The former longtime director of the Harvey Cedars Bible Conference, the Rev. Al Oldham, passed away in the early morning hours of Jan. 17 at the age of 95. At the time of his death, he was a resident of The Pines at Whiting in Manchester Township.

“Though we grieve the loss of such a beloved Christian leader, friend, and man of God, we rejoice that he is beholding the God he spent his life serving with unveiled eyes, free of all pain and earthly struggle,” the conference said on its Facebook Page.

Oldham became the director in 1951, and held that post until retiring in 1995.