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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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 | ||
Risden, Jerry | Faith and Testing | 2002-01-20 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Schetelich, Alan | False Knowledge in the Church in Jude Jude | 2006-06-11 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Family Albums and the Family of God | 2005-08-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | Fatherhood and Fathers Day | 2004-06-20 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Risden, Jerry | Fatherly Examples | 2002-06-16 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Parsons, Phil | Fathers Day Message and Honoring Parents ~ James 4 James | 2016-06-19 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Brooks, Ken | Fathers Day Message and How the World Attacks the Family ~ Matthew 15 Matthew | 2005-06-19 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kleniewski, Keith | Feet Washing ~ John 13 | 2016-04-03 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Crawford, Dan | Felix and Delaying ~ Acts 24 Acts | 2016-07-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Mendieta, Diego | Fellowship and Discipleship ~ Matthew 28 Matthew | 2016-06-12 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Schetelich, Alan | Filled With the Spirit and Blessings | 2013-11-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wolcott, Mert | Following as a Disciple ~ Luke 9 Luke | 2008-03-09 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Parks, Alan | Four New Things ~ Psalm 40 Psalm | 2001-04-06 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Garden of Gethsemane Gethsemane | 2003-05-18 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Cetola, Dave | Genesis 6 Genesis | 2007-05-20 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Koepp, Steve | Genesis and Remembrance Genesis | 2003-03-23 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Risden, Jerry | Gideon The Deliverer ~ Judges 6 Gideon Judges | 2009-09-13 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |