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Living Water History
Born out of Revival, Living Water Assembly began meeting in Williamson in November of 1996.
Living Water Church began meeting in the family room of
 a member's home. From there, Living Water Church has met in several places. Living Water's first real home was in a converted bar above a laundromat. While God moved mightily there, the facility was barely sufficient for Living Water's needs. Services were often "standing room only" and Sunday School classes were held all over town. From tables in a downtown diner to the local health club, any empty space could be fair game for a Living Water Sunday School Class.
During this time, American Electric Power had built a new facility outside of town, vacating their offices in downtown Williamson. While there were many parties interested
 in occupying the space, none were more interested than Living Water Church. Negotiations with AEP for the lease of the building went on for nearly a year. Often times during this period, members of LivingWaterChurch could be seen praying in front of the old AEP building. Finally, just before Easter of 1998, Living Water Church was awarded the lease to the building. Moving operations began the day word came from AEP
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Livin g Water and AEP finally agreed to the terms for the purchase of the building the summer of 1999. After the purchase was finalized, the old AEP sign finally came down from the front of the building. People would still come in looking for the AEP Power Company, but it was explained to them that a different kind of power is available here now.
 As Living Water surveyed the new space available in this building, we went to work finding ways to use the space to serve God as well as the community. The abundance of space this building provides allows for a nice sanctuary space and many classrooms with much room to spare. It was decided that one way to utilize the space that would benefit the Church and the community would be to establish a new child care facility. With this, Living Water Childcare was established.
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