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Who's Who at Christian Brethren of Pawtucket, RI

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=Notable Families=
==Branco family==
* Cravo Branco '''1977-1978+'''
 
==Cerqueira family==
From their [https://assemblycare.org/dl/workersdirectory/s/cbe5af/r/MJQySwzlQ.ixcfCmlBtvCQ ACM profile]: Carlos was used of the Lord to plant the first New Testament assembly in Luanda, Angola (c. 1967). Missionaries representing several assemblies commended Carlos and Margarida to the service of the Lord in Angola. Carlos and Margarida worked in the assembly of Luanda full-time until 1975 when they left with their 3 sons. In 1976, in the United States, with T. Ernest Wilson's recommendation, the Lord used Carlos to plant a new assembly in Pawtucket, Rhode Island for the Portuguese-speaking.
* Carlos Cerqueira '''1976-current'''
* Margarida Cerqueira '''1976-current'''
 
==Cobain family==
* Elizabeth Cobain '''1900-1974''' (b. 1894)
 
==Costa family==
In 1982, Tony was assisting Carlos Cerqueira with radio broadcasting, youth work and music.
 
* Antonio "Tony" Costa '''+1982+'''
==Crawford family==
** William Moore (b. 1904 Lincoln, R.I. - d. 1962 Pawtucket, R.I.). Wife (1927): Grace Wild Moore (b. 1902 Ashton, Providence, R.I. - d. 1970 Cumberland, Providence, R.I.), daughter of John Wild (1877-1951 R.I.) & Jane Ann Brooks Wild (b. 1876 Blackburn, Lancashire, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1929 Cumberland, R.I.).
** Agnes Davis Moore (1907-1982 Lincoln, R.I.)
 
==Pontes family==
In 1982, Frank was assisting Carlos Cerqueira with visitation.
 
* Frank Pontes '''+1982+''' (b. 1901)
==Sproul family==
* Mary McBride Sproul '''1907-1943+''' (b. 1889 Scot. - d. 1949 Providence, R.I.), daughter of Samuel McBride (b. 1863 Co. Antrim, [[Northern Ireland|N.I.]] - d. 1939 Queens, [[New York#New York City|NYC]], NY) & Elizabeth Millar McBride (b. 1864 Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scot. - d. 1932).
** John Sproul '''1911-1929+''' (b. 1911 Central Falls, R.I. - d. 1985 North Providence, R.I.). He worked for the Bro Cab Co. in Pawtucket for more than 25 years before retiring, and was appointed to the Fox Point Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 1978. Wife: Adrienne Merow Sproul (b. 1916 R.I. - d. 1992 Central Falls, R.I.).
** Samuel McBride Sproul '''1913-1981''' (b. 1913 Central Falls, R.I. - d. 1990). Wife: Elizabeth Mae MacDonald Sproul (1906-1970). 2nd wife: Hazel Sproul '''+1981'''. See [[Visiting Ministry at Christian Brethren of Pawtucket, RI|Visiting Ministry]] for a story from 1954 about Samuel's children's outreach.
** Elizabeth Miller Sproul Robinson '''1916-1934+''' (b. 1916 Pawtucket, R.I. - d. 2004 Cumberland, R.I.). Husband: Anthony Stanford Robinson (b. 1917 Providence, R.I. - d. 2000 Lincoln, R.I.)
** Lt. Col. Matthew Sproul, Jr. '''1918-1936+''' (b. 1918 Pawtucket, R.I. - d. 2000 Calera, Shelby, [[Alabama|AL]]). Matthew served with the USAF in WWII & Korea. Wife: Zemma Lowery Sproul (b. 1926 Montevallo, Shelby, AL - d. 2019). Matthew was a supporter of [https://www.bigoak.org/ Big Oak Ranch], a Christ-centered outreach for damaged children in Springdale, Alabama.
* Ancestry.com
* Light & Liberty (L&L): 1944-2,4
* Letters of Interest (LOI): 1982-2