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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Hoo, Tarrick | Recognizing Godly Mothers ~ Proverbs 31 Mother Proverbs | 2015-05-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilks, Allan | Regarding Life and What the Bible Says About It Incomplete ~ John 11 | 2015-05-17 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilson, David | Philippians 1 Philippians | 2015-05-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Parsons, Phil | Priorities for the Christian ~ 1 Samuel 17 1Samuel | 2015-05-31 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
McNeil, Don | Our Sanctuary from What The World Offers ~ 1 John 5 1John | 2015-06-07 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dilione, Mike | The Foundational Thoughts and Ultimate Purpose of Marriage ~ Matthew 19 Matthew | 2015-06-14 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dilione, Mike | The Foundational Thoughts and Ultimate Purpose of Marriage Part 2 ~ Matthew 19 Matthew | 2015-06-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Bosworth, Dave | Thoughts on James 3 James | 2015-07-05 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Levering, Brooks | John 3 | 2015-07-12 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Mendieta, Diego | Practical Ways to Share Our Faith ~ Matthew 28 Matthew | 2015-07-19 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Fritchey, Craig | Glory To God What Does Glory Mean ~ Exodus 33 Exodus | 2015-07-26 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Nicklas, Todd | The Image of God and Our View of Him Alone ~ Deuteronomy 4 Deuteronomy | 2015-08-02 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Parsons, Phil | Pauls Teaching ~ 1 Corinthians 8 1Corinthians | 2015-08-09 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Cowell, Paul | How Forgiveness Should Look in a Believers Life ~ Luke 17 Luke | 2015-08-16 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Ferrier, George | Jesus Christ and His Intrinsic Righteousness ~ Romans 3 Christ Jesus Romans | 2015-09-06 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | The Loveless Church of Ephesus and Renewing Our Love ~ Revelation 2 Love Revelation | 2015-09-27 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Discipleship and the Christian in Spiritual Maturity ~ Luke 18 Luke | 2015-10-25 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Barrett, Ken | Proverbs 3 Proverbs | 2015-11-22 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kleniewski, Keith | Leviticus 1-7 and Offerings Leviticus | 2015-11-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Levering, Brooks | The Visitation ~ Luke 1 Luke | 2015-12-13 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |