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As early as 1890, there have been Brethren in the Seattle area, starting with an exclusive meeting downtown affiliated with the TW-Lowe brethren, which branched into the suburbs by 1905. There was also an open brethren meeting room by 1897, that by 1904 was meeting in the home of D. Larson, at 126 N. 6th Ave., which may have been the origin for the subject assembly of this article. William Ammands was known to have been in fellowship with the opens in Seattle as early as 1899. The group met in various (unidentified) rentals throughout the city until 1912 as per an 1899-2000 history.
In 1908, brethren Harcus and Arnold held tent meetings in nearby Seattle. A year later, the assembly provided gospel testimony thru open air meetings and tract distribution at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska%E2%80%93Yukon%E2%80%93Pacific_Exposition Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition] which publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest, held at the [https://www.washington.edu/ University of Washington], attended by over four million people.
From 1912-1920, the assembly was renting an unused church building at E. Cherry & 22nd Ave. See note under [[Clearview Gospel Hall, WA#Locations|Locations]]about its subsequent community usage.
