Kenora Gospel Hall, ON
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[edit] History
To Kenora came John Dalzel and William Howard in about 1890, both of whom had brethren backgrounds in Scotland. They jointly decided to establish an assembly in the town. Always called the Kenora Gospel Hall, ON, the assembly met first in the Dalzel home. After that they met for a time in a store front, and then in a series of other homes. In the early years, a number of the Christians lived in Keewatin, three miles from Kenora, and walked to the meetings along a railroad track in the winter, and came by boat in the summer. In 1947 the present hall was constructed and occupied at the corner of 1st Street and 7th Avenue in Kenora.
In leadership over the years have been John Dalzel, William Howard, J. Adams, J. Gould, R.J. McCammon, E.L. McCammon, C.F. Sawatsky, E.E. Gould, W. Yocum, A.E. Clark, J.F. Gould, and G. McChesney. Kenora Gospel Hall, ON has commended workers to Zambia and St. Lucia. Emily Gould married Albert Joyce in 1952, and they have been commended to the work in Labrador and Newfoundland. The assembly has been active in Gospel outreach through the years, holding meetings in outlying areas. The town has been covered many times with tracts. In 2007 the hall was sold and the testimony in Kenora is no longer.
[edit] Address/Contact
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Current Address, DAte Street Phone # |
Contact Address Street Phone # |
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Past Address, DAte Building Name Street |
Past Address, DAte Building Name Street |
[edit] Links
[edit] Meetings
[edit] Leadership
Present Elders
Past Elders
John Dalzel, William Howard, J. Adams, J. Gould, R.J. McCammon, E.L. McCammon, C.F. Sawatsky, E.E. Gould, W. Yocum, A.E. Clark, J.F. Gould, and G. McChesney
Present Deacons
Past Deacons
[edit] Commended Workers/Ministries
Full-Time Service
Emily & Albert Joyce, Newfoundland
[edit] Also See
Gospel Hall Assembly, Thunder Bay, ON
Pine Street Gospel Hall, Thunder Bay, ON
Westmount Gospel Chapel, Thunder Bay, ON
Farrand Street Bible Chapel, Thunder Bay, ON
Kenora Gospel Hall, ON
[edit] Author
Dan H. Smith, Ed.D. President, Emmaus Bible College
[edit] Resources
Questionnaire responses and other correspondence
The 75th Anniversary of The Windsor Assembly, 1916 to 1991
Excerpts from a History of the Brethren Movement, by Norman E. Crawford
Sketch of the History of Bethel Gospel Chapel North Bay, Ontario, 1997; based on book to be published in 1999: When Your Children Ask, by Donald E. Carney
The History of the Barrie Ontario Assemblies, by H. Bruce Hicks
Brief History of Early Assembly Work in North America, by Norman Crawford, 1999
Until He Comes, A History of the Spring St. Assembly, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 1899-1997, by Wayne and Heather Rodgers
History of the Lansing Assembly, by Hubert Lucas, Sr., 1973
Reflections of Turner Road Chapel, 1930-1990
In His Name, by John S. Robertson, March 1960 (a history of Toronto Assemblies)
A Kernel of Wheat, by Chester Donaldson, 1982, updated 1994
A Grain of Mustard Seed, The Story of Bible Fellowship Assembly, by Chester Donaldson,1983
Deer Lake Gospel Hall, by Bert French, 1997
The Growth of God’s Assembly, Planted in Welland, by Lorne Yade, 1985
Saved to Serve, by John M. Martin, Gospel Folio Press, Grand Rapids, MI 1994
Wallenstein Bible Chapel, The first thirty years, 1968-1998, by Albert Martin, 1998
Englehart, 1933-1993, 60 Years of Memories of an Assembly and its People, by P. Wood, 1993
History of Christians Gathered Unto the name of the Lord Jesus Christ at Strongville, Ontario, by Mrs. William Williams and others, 1990.
A Record of Gospel Testimony in Northern Ontario, by Bethuel Carr, 1979
Graphite Bible Chapel, by Doug Robinson, undated
Waverley Gospel Hall, undated
Let The Tide Come In, by C. Ernest Tatham, 1976
Shoreacres Bible Chapel, 1959 - 1994, 35th Anniversary Reunion
When Your Children Ask, a History of Bethel Gospel Chapel North, Ontario, by Donald E. Carney, 1999; published by Donald E. Carney
The Brethren Movement in North Hastings 1885 - 1924 (A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Historical Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary), by Robert Garry Jenkins, May 1986.
History of Bancroft Area Assemblies, Garry Jenkins, unpublished, 1986.
Letters of Interest, August/September 1955, p. 14; October 1955, p. 15; January 1959, p. 7; December 1966, p. 8; June 1969, p. 14; September 1975, p. 20
