Life Point Apostolic Church plans food pantry

A small Eccles church is making a big impact on the community and has plans to begin construction on a food pantry/fellowship hall for the community in the fall or the spring, the pastor reported.

Eccles is a small mining community of around 400 residents, located along W.Va. 3 in Raleigh County.

Life Point Apostolic Church Pastor Steve Stover said the 25 full-time members of the independent Life Point Apostolic Church want to offer Eccles and Whitesville residents, along with those of other communities, a place that shows Gods love.

It would benefit anyone, said Stover. We wouldnt put any limitations on it.

The church shares the Eccles Community Church building with Eccles Community Church, according to Stover, and hundreds of visitors have walked through the doors for Life Point church services on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.

The food pantry is planned for the parking lot of the church.

Were wanting to build a food pantry/fellowship hall to where its hooked up to a generator, said Stover. So if the power goes off, the generator would automatically kick on.

He noted that there are many senior citizens in the Eccles area.

If something happened (like the 2012 derecho) it would be a good place for the people to go, thats air-conditioned and has free food for the community.

Reaching Eccles residents and others is a main focus of the church, and Stover emphasized that Life Point church members not just their pastor are behind the food pantry and have a passion for showing Gods love to their communities.

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Life Point Apostolic Church plans food pantry