b. 1902 Milwaukee, WI - d. 2002 Grand Rapids, MI), daughter of William Emil Weber (b. 1870 Heidelberg, Ger. / Milwaukee, WI) & Dilsa Fay/Francis Horn Weber (b. 1874 Logansport, IN; m. 1901 Marion, IA; d. 1904 Bluffton, Weber, IN). In 1905, William Weber may have resided in Logansport, and worked for Western Motor Co. From 1927-1932+, Bert was office supt. for a lumberyard in Logansport, then by 1948, he managed the Henry J. Kessener Lumber Co. in Lafayette. From +1955-1960+, Bert was employed as an estimator for Karl H. Kettlehut, a contractor, as per his [https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-kettlehut-karl-ob/16223036/ obit], responsible for building five of the ten largest structures at Purdue University, the corn-processing plant for Anheuser-Busch, the Eli Lilly facility, the General Foods plant, and Purdue National Bank.
** c/o Bruce Goodpaster 1977-1979; Warren Dunham 1985-1996
** c/o David Alan Harmon 1971-1976, 1980-1984, 2001-2014+ (b. 1947 Lafayette, IN - d. 2020 Kokomo, IN), son of Kenneth Condor Harmon (b. 1922 Brookston, IN - d. 1993 Lafayette, IN) & Naomi Ann North Harmon (b. 1923 Brookston, IN - d. 2004 Lafayette, IN). David was related to Francis & Opal Harmon two ways: His maternal grandfather's sister was Francis Harmon's wife Opal Ruth North Harmon (1887-1961), and his great-great-great grandfather William F. Harmon (1797-1854), who died while traveling on the Mississippi, was Francis' grandfather. Francis was therefore David's third cousin, while his wife Opal was David's great-aunt. David also co-founded Ekklesia Fellowship which met 2009-2010 in Russiaville.
===Allen County===
====Fort Wayne====
* [[Grace Bible Fellowship, Fort Wayne, IN]] (OB) +1922-1969; 1976-2000+2006** home meetings +1922-1941+, +1947-1950+; Fort Wayne Gospel Hall 1979-1980; Fort Wayne Gospel Chapel 1981-1985; Grace Bible Fellowship 1986-2002; A Place For Believers Together 2003-2006*** @ home of L.D. Morse, 904 Bome St. +1922+; home of Theodore Bastian, 3802 S. Barr St. +1927+; home of Karl R. Hausmann, Route 10, U.S. Hwy. 27, Decatur & Paulding Rds. +1936-1941+; 1530 W. Main St. +1943+; home of Dr. Theodore Bastian, 826 Fairfax Dr. +1947-1950+; 902 Fairfax Dr. +1951-1955; 827 Fairfax Dr. 1956+; 902 Fairfax Dr. +1958; 827 Fairfax Dr. 1959-1967; 829 Fairfax Dr. 1968-1969; Southeast YMCA Bldg., 5125 Werling Dr. 1976-1980; Assoc. Churches Bldg., 6430 Upper Huntington Rd. 1981-1985; Youth for Christ Bldg. 1986-1988; 6200 Old Trail Rd. 1989-2000+; home of Gerold Kraft, 7031 Ferguson Rd. 2001-2006** c/o L.D. Morse +1922+; German preaching point c/o Theodore Bastian +1927+; Karl R. Hausmann +1936-1943+; Dr. Theodore Bastian +1947-1969; Edward Messal 1976-1987; George Koshy 1988-1995; Gerold Kraft 1996-2000+2006
===Noble County===
===Knox===
[https://www.scpls.org/historical/sites/default/files/documents/Local%20History/knox_characters_i_have_known_jonas_1969_1970.pdf Knox Characters I Have Known] by Alexander Jonas, pioneer resident. Nothing PB related (to knowledge) but comical folklore of the area.
* [[Eagle Creek Church, IN]] (OB) 1984-1986
** c/o Steven Bradley
* [[Knox Gospel Meeting House, IN]] (OB) 1917-20002019+?** @ home of Raymond Walton, 416 S. Heaton St. +1927-end2003; see [https://www.scpls.org/historical/photo/knox-gospel-meeting-house historical photo]; 1003 S. Prettyman 2004-2019+** c/o Raymond Walton +1922-1927+; J.M. Wittkamper @ 104 Bender St. +1936+; Dr. D. Robertson, D.C. @ 304 Lake Shore Dr., Culver +1941-1943+; Theodore Hardel +1947-1950+; Everett Keiser @ Plymouth +1951+; Verl Bailey +1954; C.E. Bulander 1955-1956+; W.W. Chizum +1958-1960; Simon George 1961-1963; Howard Taylor 1964-1972; H. Taylor 1973-1976; Theodore Hardel 1977-1980; Arlin Perry 1981-2000+ 2019? (b. 1936 Vesper, Wood, WI - d. 2019 North Judson, Starke, IN).
===Ora===
* [[Ora Gospel Chapel, IN]] (OB) 1918/1930-19992017+** Ora Meeting House 1918/1930-1950+; Ora Assembly House +1951+; Ora Gospel Meeting House +1951-1964; Monterey Gospel Chapel 2000-2008*** In 1951, there were two assemblies in Ora: "Ora Assembly House" with Charles T. Malott, and "Ora Gospel Meeting House" with Henry Thompson. By 1954, the two groups had reunited. Around 2000, Bill Sanders started an assembly in his home that met for several years before reviving Ora Gospel Chapel as such.** @ home of William A. Sanders, 5860 E. 900S 2000-2009; Main St., Ora +2009-2017+; also see [https://www.scpls.org/historical/photo/ora-gospel-chapel historical photo]** c/o Orville Swartz +1936+; C.T. Malott @ DeLong +1941-1943+; Charles F. Malott +1947-1948+; Charles T. Malott +1950-1951+; Henry Thompson +1951-1958; Charles T. Malott 1959-1963; Ralph Moore 1964-1966; Henry Thompson 1967-1980; William "Bill" A. Sanders @ Monterey 1996-1999** In 19512017 (b. 1936 North Bend Twp., Starke, there were two assemblies in Ora: Ora Assembly House with Charles TIN - '''d. Malott2017 Monterey, and Ora Gospel Meeting House with Henry Thompson. By 1954Pulaski, the two groups had reunited.IN);
=Southeastern IN=
** @ Route 3
** c/o Russell Fagner @ Route 3, Winamac +1950-1988; Ernest R. Heims @ Winamac 1989-1994
==Shelby County==
===Fairland===
* [[Berean Bible Chapel, IN]] (OB) +2002-2009
** @ home of Donald F. Mateer, 3688 W. 500N Rd.
** c/o Donald Francis Mateer (b. 1927 Whitinsville, Worcester, [[Massachusetts|MA]] - d. 2009 Fairland, IN), son of Francis Mateer, Sr. (b. 1903 [[Northern Ireland]] - d. 1986 Milford, Worcester, MA) & Ethel Lawson Mateer (1906-1932 Northbridge, Worcester, MA). As per his [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39547754 obit], Donald "enjoyed preaching and singing at numerous chapels in New England and in Indiana" and also "spent many hours ministering to men at [https://indyencyclopedia.org/wheeler-mission-ministries/ Lighthouse Mission] in Indianapolis". He resided in Fairland 1989-2009, so the assembly in his home may have started much earlier than 2002.
=Southwestern IN=
==Vigo County (Terre Haute metro)==
===Terre Haute===
* [[Terre Haute Gospel Chapel, IN]] (OB) 1970-2000+2005** @ 2100 Beech St. 1992-2000+; 2101 Beech St. 2001-2005
** c/o Ray Russel, 702 N. Court St., Sullivan 1970-1998
* [[Terre Haute Gospel Hall, IN]] (OB) +1936-1941+
** c/o James Hyslop @ 1001 Maple St.
