The ministry of Fifth Avenue Chapel began in the mid 1920’s when Christians from Northern New Jersey and New York started meeting together during their summer vacations. Seasonal gatherings soon grew into a year-round fellowship with a genuine heart for the Scriptures, worship, and evangelistic outreach. In the early years the assembly occupied rented facilities in Neptune, Asbury Park, and Bradley Beach. Relocations were necessitated by both growth in numbers and expansion of ministries, including widely regarded annual conferences.
In 1940 attention was drawn to an unused Episcopal Church called The Church of The Holy Apostles on Fifth Avenue in Belmar. The frame building, constructed in the shape of a cross, was in poor repair having been closed for many years and stripped of all its furnishings. Its beautiful stained glass windows were intact, however, and remain to this day. The property was purchased for the sum of $1,500 and repair work began. The first public ceremony held in the new Chapel was the marriage of Kenneth Hart and Robina Jelly, held on June 25, 1941.
Several modifications to the building were made during the war years to make it more functional. As numeric growth continued it became necessary to expand the facility. A kitchen and Sunday School rooms were added in 1958, and a nursery in the mid 1960’s. Additional classroom space, added in the early 1980’s, brought the building to its present size.
Speaker | Title and Tags | Date | Place | Lang | |
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Wolcott, Mert | Brethren Dwelling in Unity and Fellowship ~ Psalm 133 Psalm | 2006-07-30 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Gilpin, Terry | Revelation 22 Revelation | 2006-08-13 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilson, Tom | The Double Call for Jerusalem Jerusalem ~ Luke 13 Luke | 2006-08-20 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Klingen, Don | Jude Overview ~ Jude Jude | 2006-09-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Christian Cliches and Waiting on God | 2006-10-08 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Christian Cliches and Waiting on God 2 ~ Genesis 28 Genesis | 2006-10-15 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Christian Cliches and Waiting on God 3 ~ Genesis 27 Genesis | 2006-10-22 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Survey of Isaiah Isaiah | 2006-10-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Risden, Jerry | Routinely Examining our Spiritual Life and Solomon ~ 1 Chronicles 22 1Chronicles Solomon | 2006-11-12 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Brooks, Leonard | The Shepherd ~ 2 Samuel 7 2Samuel | 2006-12-03 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Brooks, Leonard | Zecharias and the Prophecy ~ Luke 1 Luke Prophecy | 2006-12-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Mearns, Dan | Enjoying Who We Are In Christ ~ 1 Kings 16 1Kings | 2007-01-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wolcott, Mert | How Do We Respond to Tragedies | 2007-01-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | The Tests and Triumphs of the Church 1 ~ Acts 20 Acts | 2007-02-18 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | The Tests and Triumphs of the Church 2 ~ Ephesians 5 Ephesians | 2007-02-25 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Baehr, Kingsley | John 1 | 2007-03-01 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilks, Allan | The First Sign of Jesus Water to Wine ~ John 2 Jesus John | 2007-03-04 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Baehr, Kingsley | Privilege Peril and Plea ~ Matthew 14 Matthew | 2007-03-08 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Gibson, Sam | Personal Testimony and the Impact of the Gospel ~ John 11 | 2007-03-18 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Brooks, Leonard | What Did Peter Learn to Pass on to Us ~ Luke 22 Luke | 2007-03-25 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |