The Call
During 2004, the Lord called Les and Penny Benedum to plant a church in Weston, WV by way of much prayer and fasting. Les was serving on the board of elders of Christian Apostolic Church (CAC) of Clarksburg, WV, and also as CAC’s outreach director. In obedience to the call of God, FAC was founded by Pastor and Sister Benedum in September of 2004, officially as an outreach effort of CAC.
How it happened
In the fall of 2004, the Benedums hosted a Bible study seminar in a meeting room of a local Weston area hotel. The seminar topic was “The Power of the Name of the One True God: Jesus.” Several precious souls attended, and the successful seminar helped launch the church in Weston. The church currently meets in the Benedum’s living room, and we’re always on the look out for a more permanent facility.
Networked with CAC
We frequently fellowship with the CAC youth and adults for various functions, and currently we still use the CAC baptistery for our baptismal services. Sister Penny is a WV-certified school teacher with a master’s degree in education. She teaches at Apostolic Christian Academy (a K-12 Christian school that is a minstry of CAC), whenever she is not serving as a substitute teacher in the Lewis County public school system.
Organization
Freedom Apostolic Church of Weston, WV is associated with the United Pentecostal Church International. The UPCI has been among the fastest growing denominations in North America. It is one of the largest Oneness Pentecostal church organizations in existence. We are Oneness, Pentecostal, and Holiness.
Mission
Our primary goal is leading people to Jesus Christ and then pointing them to His purpose for their lives. This means winning lost souls to God, guiding them to become born again according to the Scriptures, and teaching newcomers after they have been born again, so that they become stalwart disciples of Jesus Christ and find their own place of ministry in God’s kingdom.