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 | The Pattern of Salvation ~ 1 Tim 1v 12-17 Salvation | -- 2017 -- | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Levering, Brooks | The Preaching of the Cross ~ 1 Corinthians 1 1Corinthians | 2016-08-14 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Fritchey, Craig | Noah and His Waiting (Incomplete) ~ Genesis 8 Genesis Noah | 2016-08-07 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Hardisty, Ken | What are Our Presuppositions ~ Colossians 1 Colossians | 2016-07-24 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Crawford, Dan | Felix and Delaying ~ Acts 24 Acts | 2016-07-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Nicklas, Todd | The I Alone Quotes of Elijah ~ 1 Kings 18 1Kings Elijah | 2016-06-26 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Parsons, Phil | Fathers Day Message and Honoring Parents ~ James 4 James | 2016-06-19 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Mendieta, Diego | Fellowship and Discipleship ~ Matthew 28 Matthew | 2016-06-12 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Parsons, Phil | Remembering and the Memorial Day Service ~ 2 Chronicles 7 2Chronicles | 2016-05-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Cagliostro, Joe | The Character of Peter and His Denial ~ Mark 14 Mark | 2016-05-01 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Barrett, Ken | Satan and Who Does He Seek to Devour ~ 1 Peter 5 1Peter Satan | 2016-04-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kleniewski, Keith | Feet Washing ~ John 13 | 2016-04-03 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Fritchey, Craig | Why is the Resurrection Important ~ Luke 24 Luke Resurrection | 2016-03-27 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Kolchin, Mark | Haggai 1 Haggai | 2016-03-06 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Hebrews 13 Hebrews | 2016-02-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
McAnuff, Steadmore | 1 Peter 1 1Peter | 2016-02-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Franz, Gordon | The Forgotten List Part 2 ~ Romans 16 Romans | 2016-02-14 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Second Coming of the Lord ~ 1 Corinthians 15 1Corinthians | 2016-01-17 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Wilks, Allan | The Rebooting or Bootstrapping of the Church ~ Acts 8 Acts | 2016-01-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Cagliostro, Joe | Barley Bread ~ Matthew 4 Matthew | 2016-01-03 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |