Miscellaneous Adventists

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1 Adventists A group of American religious sects, the most familiar being the Seventh Day Adventists, who observe Saturday as the true sabbath. They were founded in 1831 or 1840 by William Miller ( ). The Seventh Day Adventists were developed by Ellen Gould White in Beliefs: The second coming of Christ; believers will be saved, but sects differ as to whether the unjust will be tortured in hell, annihilated or sleep eternally. 133 Chichester Road See Anglican Ascension Mission 5 Margate Road Waterloo Street See United Reformed See Odd Missions later, Mizpah Hall

2 Catholic Apostolic (Irvingites) Founded by Rev Edward Irving ( ), mixture of primitive and present Catholic ritual, or founded by a friend of Irving in Founded by Henry Drummond and others in They chose 12 apostles in 1834 who were to travel the world to prepare for the 2 nd coming. The last apostle died in 1901 meaning that the church died out as only apostles could ordain priests. St Ronans Road, between 99 and [14815] Iron Church, builder Rolfe & Co Catholic Apostolic Church Moose Hall 1 Aug 2000 Planning application for 26 flats PCC 2002 Planning application for 12 three bedroom houses and 2 flats PCC Nov 2002 Show home opened, built by Woodfield Builders Terence Gardens on site 31 St Vincent Street St Vincent Street, Apostolic Church St Vincent Street, renumbered, Apostolic Church 1 John Heath

3 Christadelphians, Christian Bretheren Founded in 1848 by John Thomas M.D ( ) in Brooklyn. Beliefs: Bible is infallable, man is mortal, second coming of Christ, adult baptism, Jerusalem as capital after second coming, death is merely unconsciousness. Reject: Holy Trinity, hell, the Devil, infant baptism. No paid ministers or clergy, meet regularly for the breaking of bread. Abingdon Road See Chivers School Devonshire Avenue / Fernhurst Road 1938 [30295] Hall in Devonshire Square {this hall?} Christadelphian Hall A Lake Road See Baptist

4 Christian Scientists Founded by Mary Baker Eddy ( ) Beliefs: Nothing is real except God and his spiritual creation, including man in his image; mans essential nature is spiritual and wholly good. Matter, evil, disease, and sickness are unreal illusions existing through ignorance of God. Reject: Medecine, drugs and surgery. Sacred Books: The bible and Science & Health with key to scriptures 30a Commercial Road Reading Room High Street Reading Room 1 London Road 1940 Organ from Green Row (Pembroke Road) stored here London Road, First Church of Christ Scientist [2918] 176 London Road, alterations & additions for trustees of First Church of Christ Scientist Built London Road, First Church of Christ Scientist & Reading Room New Sunday School building 2014 London Road/Mayfield Road, Abstract Dance & Performance Studio, Amber Leigh Mitchell 9 19 Marmion Road First Church of Christ Scientist 1 66 Marmion Road 1928 Reading Room 1 Pembroke Road See Methodists St Nicholas Street, east side First Church of Christ Scientist Sunday School 1

5 Elim Four Square Gospel Missions Founded in Monaghan, Ireland, in 1915 by the Welsh evangelist and healer George Jeffreys. The name Elim was taken from the book of Exodus where the Israelites came upon the oasis of Elim Belief: Literal truth of the bible, second coming of Christ, laying on of hands. George Jeffreys preached on Southsea Common, Portsmouth Guildhall and Coliseum Arundel Street Former Cinema, see Grand 8-12 Wellington Street See Baptist

6 Islam 1964 Many Muslims left Zanzibar after a revolution overthrew the government 9 Some came to Southsea 9 Islamic Mosque Islamic Mosque, 73 Marmion Road Used as school Transferred to Jami Mosque, see Plaza Cinema Iman Hafiz Rahman Isalmic Mosque Islamic Mosque Islamic Mosque See Plaza Cinema Inman Muhammad Muhiuddin See Fratton Mission Hall (Anglican) See Commercial Road Baptist

7 Jehovah s Witness, Russellites, Dawnites Founded by Charles Taize Russell ( ) in 1872, 1878 or 1881 as the International Bible Students after hearing an Adventist preacher or 1884 formed into the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, named Jehovah s Witness in They use the new world translation of the bible. Beliefs: Second coming occured in 1914 and Armegeddon will come as soon as witness is complete. Sinners will have a second chance, dead progressively raised to fill vacant spaces after Armegeddon. Holy Communion once a year Reject: The cross since it is a phallic symbol, Blood transfusions, all other churches, Holy Trinity since Jesus was created by God. Organisation: President, Board of Directors, Religous servants, Zone servants, Service Directors (of Kingdom Halls), Special Pioneers (140 hours service a month), witnesses (10 hours service a month plus 12 magazines a week) 282 Fratton Road Portsmouth Company of Jehovah s Witnesses 1 51 Paddington Road, rear 1927 [23526] 51 Paddington Road additions to workshop for H Pearce Paddington Road, Henry (Later Mrs) Pearce, Upholsterer Planning application for change of use to place for religious assembly PCC Kingdom Hall 2014 Raglan Street 1953 Kingdom Hall on site of Raglan Street PCC Kingdom Hall

8 One of the oldest communities outside London Jews 1802 two synagogues for Dutch and Portugese Jews in the town polish men emigrating from Prussia following insurrection in Russia, bound for America. Part of a convoy of three arrived in Portsmouth following a storm. 32 continued to America but the remainder stayed in Portsmouth. 9 Albion Street Almshouses on east side 1 Daniel Street Came here after Oyster Street and before Whites Row Daniel Street 1766 Rebel Synagogue set up in house Abandoned 85 Fawcett Road 1749 Land bought for use as burial ground? Oyster Street 1714 Synagogue Synagogue in private house near High Street 85 Transferred to Whites Row 85 Building now a store 85 Later site of White Hart Tavern Queen Street See Whites Row The Thicket See Chilcote House 1930 Built new synagogue, architect A.E.Cogswell 1, Foundation stone to be laid by the Warden at Chilcote on 21 st June when Chief Rabbi will officiate, later note that this has to on 22 nd as 21 st is Sabbath when such act is not permissable Jun 1936 Foundation stone laid by Hyman Filer Stone 9 Sep 1936 New Synagogue consecrated [2739] alterations to almemar (reading desk / pulpit) Two silver rimmonims from Whites Row sold for 196, Restored in memory of Harold Jacup 2014 Rev C Block Rev Morris Schwartz Eugene Newman Rabbi Maurice Hool Rev Israel Cohen Rev G Posner Rev J Louraine Aria College See Schools

9 Whites Row 1742 Built 1,4, Synagogue in house, now White Hart Tavern Lease aquired Rebuilt seats 200. Ark and rail cost 200 1,4,51, 59, Two silver rimmonims commissioned to commemorate opening Renovated, lattice from womens gallery removed and stained glass put in Two Alms houses built at rear 85 c1851 Entrance moved to Queen Street 4, Entrance in Albion Street between 19 and Mar 1890 Re-consecrated by Rev Alder 89 9 Jun 1899 Reopened Queen Street Queen Street Queen Street Queen Street Queen Street [17585] Additions for A Leon Emanuel Seats [20522] Curzon Howe Road additions to vestry by F.C Aylen for wardens committee of Jews Synagogue [26468] Queen Street Synagogue House additions for Portsmouth Hebrew Congregation Site to be appropriated for municipal housing 95 Bombed or demolished in slum clearance Rabbi David Kaufman Rabbi Samuel Rapaport Rabbi Israel Greenburg & Rabbi Isaac Phillips Rabbi Isaac Phillips ,166 Rabbi Isaac Phillips & Joseph Tuchman Rabbi Isaac Phillips Rabbi Isaac Phillips & Rev Raphael Woolfish Rabbi Isaac Phillips & Rev Hyman Levenberg Rabbi Isaac Phillips & Rev Joshua Bach Rabbi Mendel Bloch Rabbi Morris Schwartz

10 Latter Day Saints or Mormons Founded by Joseph Smith ( ) in 1823 or 1830 after finding golden plates and writing the Book of Mormon, a record of early American Indians who are identified as the lost ten tribes of Israel. Jesus is alleged to have appeared in America after his ascension. Headquarters Salt Lake City which they built. Beliefs: They are chosen people all others are gentiles, Polygamy until 1890, second coming of Christ, God was human, Jesus will set up a new kingdom for 1000 years in America and Jerusalem, Lords supper with water since they forbid alcohol, tea, coffee, tobacco and other stimulants, one tenth of income to church. In 1852 a group separated to become the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with it's headquarters in Missouri. They were numerous in the town in the 1850s Clarence Parade, site of Pomme D or and Bowlands Dec 1977 Proposed church Kingston Crescent 1987 New church started 1989 Opened London Road See British Israel Hall

11 Pentecostal Chelsea Road See Odd Missions Claremont Road See Society of Friends Elm Grove Formerly at Margate Road/Southsea Community Centre Assembly of God, Kings Church 2014 Moved to St Peters Church, Somers Road, see Anglican 2016 Elm Grove site now Monkey Puzzle Nursery Malins Road Bethel Pentecostal Church, meet at community centre 91 Margate Road Former Billiard Hall Hebron Pentecostal Fellowship Founded Margate Road, Hebron Mission Hall for J.W Hale Margate Road, Hebron Mission Hall Margate Road, Hebron Pentecostal Church Margate Road, Hebron Pentecostal Church Margate Road, Hebron Christian Fellowship 9 Former church converted to house 13 Oct 1996 Transferred to Southsea Community Centre as The King s Church Proposed to move to former Pot Black Club in Elm Grove 9 Somers Road See Methodist The Ridings Nov 1999 Portsmouth Victory Church (Pentecostal) meet at the Bert Mitchell Centre, The Ridings, Gatcombe Park Meeting at Scout Headquarters, Gatcombe Park 2014 Meet at City of Portsmouth Boys School Trafalgar Place 2004 International Pentecostal Community Church at Fratton Community Centre International Pentecostal Community Church Sultan Road 2015 International Pentecostal Community Church (The Tabernacle) at Gatcombe Park Scout Headquarters

12 Sikhism Founded by Guru Nanak ( ) who emphasised the fundamental truth of all religions and whose mission was to put an end to religous conflict. Later persecuted by the Muslims and became warriors. Margate Road See United Reformed

13 Society of Friends, Quakers Founded by George Fox ( ). Meet without ministers or preparation and sit in silence until someone is moved by the Holy Spirit to speak. Every individual has the power of direct communication with God. Claremont Road Railway Mission Hall Evangelical Mission Hall [22453] Claremont Road, Friends Meeting House WC by R Winter for Society of Friends Evangelical Mission Hall & Society of Friends Meeting House Society of Friends meeting house Assembly of God, Calvary Church, pentecostal, Pastor A Jupp Assembly of God, Calvary Church, pentecostal, Pastor A James Evangelical Free Church, Rev T Garnett Green Row before 1811 when site taken over by Methodists 25 Northwood Road Society of Friends Meeting House Society of Friends Meeting House 1 Somers Road North 1911 Next to 315, Society of Friends Meeting House 1 Waterloo Street See Anglican St Michaels Mission

14 Spiritual Believe that human personality survives death and can be communicated with. Portsmouth Spiritualist Society 1901 Met at Albert Hall, Commercial Road www Met at Alexandra Hall, Bradford Road www Met at Waterloo Street www 1905 Moved to Victoria Road South 76 Adair Road Eastney Spiritualistic Sanctuary [B*24418/C] application for 4 flats for aged persons PCC Buckingham Place See Anglican St Nicholas Mission 13 Clarendon Place See Methodist 54 Commercial Road 1915 Spiritual Church Commercial Road 1954 Sign for Spiritualist Church 95 Francis Avenue, next to Progressive Spiritualist Church 1 12 Haslemere Road The Spiritual Sanctuary, Spiritualist Meeting Hall 1 49 Kingston Crescent St Margarets Christian Spiritualist Church St Margarets Christian Spiritualist Church Demolished Kingston Crescent Joseph Carey Foundation, named after spiritual guide of the founder Leonard Buriton. Joseph Carey was a negro in New Orleans Moved to 85 College Street Phoenix Holistic Centre Meeting at Buckland Community Centre 9 289a Lake Road See Baptist Oddfellows Hall, London Road 1998 Positive Outlook Group, New Age Spiritual 9 20 Lords Street Bible Spiritual Mission CPO issued Pitcroft Road

15 The Shrine of Light, Christian Spiritualist Planning application for conversion to 2 houses PCC Chief Missioner Mrs E Dring Terwick Street 1926 [23179] Terwick Street Chapel for National Spiritualist Church 95 Proposed only? 73a Victoria Road South Portsmouth School of Art, see schools For sale large hall and small rooms www Bought for Portsmouth Spiritualist Society www 1918 Portsmouth Temple of Spiritualism Demolished www 1939 [31107] Victoria Road South Church & Hall for Portsmouth Temple of Spiritualism Jul 1939 Foundation stone laid by Ernest Oaten www Cost 3,600, Opened by Mr Frank Blake, president of the SNU www 1940 Opened by Mr F Blake, whilst being built met in Frodden Hall 9 Hammond Organ given anonymously th anniversary, reroofed www Vivash Road See Bakeries 1954 Planning application for conversion of Bakery to Church PCC Progressive Spiritualistic Church

16 Non-denominational Bethel Mission a (22) Inglis Road, Southsea United Cricket Practice Club [20638] Inglis Road Mission Hall by F.H Jordan for trustees & building committee Inglis Road, Bethel Mission non-denominational [25126] 20a Inglis Road school extension by F.H Jordan Ltd for Building Committee, Bethel Hall Committee Inglis Road, Ebenezer Hall, Ebenezer Assembly Planning application for erection of additional classroom, Ebenezer Hall PCC Note this shows a problem with Kellys as listed wrongly for many years Inglis Road, Open Bretheren Ebenezer Hall Inglis Road, Gospel Hall 2014 Trustees put building up for sale due to declining numbers PCC 2014 Planning application for demolition PCC 2015 Developer Charles Marks Jul 2015 Demolished Hilsea Mission London Road 1 St Philips Evangelical Mission See St Philips Anglican

17 Odd Missions Abide in the Vine Family Church 5 Oct 1997 Opened in Buckland Community Centre 9 Mar 2001 Renamed Portsmouth Family Church Meet at City Girls School 2007 Cornerstone Fellowship added meeting in church office Stubbington Avenue Bought old Co-op Club Kingston Road to use as Empower Centre Stuart Payne 2017 Abundant Life Christian Centre Jan-Sep 2000 Meet at Baffins Community Centre 9 Mar 2001 Meet at Stamshaw Community Centre 9 Oct 2001 Abundant Life Christian Centre, Newcombe Road 9 Renamed Life Church Alexander Mission Hall Somers Road North [30796] 321 Somers Road North convert to 2 flats by G Coleborne for L.A Rabbetts 95 Apostolic Faith Mission 2015 Arundel Street, Deaf Centre 9 Assembly of God See Society of Friends and Pentecostal Assembly Mission Hall (5-7) Thomas Street 1 Assembly Meeting Rooms a Surrey Street 1 Blue Ribbon Mission Hall Nobbs Lane, see Salvation Army British Church Marmion Road, Ecumenical Foundation, Diocese of Wessex 1 1 British Israel Hall 1931 Built London Road, British Israel Hall London Road, Church of Latter Day Saints Planned to rebuild London Road, Church of Latter Day Saints 1989 Transferred to Kingston Crescent 1990 Demolished 2 British Israel Hall See Dance Schools, Mrs Joan Stoneham 1 British Pioneer Church 1955 Founded by Rev William Sampson 9 Founded by Rev William Sampson British Pioneer Church, 2a Waverley Road 1

18 Rev Kenneth Robson British Pioneer Church Fawcett Road, British Pioneer Church, Rev C Garnett Odd Missions Brunswick Street Mission Brunswick Street, Mission Room Brunswick Street, Brunswick Street Mission Room 1 Calvinists 1830 Calvinists, Abercrombie Street 44 Central Christian Assembly Hall 1881 Pelham Road, Christian Assembly Room (17) Pelham Road, Central Christian Assembly Hall 1 Concord Mission Commercial Road, Concord Mission 1 Demolished See also Hope Gospel Mission 1948 Rev Fred Mason Rev Arthur Webb 1 Deeper Life Bible Church 2014 Meet at Trafalgar Place Community Centre Evangelical Mission Hall Evangelical Mission Hall, Claremeont Road, see Society of Friends Friendly Mission Hall Between 34 and 36 East Street, Old Portsmouth 1 Full Gospel Mission, 92 Surrey Street Surrey Street 1 Hope Gospel Mission 1880s Hope Gospel Mission, Commercial Road 9 Sold to school Commercial Road, Miss Alice M Blackburne, Ladies School Commercial Road, Hope House, Miss Blackburne, Young Ladies School a Commercial Road, Miss Blackburne, Ladies School Commercial Road, Mrs Penney, Ladies School /530 Commercial Road, various uses Commercial Road, Concord Mission, Rev Arthr Webb 1 Derelict Sold to St Johns Ambulance Brigade for 2, Commercial Road, St Johns Ambulance Brigade, Headquarters 1 197x Demolished Hope Gospel Mission Hall Hope Gospel Mission Hall, 155 Stamshaw Road See Salvation Army

19 Jirch Chapel 1887 Newport Street, after 17, Jehovah Jireh Chapel Newport Street, Jirch Chapel, alongside Jirch Cottage Newport Street, Mission Room 1 Odd Missions John Pile Memorial Meeting Room Fratton Road, John Pile Fratton Road, John Pile Memorial Meeting Room Fratton Road, Weltons Shop 1 Landport Gospel Hall 1887 Commercial Road/Lake Road 166 Langstone Fellowship Reputedly founded by a group from Tangier Road Baptist Built using temporary buildings previously used during building of M Shore Avenue, Langstone Church Opened Pure Ground Community Café, attached to Milton Community Centre 9 Pastor Steve Macfarlane Longs Memorial Hall See Anglican St Pauls School Marie La Bonne Mission Hall and Sunday School Marie La Bonne Mission Hall and Sunday School, Swan Street next to 7 1 Mission Hall See St Vincent School Mizpah Gospel Hall Mizpah Gospel Hall, 42 St Pauls Road, see Methodist, Grigg Street Mizpah Gospel Mission 1928 [24499] 44 St Pauls Road classroom by T Timpson for Mizpah Gospel Mission 95 Mizpah Gospel Mission Room Waterloo Street/Grosvenor Street, Mizpah Gospel Mission Room 1 Run by Mr Wilkins Waterloo Street, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Mizpah Hall (34) Waterloo Street, Friendly Societies Memorial Hall (34) Waterloo Street, Salvation Army Hall 1 Portsmouth Family Church See Abide in the Vine Portsmouth Victory Church See Pentecostal Portsmouth Vineyard Church

20 Copnor Middle School Admiral Lord Nelson School 2014 NBESCSA Club, Onslow Road Providence Gospel Hall See St Pauls Mission Church Odd Missions Puir Bairns Mission Whites Row? Rainbow of Hope Church Branch of Metropolitan Community Church that accept homosexual, lesbian Bi-sexual and Trans-Sexual members 9 Started in back room of pub Meet at Fratton Community Centre 9 Redeemed Christian Church of God Buckland Community Centre Met at Buckland United Reformed Church 2012 Application to use Clarence Street PCC 2014 Remnant Church Formerly with the Latter Day Saints Movement 2006 Portsmouth Library Solent Community Church St Lukes Community Sports Centre Queen Street (John Pounds Community Centre) Southern Hall See Anglican St Pauls School Southsea Mission Hall 1886 Castle Road, next to Park Place, Southsea Mission Hall Castle Road, Southsea Mission Room Castle Road, Southsea Mission Hall 165 True Church of Jesus 1977 First services held in Lin-Heung Lai s Restaurant www 1985 Premises sought and North End Avenue property bought www 1989 Renovated premises opened www 1921 [20876] North End Avenue hall by Rea Bros North End Dance Hall, 114 North End Avenue Garage True Church of Jesus, Chinese 9 1 Welcome Mission Hall Conway Street/Duncan Street, Independent Order of Good Templars Hall and Sons of Temperance Benefit Society Conway Street, Good Templars Hall (3-5) Conway Street, Gospel Temperance Working Mens Mission 1

21 (3-5) Conway Street/Duncan Street, Good Templars Hall (3-5) Conway Street, Mission Hall (3-5) Conway Street, Welcome Mission 1 Odd Missions 2 Welcome Mission Hall Duncan Street, Welcome Mission Home Duncan Street, Welcome Mission Hall Duncan Street, Phillips & Walters, Refreshment Rooms Duncan Street, Frederick J Walters, Refreshment Rooms Duncan Street, Gordon Walters, Refreshment Rooms Duncan Street, G & A Walters, Refreshment Rooms 1 3 Welcome Mission Hall 1887 Hawke Street, next to 52, Sailor s Welcome Mission Hall Hawke Street next to 52 Welcome Mission Hall Hawke Street, next to 52, Welcome Mission Hall 1 Site later St Nicolas Flats 4 Welcome Mission Hall 1905 In Stanhope Road, Welcome Mission Hall & Christian Home for Naval Men 1 Welcome Mission Room 26 Nov 1884 Mr Howell purchased hall and land from Miss Sarah Robinson Edinburgh Road/Unicorn Road, Portsmouth Hospital for Women & Children Edinburgh Road/Unicorn Road, Welcome Mission Room 1 28 Jan 1903 Wesleyan Church proposed to be built on site 133 See Duchess of Albany Zion Mission Room See Baptist

22 Odd Missions 3 Belgrave Street 1887 Railway Mission Room 166 Brompton Road, Eastney 1891 Brompton Road, after 24, Gospel Mission Rooms Brompton Road, after 20, Gospel Mission Rooms Brompton Road, Gospel Mission Room [16321] Mission Hall Brompton Road alterations for executors of Sir William Pink 1 1 Butcher Street Gospel Mission Room Byerley Road/Walmer Road Mission 1 60a Charlotte Street Mission Room 1 Chelsea Road pre 2Chelsea Road/65 Albert Road, Bethel Mission Pentecostal Mission 1 Central Buildings, Commercial Road Mission Hall Commercial Road Gospel Mission Room 1, Builders Ben Grubb ex government store Demolished 43 Garnier Street Garnier Street, School, Adam Marshall Garnier Street, School, Adam Marshall Garnier Street See Garnier Street in schools 19 Rennie Terrace, Lake Road 1887 Gospel Hall Prince Albert Street 1886 Prince Albert Street, Mission Prince Albert Street, Miss Robinson s Meeting Room After 9 Prince Albert Street, Gospel Mission Room Prince Albert Street, east side, Gospel Mission Room After 9 Prince Albert Street, Gospel Mission Room Between 5 & 9 Prince Albert Street, Gospel Mission Room [19090] additions to Mission Hall by Frank Corke for Miss Agnes Weston Between 5 & 9 Prince Albert Street, Eastney Boys Club 1 Derelict Demolished

23 Somers Road North 1911 Next to 313, Portsmouth Central Central Open Air Mission 1