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[[Downtown Meeting Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA|Downtown Meeting Gospel Hall]], Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania|PA]] (OB) 1884-1952
=Correspondents=
* David Simpson +1922-1927+
=Notable Families=
==Campbell family==
Irish co-founder.
* James Campbell '''1884+'''
==Matthews family==
Irish co-founder.
* William Matthews '''1884+'''
==Strom family==
Charles Strom died at the [[Longport Gospel Hall Home, NJ|Longport Gospel Hall Home]] near Atlantic City, NJ where he had served as its secretary of the board of trustees for 18 years. During WWII, he had served in the Army medical group, then was employed as a traffic manager for R.M. Hollingshead in Camden from 1947-1974, as per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/184014472 obit]. Ironically, there was another Ruth Curran who also died at Longport, whose father was a longtime shoe merchant in Camden.
Ruth's husband David, who was promoted to Glory on Jan. 14, '''2025''' (see his [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-curran-obituary?id=57281846 memorial tribute] was a longtime correspondent and elder at [[Pennsauken Gospel Hall, NJ|Pennsauken Gospel Hall]] near Camden. He "worked tirelessly to meet the spiritual and practical needs of many in the area over the years, including those in other area assemblies, in particular the [[Olney Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA|Olney Gospel Hall]]" in NE Philadelphia. He "loved to study the Bible and share what he learned with others in helpful ways."
As per his tribute, he graduated in 1963 from Haddonfield Memorial High School, and "earned a BA in Chemistry from Rutgers", including "two summers with Rutgers Biology Estuarine Research in Great Bay", New Jersey. He subsequently spent "several years in graduate research in Physical Organic Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for many years as an Advanced Chemist in the laboratory of ExxonMobil's Paulsboro refinery, and later with Valero until his retirement in 2010."
One by his name was also varsity baseball coach at Manhattan College, and elected president of the Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball Conference [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Collegiate_Conference (MCC)] in 1967, as per [https://www.newspapers.com/image/180937973 Camden Courier-Post].
* Charles A. Strom '''+1947''' (b. 1912 South Philadelphia, PA - d. 1997 Longport, NJ)
* Matilda Keen Strom '''+1947'''
** Ruth Ann Strom Curran '''1943-1947''' (b. 1943). Husband (1966): David Arnot Curran (b. 1945 - d. 2025).
=Sources=
* AAB's 1922 & 1927
** 1st annual Conference Christmas Day 1887: preachers Donald & Charles Ross, James Campbell, William Matthews, Norman Case, Frank Cook, William Staner, David Oliver & John Haliburton;
** c/o David Simpson @ 4619 Hazel Ave. +1922-1927+;
=Correspondents=
* David Simpson +1922-1927+
=Notable Families=
==Campbell family==
Irish co-founder.
* James Campbell '''1884+'''
==Matthews family==
Irish co-founder.
* William Matthews '''1884+'''
==Strom family==
Charles Strom died at the [[Longport Gospel Hall Home, NJ|Longport Gospel Hall Home]] near Atlantic City, NJ where he had served as its secretary of the board of trustees for 18 years. During WWII, he had served in the Army medical group, then was employed as a traffic manager for R.M. Hollingshead in Camden from 1947-1974, as per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/184014472 obit]. Ironically, there was another Ruth Curran who also died at Longport, whose father was a longtime shoe merchant in Camden.
Ruth's husband David, who was promoted to Glory on Jan. 14, '''2025''' (see his [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-curran-obituary?id=57281846 memorial tribute] was a longtime correspondent and elder at [[Pennsauken Gospel Hall, NJ|Pennsauken Gospel Hall]] near Camden. He "worked tirelessly to meet the spiritual and practical needs of many in the area over the years, including those in other area assemblies, in particular the [[Olney Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA|Olney Gospel Hall]]" in NE Philadelphia. He "loved to study the Bible and share what he learned with others in helpful ways."
As per his tribute, he graduated in 1963 from Haddonfield Memorial High School, and "earned a BA in Chemistry from Rutgers", including "two summers with Rutgers Biology Estuarine Research in Great Bay", New Jersey. He subsequently spent "several years in graduate research in Physical Organic Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for many years as an Advanced Chemist in the laboratory of ExxonMobil's Paulsboro refinery, and later with Valero until his retirement in 2010."
One by his name was also varsity baseball coach at Manhattan College, and elected president of the Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball Conference [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Collegiate_Conference (MCC)] in 1967, as per [https://www.newspapers.com/image/180937973 Camden Courier-Post].
* Charles A. Strom '''+1947''' (b. 1912 South Philadelphia, PA - d. 1997 Longport, NJ)
* Matilda Keen Strom '''+1947'''
** Ruth Ann Strom Curran '''1943-1947''' (b. 1943). Husband (1966): David Arnot Curran (b. 1945 - d. 2025).
=Sources=
* AAB's 1922 & 1927
** 1st annual Conference Christmas Day 1887: preachers Donald & Charles Ross, James Campbell, William Matthews, Norman Case, Frank Cook, William Staner, David Oliver & John Haliburton;
** c/o David Simpson @ 4619 Hazel Ave. +1922-1927+;