Harvey Cedars Bible Conference
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 Harvey Cedars Bible Conference (called Harvey Cedars Bible Presbyterian Conference until 1949) has occupied the former, historic Harvey Cedars Hotel since August 3, 1941. 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