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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Strauch, Alexander | Elders Conference The Future of Our Churches ~ 2 Timothy 2 2Timothy | 2000-11-11 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | Elements of True Revival ~ Neh 8 | -- 2017 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Elijah and the Drought and How God Feeds Us ~ 1 Kings 17 1Kings Elijah | 2014-10-19 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Elijah and the Widow ~ 1 Kings 17 1Kings Elijah | 2014-10-26 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Gray, Ed | Elijah Part 1 ~ 1 Kings 18 1Kings Elijah | 2001-06-17 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Gray, Ed | Elijah Part 2 ~ 1 Kings 19 1Kings Elijah | 2001-06-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Gray, Ed | Elijah Part 3 Elijah | 2001-06-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilson, Tom | Elizabeth ~ Luke 1 Luke | -- 1989 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Pomgracz, Mike | Encouragement in Light of Present Persecution ~ 1 Peter 1 1Peter | 2008-02-03 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Mearns, Dan | Enjoying Who We Are In Christ ~ 1 Kings 16 1Kings | 2007-01-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kosin, Fred | Epaphroditus and Missionary Work ~ Philippians 2 Philippians | -- 1989 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilks, Allan | Ephesians 1 Ephesians | 2006-01-15 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kretzmer, Ed | Eternal Salvation ~ Jeremiah 51 Jeremiah Salvation | 2004-02-01 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Smith, Daniel H | Evening Rally Biblically Wise in the Face of Adversity ~ 1 Peter 5 1Peter | 2004-11-06 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Thomas, Michael | Exodus 12 Exodus | 2002-03-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Exodus 32 and Idolatry Exodus | 2012-10-07 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Shoop, David | Exodus 33 and 34 Exodus | 2000-09-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hayes, Bob | Exodus 35 Exodus | 2012-10-14 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Risden, Jerry | Exodus Through the Red Sea ~ Exodus 13 Exodus | 2012-09-02 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Javois, Christian | Faith and Believing ~ Hebrews 11 Hebrews | 2002-09-08 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |