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[[U.S. – Mid Atlantic]] ---- == History == The earliest work in [[North Carolina]] seems to be in [[Asheville]] in the western part of the state. The story of the [[Asheville Gospel Chapel]] starts with [[W. G. Smith]], born in [[Scotland]] in [[1884]]. Coming to the [[U.S.]] in [[1911]], he was [[commended]] to [[full-time]] [[Christian]] work about [[1913]]. Mr. Smith moved to [[Asheville]] and first lived in a [[tent]] at the lower end of Swanannoa Avenue, from which he witnessed for the [[Lord]] [[Jesus]]. When several were [[saved]] and instructed, the [[Christians]] became interested in having the [[Lord’s Supper]]. Mr. Smith instigated the building of the [[Asheville Gospel Hall]] on Alabama Avenue. The Varner family moved to [[Asheville]] in [[1921]] and were among the first in [[fellowship]]. Miss [[Carrie Bellinger]], who had moved from [[Columbia]], SC was a devoted and useful sister in the [[assembly]]. [[Evangelist]] [[Robert Curry]] worked with the [[assembly]] in the early [[1920]]s. [[W.G. Smith]] had [[tent meetings]] in the summers of [[1924]] and [[1925]]. During the later [[1920s]], [[Fred Nugent]] and [[Andrew Foster]] worked in the [[Gospel]] at nearby [[Canton]]. Some who were saved there and who later came to [[Asheville]] were [[Opal Snyder]], Mrs. Reed, and [[Willa King]]. An [[assembly]] was started in [[Canton]] but was short-lived. The Lannings moved to [[Asheville]] in the [[1930]]s and contributed much to the [[Asheville]] [[assembly]]. In the early [[1930]]s, three different [[evangelists]] – [[James Smith]], [[David Calderhead]], and [[Oswald McLeod]] – lived in and worked out of [[Asheville]]. [[James Smith]]’s initiative in [[1937]] brought about the purchase of property and building at 20 Hanover Street, the home for many years of the [[Asheville Gospel Chapel]]. During the [[World War II]] years, there was much to discourage. At times [[Ralph Poole]] was the only man to carry on at many of the meetings. Mr. Poole had been [[saved]] through the [[ministry]] of [[Donald Ross]] in [[Savannah]]. The women were [[faithful]] in maintaining a [[Sunday School]]. In about [[1945]], [[James A. Innes]], his wife, and their three sons moved to [[Asheville]] from [[Minneapolis]]. They were a great help to the [[assembly]] for many years. About 24 were in regular [[fellowship]] in this period. [[William Brown]] came from [[New Jersey]] to assist in the work until late [[1947]]. After the war, the [[Sunday School]], which had been discontinued, was restarted and a period of growth ensued. Soon the [[assembly]] needed more room. An addition to the [[Ashville Gospel Chapel]] was made in the fall of [[1947]]. The children’s work grew through the start of a [[Bible school]] by [[Tom Innes]] and children’s meetings with [[Ernie Gross]]. Some were [[saved]] and several [[Christians]] who had left the [[fellowship]] in previous years returned, so that by [[1952]], there was again need for more room. The lot next to the [[chapel]] was purchased. This was the time of the [[Korean War]], and some young men who had been active in the [[assembly]] were drafted. Plans went ahead, however, and an addition was started in [[1953]], about the time when a [[Family Bible Hour]] was started. When the [[Korean War]] ended, some men returned. [[Walter Peck]] moved back to [[Asheville]] and associated with the [[assembly]]. The [[Southeastern Workers’ Conference]] was held there in March [[1955]]. A peak attendance of 145 was reached in [[1958]]. There was a shift at this time from attendance by children whose families had no connection with the [[assembly]], to an increase in the [[assembly]] family. By [[1964]], the [[Christians]] were considering a move. An offer for the [[Chapel]] property was made and accepted. Property on Old Haw Creek Road was purchased and a [[chapel]] built. The first meeting in the new building was January 15, [[1967]]. An addition to the building was completed in the fall of [[1993]]. == Address/Contact == {| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="Centre" width=400px | '''Current Address''', [[Date]] Street [[ City ]], [[State]], [[Canada]] Phone # [http://maps.google.ca Google Maps] | '''Contact Address''' [[Contact Name]] Street [[ City ]], [[State]], Phone # [http://maps.google.ca Google Maps] |- | '''Past Address''', [[Date]] '' Building Name '' Street [[ City ]], [[State]] | '''Past Address''', [[Date]] '' Building Name '' Street [[ City ]], [[State]] |} == Links == == Meetings == == Leadership == ''Present [[Elders]]'' ''Past [[Elders]]'' ''Present [[Deacons]]'' ''Past [[Deacons]]'' == Commended Workers/Ministries == '''Full-Time Service''' ''[[Canada]]'' ''[[Overseas]]'' == Also See == [[Asheville Gospel Chapel, NC ]] [[Asheville Gospel Hall, NC ]] [[Raleigh Gospel Chapel, NC]] [[Raleigh Gospel Hall, NC]] == Author == [[Robert L. Peterson]] [[Dan H. Smith, Ed.D.]] President, [[Emmaus Bible College]] == Resources == Questionnaire Responses [[Asheville Gospel Chapel]], anonymous, undated but after [[1994]] [[Historical Sketch of the Sanford Chapel]], anonymous, undated, but after [[1989]] [[Brief History of Graham Bible Fellowship]], anonymous, undated, about [[1990]] [[Letters of Interest]], January [[1944]], p. 25; July [[1946]], p. 16; December [[1949]], p. 18; November [[1953]], p. 3; March [[1954]], p. 12; June [[1959]], p. 11; March [[1975]], p. 5 [[Uplook]], October [[1989]], p. 357 [[History of Cherrydale Bible Church]], in The [[Cherrydale Messenger]], fall [[1997]] [[Hampton Roads Community Church]], mid [[1990]]s [[Grace Gospel Chapel]]: [[Historical Sketch of Assembly]], [[1998]] [[Letters of Interest]]; November [[1946]], p. 34; December [[1946]], p. 30; October [[1966]], p. 9 [[Letters of Interest]], July-August, [[1972]], p. 22 [[25th Anniversary Celebration of the New Hampshire Avenue Gospel Chapel]], [[1989]] [[Letters of Interest]], Oct. [[1952]], p. 13; March [[1953]], p. 18 [[Letters of Interest]], August [[1948]], p. 22 [[Looking Backward]], by [[Mary A. Harry]], January [[1946]] [[Waynesburg Bible Chapel]], undated [[History of Indiana Gospel Hall]], [[1988]] [[Our Heritage: Assembly History in the Philadelphia Area]], March 7, [[1999]]; by [[William J. Oliver]] and [[Robert Rea]] [[A Brief History of Malvern Bible Chapel]], [[1996]] [[History of the Germantown Christian Assembly]], [[Philadelphia]], Pa., [[Charles Hart]], [[1990]] [[History of Monterey Chapel]], [[P. David Sheaffer]], undated [[A History of the McKeesport Gospel Hall]], by [[Harold F. Clark]], [[1999]] [[Letters of Interest]], November [[1953]], p. 3; January [[1954]], p. 9; June [[1959]], p. 11; February [[1970]], p. 33

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