By Frank Ulom
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A new generation church, Grace Network Evangelical Outreach (Grace Consulate), has fed over 100,000 people through its Free Food Centre programme in Calabar, Cross River State.
This was disclosed by the church’s senior pastor, Lawrence Agbata Esq., during Sunday service at 39 Chamley Street by Calabar Road, Calabar South.
According to Agbata, the feeding programme of the Church is open to every member of the public with no conditions attached.
He said the feeding programme has been on for more than a decade as it is a lifestyle and not a show.
The pastor further disclosed that the church expanded the programme in November 2024 to be able to reach out to more people by making it daily.
According to him, the daily feeding outreach, which began 48 weeks ago, will turn one year old in November 2025, stressing that the church wants to take the programme even further by feeding people across the 18 local government areas of the state.
“The feeding programme has no religious inclinations, nor is it attached to anything apart from Jesus Christ. Being a member of our church is not even a condition. We open our doors and let people in to eat daily, no matter where they are coming from.
“So far, in our consistent 48 weeks of opening our kitchen to feed people, over 100,000 people have benefited from our free food centre.
“It’s not a show, it’s not a handout, it’s our lifestyle, and we want to take it across the three senatorial districts of the state, to the 18 local government areas.
“Our intention is to make sure that not just those in Calabar benefit, but to reach out to everyone who needs food. We will ensure they are fed meals packed with high nutritional value,” Pastor Agbata said.
