Agapé Mission opened its doors on February 1, 2000, sponsored by First Assembly of God Church. The mission’s goal is to be an example of Christ’s love by providing food and guidance to those in need. Agapé Mission is a non-denominational community outreach providing a hot meal 6 days per week.

The purpose of the mission is to minister to those in need, both physically and spiritually, with dignity and love. In addition to the meals served at the mission, meals are prepared for the elderly, handicapped, or homebound. The mission serves approximately 100 to 250 individuals each day depending on the time of year, and emergency food baskets are distributed weekly. From February 1, 2000, to November, 2004, Agapé Mission served over 165,000 hot meals and has given over 1,800 emergency food baskets.

The staff and volunteers try to be an example of God’s love to those who are hungry, hurting, and homeless and to serve them with dignity and respect. Agapé workers understand that we influence others either positively or negatively every day, and we want to let the people know that they are important to God and to us. God loves them so much that He feeds them every single day.

First Assembly of God Church sponsored the overhead for the first 14 months, and in August, 2001, Agapé Mission received its designation as a non-profit organization. Now Agapé Mission is supported by several churches, businesses, civic organizations, and individuals throughout the community. The mission was also blessed by a matching funds grant in 2001 by Phillips Petroleum Company and the Lyon Foundation.

Agapé Mission continues to support our community through feeding those less fortunate in our area. Without the mission’s operation on a daily basis, young and old alike would go to bed many nights hungry.