‘It’s a blessing:’ Hundreds gifted free tank of gas by DeKalb County church

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County pastor and community leaders gave away thousands of dollars in free gas to their community on Saturday morning.

Channel 2′s Justin Carter was at the Exxon gas station off of Covington Highway where people were lined up as early as 6 a.m.

By the end of the giveaway, more than 400 people had received a full tank of gas from Generation of Hope Church.

Since our church is down the street, let’s do something where we can get into the community, impact the community. We’re not just about worshipping on Sunday morning, but impacting the community,” Pastor Dwight Buckner Jr. said.

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Saturday’s event was the second annual “Gas on God” for the church.

Drivers pull up, someone from the church prays with them if they’d like, then fill up their tank and send the drivers on free of charge.

Buckner got help with the event from Atlanta attorney Justin Miller and wealth advisor Xavier Peoples.

They planned to give away, $8,000 in gas, but it was so busy, they stuck around and gave another $1,000.

According to GasBuddy, the current average price of a gallon of gas in Georgia is $3.61.

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“I got five children so getting free gas is a blessing because you’re able to afford other things,” parent Candy O. said. “It’s a blessing.”

Miller says they want to make sure their community is taken care of.

“We wanna make sure that parents are okay to get the kids to and from school, to get them to their after-school activities, to get them to the store so that they can get the school supplies,” he told Carter.

The church hopes to be able to hold the event again next year.

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