Dear Judy: In response to your question, I have the following information: The 1950 Saginaw City Directory lists a "Gospel Hall" located at 500 N. Porter. The current Saginaw phone book shows a "Gospel Hall" located at 502 N. Porter I hope this information is helpful to your research. In a message dated 05/03/2001 6:37:49 AM, [email protected] writes: > Subj:[MISAGINA] "Gosple Hall" on Porter or Granger St > Date:05/03/2001 6:37:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Judy Ardine) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > Does anyone remember a "Gospel Hall" on either N Porter or N Granger > Street, maybe the 500 or 600 block, in the 1950s? What denomination would > it have been? I wasn't a member but every week, I think it was on Fridays, > we neighborhood kids used to go. We would memorize a bible verse they gave > us the week before and in return get a free candy. They had interesting > bible stories "animated" on a felt "sticky" board, I remember one of the > non-biblical stories was Pilgrim's Progess. It kept us off the streets one > night a week! I still remember some of the songs we learned there. One of > my favorites in particular keeps bugging me. The starting verse: "Into a > tent where a gypsy boy lay, dying alone at the close of the day, did he so > love me a poor little boy, send unto me the glad tidings of joy .... " >