FT MILES CHAPEL

HAPPY CAMPERS ATTEND SERVICES AT FT. MILES CHAPEL

CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK 1970

The Saturday, August 15^th, 1970, Wilmington News Journal carried an

article by Eileen Spraker, Religion Editor, titled ' Reporter Goes To

Church ', about the small Old Ft. Miles Chapel, at the Cape Henlopen State

Park .

Her story tells that the former WW II Post Chapel is rather unkempt and

mostly unused except early Sunday mornings the past few years when members of the Lewes Ministerial Association offer services during the

summer camping season. It probably was a rather charming, quite place

for services to all denominations, weddings and such.

The chapel is a simple concrete block one story rectangular building, sitting

on a sand dune. Inside are the wooden straight back bench pews with

wooden kneeling benches, an aqua painted floor with worn out brown

carpet down the aisles, the wood beams stained brown and brown

woodwork altar.

The Rev. William Sanders, of the Midway Assembly of God , held the

service this misty early Sunday morning. Other volunteer ministers for the

summer are, Rev Bundick, Bethel-Groome Methodist Church, Lewes,

John Hays, retired Presbyterian minister, Royden Piper, of Rehoboth's

Presbyterian Church at Midway, Frank Robinson, Lewes Methodist circuit,

Rev John Shaw, Lewes Presbyterian, John Smith, St . Georges, African

Episcopal , Lewes and D. Woodhall, Lewes First Baptist Church.

A Wilmington Morning News, July 1, 1943, announced the dedication on

Friday, July 2. to be attended by Col. Robert Phillips, CO, of Ft Miles,

the post Chaplains, offers and enlisted men and local guest. Also to be

there is Capt. Justus B. Naylor, post engineer, who rushed the construction

the past two weeks. Harbor Defense band will furnish music with solos by Private John Fox of Fort Miles.

I believe the Chapel is still there, next to the new tennis courts.