At the Inspire Life Fine Art and Tech camp an appreciation for art and science is being fostered in children ages 5 to 17. Held as part of the Second Baptist Church offerings, the weeklong day camp kicked off Monday with 36 children trying their hand in everything from computer wiring to vocal training. Organizer […]

Two city residents working behind the scenes for the betterment of Asbury Park residents will be honored this month by the historic Second Baptist Church on Atkins Avenue. Civil rights activist Rev. Gil Caldwell [bottom left], who marched alongside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and is a regular guest speaker at churches along the Jersey […]

Rev. William E. Coleman Jr., has spent the past three years as Interim Pastor of Asbury Park’s Second Baptist Church, now celebrating its 130th anniversary. Next month the church will honor his service during an appreciation luncheon from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune. His final sermon will […]

Less than a week after former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey opted to scrap plans to open Martin’s Place – a prisoner re-entry program – next to Sacred Heart School in Jersey City, he met with community leaders and advocates in Asbury Park. Attendees at the weekend meeting in the basement of Second Baptist Church on […]