Morristown church sells gas at 99 cents a gallon

A local church in Morristown teamed up with an Exxon gas station Sunday to offer drivers a chance to fill up for 99 cents a gallon. "We're going to try to serve in a practical way and with gas prices

News 12 Staff

Aug 4, 2008, 1:29 AM

Updated 5,737 days ago

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Morristown church sells gas at 99 cents a gallon
A local church in Morristown teamed up with an Exxon gas station Sunday to offer drivers a chance to fill up for 99 cents a gallon.
"We're going to try to serve in a practical way and with gas prices spiking, what's a better way to serve people?" asked Tim Lucas, the lead pastor of Liquid Church in Morristown.
The church, a contemporary Christian congregation, shelled out nearly $15,000 to give drivers a break. Many drivers suspected there was a catch to the largesse. Lucas says there is none.
"We have no agenda - not trying to convert people. Not trying to make a political statement," he says. "We literally are trying to say whether you drive a beat up Honda or a showroom Hummer - God loves you."
Cash-strapped drivers waited as long as an hour and a half to receive the gas, but say it was time well spent.


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