Tavistock Bible Chapel, ON
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trocbobobas In the spring of 1980, five couples living in the Tavistock area, about 20 miles southwest of Waterloo/Kitchener, expressed an interest in starting an assembly there. John Martin had been holding Bible studies for several winters in the Tavistock/Stratford area. The group persuaded John and his wife to move there from their home in Hawkesville. That summer the group purchased and renovated the old Knox Hall at the corner of William and Oxford Streets in Tavistock and renamed it Tavistock Bible Chapel, ON. The principals involved in the start-up were John M. Martin, Bill Jeffery, Kenneth Wagler, and John Wilkerson. Others in leadership have been Jim Cormack and Mike Bastiaansen. About 140 adults and youngsters attend Tavistock Bible Chapel, ON today.
Tavistock had a church split around 2002 that resulted in a new church being started in Stratford involving a group led by Ken Wagler. The division involved a difference of opinion regarding music and church leadership.
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[edit] Upcoming events
The Tavistock & Area Conference on Biblical Church Principles was held Saturday, November 18, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Tavistock Mennonite Church, 131 Wettlaufer Street, Tavistock, Ontario. Tavistock conference
[edit] Address/Contact
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Current Address Oxford and William Street |
Contact Address Drew Shelley |
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[edit] Meetings
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Family Bible Hour
7:00 p.m. Evening Service
Thursday
7:00 p.m. Prayer Time & Bible Study
[edit] Leadership
Present Elders
Jim Cormack, Gary Williams, John Martin and Steve Gummerson
Past Elders
John Martin, Jim Cormack and Mike Bastiaansen
Present Deacons
Past Deacons
[edit] Commended Workers/Ministries
Full-Time Service
[edit] Also See
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[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 Godâs 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
