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| former_name = Harvey Cedars Presbyterian Bible Conference |
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1941|08|01}} |
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| founder = [[John W. Murray]] |
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| location = [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey]] |
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| key_people = Jonathan Oldham (Executive Director) |
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| industry = Christian retreats |
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| homepage = [https://www.hcbible.org hcbible.org] |
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'''Harvey Cedars Bible Conference''' is a |
'''Harvey Cedars Bible Conference''' is a Christian retreat center in [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey]], providing conferences, retreats, and other events. The Bible Conference has a long history of biblically-oriented ministries and vacations for families and people of all ages and ethnicities. |
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| accessdate = 2008-10-10}}</ref>), including a [[hotel]], a [[dock]] and [[sport]] facilities. |
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''Harvey Cedars Bible Conference'' has occupied the former, historic [[Harvey Cedars Hotel]] since the early 1940s (although it was first called Harvey Cedars Presbyterian Bible Conference). |
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| ⚫ | Lodging facilities include a [[Victorian era|Victorian]] hotel, a modern hotel, a motel, and other dormitory-style housing units. Other facilities include a dining hall, a [[Dock (maritime)|dock]] and gazebo, tennis courts, an indoor heated swimming pool, an indoor hot tub, a gymnasium, volleyball court, and soccer fields. |
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| ⚫ | Presbyterian minister Jack Murray purchased the old hotel, which was abandoned for |
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Originally a small one story hotel started in the 1830s for fishermen and hunters, it was expanded throughout the 1800s to a 2 story. A large renovation, completed in 1903, led to the 3-storey structure which was kept rather similar until the late 1990s when sections of it were gutted and rebuilt, out of style with the original [[Victorian architecture]]. |
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Harvey Cedars Bible Conference (called Harvey Cedars Bible Presbyterian Conference until 1949)<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1964/84-n-j-super-441-0.html|title = Bible Presbyterian, Etc. v. Harvey Cedars Bible Conference. Inc.}}</ref> has occupied the former, historic [[Harvey Cedars Hotel]] since August 3, 1941.<ref>{{Cite book|title = McIntire: Defender of Faith and Freedom|last = Rhoads|first = Gladys Titzck and Nancy Titzck Anderson|publisher = Xulon Press|year = 2012|isbn = 9781619962323|pages = 101|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KYqKcJYPlMwC&q=Harvey+Cedars+Bible+presbyterian+Conference&pg=PA100}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Presbyterian minister [[John W. Murray|Jack Murray]] purchased and restored the old hotel, which was abandoned for six years, and converted it into Harvey Cedars Bible Presbyterian Conference. After ten years of directing the conference, Jack left the operations to Albert Oldham. It was run by the senior Oldham until 1995 when the director position was passed on to his son, Jon Oldham. |
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| ⚫ | In 1949 |
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| ⚫ | In 1949, the chapel was built on the property using [[stained glass]] windows purchased from the [[Engleside Hotel]] in [[Beach Haven, New Jersey|Beach Haven]]. These windows were completely removed around 2003 after years of damage from the high winds. Many other additions and renovations took place in the following decades. |
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== Current Ministry == |
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The Bible Conference has a long history of Biblically-oriented ministries and vacations for families and people of all ages and ethnicities. |
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==Namesake== |
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A significant signpost in the history of the Bible Presbyterian Church was the publication and approval of what came to be known as the '''Harvey Cedars Resolutions'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pcahistory.org/documents/harveycedars.html|title = The Harvey Cedars Resolutions [The Bible Presbyterian Church, 1945]}}</ref> In 1945 the Eighth General Synod of the BPC convened at the denomination's conference center in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey. Thus the name applied to the resolutions. With its approval, the Bible Presbyterian Church codified much of what had already characterized the denomination, namely its stance on the twin issues of [[Doctrine of separation|personal]] and [[ecclesial separation]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://wrs.edu/Materials_for_Web_Site/Journals/11-2%20Aug-2004/Cook%20-%20BPC%20Striving.pdf|title = The Bible Presbyterian Church: Striving For Purity and Adequately Serving the Lord|last = Cook|first = Albert W.|date = August 2004|journal = WRS Journal|page = 5}}</ref> |
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Years of neglect to the physical property, and heavy use by thousands of annual vacationers led to decisions to renovate in the '90's, up to the present time. |
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These renovations to the original hotel have distorted it beyond recognition in some areas. Attention was not paid to the historic fabric of the hotel. Large areas of the hotel have been gutted and renovated to make it appear as a modern hotel, and not the historic hotel it was. |
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The former bar, (which during the first days of Harvey Cedars Bible Presbyterian Conference served as a lounge, and during the 1980s and 1990's served as the staff lounge, was gutted and rebuilt as office space containing 4 rooms around 1996/'97 (several years later the porch on the north end of the former bar was also torn into for further office space). The decorative steel ceiling may have been removed--it was at least covered by a drop ceiling. This bar originally contained one of a set of matching decorative fireplaces completed in 1903 after the major renovation. This fireplace was defaced and covered by drivewall. |
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The matching decorative fireplace in the former South Lounge was ripped out around 2004 when the South Lounge was completely gutted. The decorative, functional south porches were also removed, on the first floor to extend former South lounge into the modern conference rooms. On the 2nd and 3rd floor, the former porches were replaced mostly by a concrete block fire-proof stairwell. |
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The former dining room (which has served as the main lounge since the 1940s) has been kept mostly original. All the exterior old windows were replaced, but the decorative embossed-steel walls and ceiling are still present. This room originally had gas light fixtures which were removed long ago. The pocket doors on the south side were covered, but are still in the walls. |
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Also on the first floor, the former "Woman's Lounge" during the Hotel days (which served as the "Game Room" during the early Harvey Cedar's Bible (Presbyterian) Conference days, followed by living quarters for staff in the 1990s) was gutted and converted into modern bathrooms around 2004. |
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On the North side of the hotel the old back stairway which extended from the first floor (former kitchen) to the attic was removed. A concrete block fire-proof stairwell was added to the north and south side to adhere to New Jersey fire code. |
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On the 2nd floor, many guest rooms were gutted and renovated. Some restrooms were also gutted and renovated. |
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All other historic hotels of the same size located on the island have long since been destroyed. |
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 19 October 2024
| Formerly | Harvey Cedars Presbyterian Bible Conference |
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| Industry | Christian retreats |
| Founded | August 1, 1941 |
| Founder | John W. Murray |
| Headquarters | Harvey Cedars, New Jersey |
Key people | Jonathan Oldham (Executive Director) |
| Website | hcbible.org |
Harvey Cedars Bible Conference is a Christian retreat center in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, providing conferences, retreats, and other events. The Bible Conference has a long history of biblically-oriented ministries and vacations for families and people of all ages and ethnicities.
Summers feature week-long family and teen conferences. The rest of the year is filled with retreats for different organizations, including at least one retreat which brings in hundreds from other countries.
Lodging facilities include a Victorian hotel, a modern hotel, a motel, and other dormitory-style housing units. Other facilities include a dining hall, a dock and gazebo, tennis courts, an indoor heated swimming pool, an indoor hot tub, a gymnasium, volleyball court, and soccer fields.
History
[edit]Harvey Cedars Bible Conference (called Harvey Cedars Bible Presbyterian Conference until 1949)[1] has occupied the former, historic Harvey Cedars Hotel since August 3, 1941.[2]
Presbyterian minister Jack Murray purchased and restored the old hotel, which was abandoned for six years, and converted it into Harvey Cedars Bible Presbyterian Conference. After ten years of directing the conference, Jack left the operations to Albert Oldham. It was run by the senior Oldham until 1995 when the director position was passed on to his son, Jon Oldham.
In 1949, the chapel was built on the property using stained glass windows purchased from the Engleside Hotel in Beach Haven. These windows were completely removed around 2003 after years of damage from the high winds. Many other additions and renovations took place in the following decades.
For more information on the building's history, see Harvey Cedars Hotel and Camp Whelen as they occupied the same hotel during different eras.
Namesake
[edit]A significant signpost in the history of the Bible Presbyterian Church was the publication and approval of what came to be known as the Harvey Cedars Resolutions.[3] In 1945 the Eighth General Synod of the BPC convened at the denomination's conference center in Harvey Cedars, New Jersey. Thus the name applied to the resolutions. With its approval, the Bible Presbyterian Church codified much of what had already characterized the denomination, namely its stance on the twin issues of personal and ecclesial separation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bible Presbyterian, Etc. v. Harvey Cedars Bible Conference. Inc".
- ^ Rhoads, Gladys Titzck and Nancy Titzck Anderson (2012). McIntire: Defender of Faith and Freedom. Xulon Press. p. 101. ISBN 9781619962323.
- ^ "The Harvey Cedars Resolutions [The Bible Presbyterian Church, 1945]".
- ^ Cook, Albert W. (August 2004). "The Bible Presbyterian Church: Striving For Purity and Adequately Serving the Lord" (PDF). WRS Journal: 5.