FRONT ROYAL — LifePoint Church of Front Royal is celebrating 100 years of ministry with a banquet and celebration service this weekend. Formerly First Assembly of God, the church located at 1111 N. Shenandoah Ave. opened its doors in the spring of 1925, said Pastor John Kenney Jr.

The church met in local homes and relocated several times throughout the town in its early days, making its first permanent home at the corner of Cloud and Church streets, Kenney said.

In June 1967, the church moved to its current location where it continued to grow, doubling in size with a massive addition about 10 years later. That new building was home to Royal Day Care Center and Royal Christian Academy, which taught students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade for about 30 years. Both endeavors are now

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