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B8 THE SENTINEL-LEDGER ocoan Qjiy. N.J. Thursday, April is, 1993
It's no longer by the sea nor just a summertime chapel
By EDNAS. MAY.; ; worship services were held are., those of a wedding in
Church Historian '.. • on the' porch of a house in . the chapel in 1913, some of
History is passed along in ** 5600 block of Cental
1 variptls folks who. served
Avenue, apparently as early
oralhistory, the. as the 1880s.: When..the.
spoken • word;, handed meeting grew top large.for
down from one generation the porch a coUection was
tq another. There J are the taken up to.build. the chapletters,,
books, news items el- . . .
and other forms, of the writ- Various men of the conten
word.. • grega tion-took turn^
-•And there is the graphic; preaching. Eventually a
the • paintings and photo- fetired minister moved into
graphs which, in many the area and a resident:
cases, attest to what is
passed down by oral and
written record.
The history of Union
Chapel By-the-Sea in South
Ocean City is a combination
of all three factors.
Our oral history takes us
back to about 1902 when, U
is said; the Ocean City Tabernacle
Association learned
of regular Sunday morning
worship services that were
" being held during the summer
on a front porch at 51st
Street and Central Avenue.
• The association donated a
lot at 55th and Asbury Avenue
so that a church building
could be erected.
Just recently, however,
additional written word has
been received that Sunday
900 SHORE RD., Somers Point
•could get him -to preach the
sermon for a fee of $5!,
As for the other records.
and/or attended the chapel
over the; years, and of the.
building in various stages
of development. The search
continues, for more photos
to round out our.-historical
'record'.'".! •'. • • '. '"• •' •
The small summer building
-*- and the congregation
that grew to support it—
'became known as. Union
Chapel By-the-Sea. It was
and still is interdenominational.
There is a touch of
A summertime ministry
that began on a front porch
in the south end has steadily
grown over the years into
a full-fledged church
official .Cape' May County
tax records indicate an
"improvement* (a buildirig)
on the lot in 1907.
We are' unable to account
for the "miAsing" five
years, but oujtfresearch continues.
T^
. As for phoiographs, there
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several denominational features
but all is submerged
into the one that has
appealed to many folks
over the years. • •:•
The structure • itself has
undergone many changes
— each -indicative of
ernization of the building's -another season at the shore.
interior.
Summer visitors fill the
Growing pains continuted
and in 1982 the con-
into Chapel Hall so that on
sanctuary and overflow
gregation, which had some Sunday mornings
grown to include a number 400450 folks are in attendance.
.
of year-round residents,
petitioned the trustees to For many years the
add an all-purpose room on Ocean City Tabernacle
the northeast corner of the Association helped to suporiginal
lot.
port the chapel by supply-
Friendship Hall was built ing the pulpit with widely
as a fully winterized, self- known speakers, who also
contained unit with its own speak at the Tabernacle,
small kitchen and lavatories.
It was dedicated in
1983 — and out-grown in
two years!
When it was completely
When this policy was discon
tinned, chapel trustees
continued to invite Christian
leaders of
growth in the resorfs south—winterized in 198*5, theTgrounds to share their mesi"
«nr-u. r "--chapel complex became a sages of vision and hope.
„-*;•• 1 *E$? Community, full year-roundjddition to This traditiofTcontinues
Hall, a building located at the religious community of into the "90s
53rd a*d Centrar was Ocean City.
The daily operation of the
moved down and attached -|n_1950 the trustees chapel is maintained by a
to the chapel building. ThisTpproved and the congre- boS of trustees? each
known as Chapel ratio* supported the build-_jrustee with the responsible
:
years past. The women
work year-round in their'
efforts to support the financial
iiecfds of the chapel as
'Well as to encourage fellow- '.
ship/ • •'• ".•' .•••;•. •.;.•'
The Pairs n'Spares group
tneets-monthlyforaisocial.
. A program of Bible study
is presented on Wednesday
nights by the. pastor for
those interested in more in-,
'depth information.than can
be presented in a Sunday
sermon. . ., .
Tht; chapel's musical
offering has grown from the
original summer youth
choir. Through the efforts
of a full-time organist and
choir director, chapelgoers
now have a choir as well as
senior and junior bell
choirs.
The chapel continues to i
support summer youth programs.
For teens there is
sports and Bible study. For ,
youngsters 5-12, there are
;.. ifcpr»ito» craft programs. '"•'."'
As u has for some
Just two of the photos of the Union Chapel By-the-
^
Sea that document its alterations over the years. y ears » Union Chapel By-
. , the-Sea continues to grow,
Rev. Paul vander Loo, over- and also a children's church as it was doing 30 years
sees the spiritual needs of program for tschoolage -before its incorporation
thecongregation. -youth during .ffie regular witrrthe state of New Jersey
apel continues-to morning worship service. in September 1930 — five-
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program is set for 7:30-9:30
day school room and com* church office,
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OCEAN CITY
HOSPITAIITY
The invasion has begun! Rrst d8me,the owners of
second homes opening their houses. Then come the
teens and young adults of May. ; .
Npt far behind are the seasonal workers;—'- mostly
cqllege-age youth. Then come the young families
and senior, dozens of June. ' ' .
toy July the big waves of summer families invade'
our island: The population can grow four-fold, arid
even six and seven^fold.
How-shall we respond? Some would call the visitors
"shoobies" and an .assortment of other names
that reflect disdain for their being lere.
Other local residents tend to ignore the invasions
— knowing that the pain is temporary. The affliction
will pass with time! . »
Fortunately there is a large group of locals who
embrace the visitors! There are actually people who
smile at them. Many of our local people are known
to say hello to people that they don't even know!
Some of our citizens would argue how good the
visitors are for our economy in general — and our
business district and our real estate values in particular.
But, should we be nice to our guests just
because we may be profiting from them?
Hospitality can't be faked. We have all heard the
robotic voice of retail clerks telling us to "have a.
' good day." Yuck. .
Ocean City hospitality is different. Our town is
beautiful because so many of our people have the
graces of warmth, acceptance, outreach and friendliness.
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Many surveysJiave shown that people retunTto a
resort as much-iorhow they were treated as forthe
physical beauty and facilities. . _. '
—This spring and summer all of us can.be part ofthe
""beauty and joy of Ocean City. We can share TRe
ndghborliness of our small townfWtcan greet peo—
^ple as we pass them. _ • .
Also we can reach out to those people who look
confused or lonely. We can assist them.-We can fell
them about our town- We=can invite them-to-our
locaTchuicheSi— .—•—'.— —
. b this friendliness and hospitality merely a tourism
project? Or are'these community qualities that
are among the reasons that we choose to live here?
The best thing~that we can do for our guests and
ourselves" this summer is to simply be ourselves.
Don't withdraw just because the crowds are bigger.
Don't let the small inconveniences of a larger popu- '
lation change your nature. • ~ >
Share the joy of Ocean City hospitality. Citizens of
Ocean-Qty, this-summer, be yourselves!
. Rev. Richard CrWingate
• . • Lighthouse Shore Ministries
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