Christopher Anderson/The Gazette Clinton resident Barbra Burr and her 6-year-old daughter, Anna, introduce themselves to Bradford Oaks Nursing Home resident Debirdie Pugh on Sunday during Grace Brethren Church’s Grace Sunday event. Members of the Clinton church fanned out across the community, visiting nursing homes, washing storefront windows and picking up litter on the side of the road.

Clinton resident Lauren Teel said she was looking for a gas station to fill up her car Sunday afternoon when she drove past a crowd of people wearing bright red shirts with “Grace” written on them who were offering 25 cents off per gallon of gas at the Oceanic gas station on Brandywine Road in Clinton.

She pulled into the station and was greeted by members of Grace Brethren Church in Clinton, who were there to provide discounted gas as a “no strings attached” service.

“I just put $25 in the tank yesterday, and it’s already gone, so this is great,” she said Sunday afternoon.

Teel was one of many residents served by the Christian church of approximately 325 members during their “Grace Sunday” community outreach event, which started in October 2010 and is becoming a regular tradition held once every several months.

“God has called us to touch our community, to leave an imprint in our community,” said senior pastor Irv Clark. “So we’re going out in practical ways to share the love of God in our community.”