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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Kolchin, Mark | Living as a Christian in Light of the Last Days ~ 2 Corinthians 7 2Corinthians | 2007-10-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Risden, Jerry | Living a Life That Encourages Others | 2013-05-19 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Thomas, Michael | Lifes Choices | 2003-09-07 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kuittems, Steve | Life of Job Job | 2003-06-01 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Baehr, Kingsley | Life of Jehoshaphat Part 2 ~ 1 Kings 22 1Kings | unavailable | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Baehr, Kingsley | Life of Jehoshaphat Part 1 | unavailable | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kleniewski, Keith | Leviticus 1-7 and Offerings Leviticus | 2015-11-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kleniewski, Keith | Leviticus Leviticus | 2015-03-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kleniewski, Keith | Lessons We Can Learn From Jacob Jacob | 2012-06-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Price, Larry | Lessons of Confidence and Dependence from Hezekiah ~ 2 Kings 18 2Kings Hezekiah | 2001-11-04 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Lessons in Gods Faithfulness | 2004-09-12 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | Lessons From The Raising Of Lazarus ~ John 11 | -- 2016 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | Lessons From The Family - Worship ~ John 12 | -- 2016 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | Lessons From The Family - Service And Fellowship ~ John 12 | -- 2016 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Lessons from Jesus in Understanding ~ Matthew 15 Jesus Matthew | 2004-09-12 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Keyser, Keith | Lessons From Balaam ~ Numbers 22 Numbers | 2000-10-07 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Left Your First Love Church of Ephesus ~ Revelation 2 Love Revelation | 2001-01-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Stoudt, Mike | Learning from the Thessalonian Church in Acts ~ Acts 17 Acts | 2007-11-04 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Javois, Christian | Leadership | 2007-05-27 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Risden, Jerry | Last Part of Ruth Ruth | 2001-02-25 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |