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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Dunkerton, Don | Family Albums and the Family of God | 2005-08-21 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Hebrews 13 Hebrews | 2016-02-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | How Can We Express Our Faith in Daily Living ~ Hebrews 13 Hebrews | 2008-02-10 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Left Your First Love Church of Ephesus ~ Revelation 2 Love Revelation | 2001-01-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Matthew 17 Matthew | 2013-04-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Salvation Vs False Teaching ~ Galatians 2 Galatians Salvation | 2013-12-01 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Survey of Isaiah Isaiah | 2006-10-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Taking It One Day at a Time | 2014-09-07 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | The Commandments for Today ~ Exodus 20 Exodus | 2012-09-30 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | The Holy Week ~ Matthew 26 Matthew | 2010-02-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | The Loveless Church of Ephesus and Renewing Our Love ~ Revelation 2 Love Revelation | 2015-09-27 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Thoughts on Isaiah 1 Isaiah | 2001-08-05 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Thoughts on The Gospel ~ John 3 | 2004-03-14 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | Wealth and Stewardship ~ Luke 16 Luke | 2001-01-28 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Don | What is Your Excuse for Not Following Him ~ Luke 14 Luke | 2008-03-02 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Greg | Mark 8 Mark | 2011-03-06 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Acts 21 Acts | 2011-09-18 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Acts 3 Acts | 2011-05-29 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | David Praising God ~ 1 Chronicles 29 1Chronicles David | 2006-03-05 | Fifth Avenue Chapel | ||
Dunkerton, Scott | Garden of Gethsemane Gethsemane | 2003-05-18 | Fifth Avenue Chapel |