The Rev. Annette Tuck always is looking for new ways to reach people for God.

''I call them opportunities for God to move,'' Tuck said. ''Those opportunities happen when we meet the needs of others and share with them the love of Jesus.''

On Sunday, Tuck and her congregation at A Time for New Beginnings Ministries, are inviting people to ''Come FUEL (Fully Understanding Eternal Life) Up With Us'' during the 10 a.m. worship service at Rolling Acres Mall, near the former Dillard's store. At the end of the service, there will be a drawing for 20 gas cards worth $25 each.

To be eligible for the drawing, you must arrive on time and stay for the entire service. Tuck said she borrowed the FUEL acronym from the name of a youth group at Akron First Assembly of God. ''We are praying this will be an occasion for the Lord to move,'' Tuck said. ''We are offering the fuel cards to help relieve some of the financial burden, and we are offering the word of God to help people better understand what the Bible says about how they should live their lives.''

Tuck, a Barberton native who grew up in Akron, started the ministry in January 2007 after returning from a mission trip in Peru. During the trip, Tuck was approached by a young lady in a congregation that she had been ministering to. The young woman told Tuck that the Lord had shared with her in a dream that when Tuck returned to the United States, she was to begin doing what the Lord called her to do when she was 5 years old.

Tuck immediately knew what the woman meant, despite needing an interpreter to translate what the woman was telling her.

''My sister and I used to go down to the basement and sing and make up songs,'' Tuck said. ''One day, when I was 5 years old, I got this real strong impression that someday I was to
preach and teach. I told my sister about it and she had gotten an impression of what she was supposed to do at the same time.

''We went to a very strict Baptist Church that didn't allow women to preach, so I didn't see how that was going to happen,'' Tuck said. ''Then, there I was in Peru, hearing it again from a lady who didn't even know me.''

Tuck and her husband, Don, had their first service in their Akron home on Jan. 29, 2007. A few weeks later, they had outgrown the space and were offered the use of a building on Darrow Road in Stow. They worshipped at the building in Stow from March to June 2007, when they moved into their present location at Rolling Acres Mall.

The congregation is made up of about 25 people. In addition to the regular 10 a.m. worship service, Sunday school is at 9 a.m. The ministry offers a Bible study and youth group study at 6 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays, respectively. A free, no-degree Bible College is 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Once a month — usually the third Saturday — the ministry offers a free meal. After the meal, which attracts an average of 200 people, the ministry gives away clothing, shoes, household items and toys. Furniture and appliances also are sometimes available.

''Most of the stuff that we give away is brand new. Our rule is you won't find anything that we wouldn't wear ourselves or put in our homes,'' Tuck said. ''I have a heart for the poor, and I believe they deserve the best. We should give them the same courtesy that God has given us — it's by his grace that we are where we are.''

The congregation also saves cardboard boxes that many of the new items come in for homeless people who use them for shelter as they sleep under bridges.

''It all started one day when a man who was homeless asked if he could have one of the boxes because his had gotten wet,'' Tuck said. ''Now, we keep the boxes just in case someone needs one.''

The ministry also offers counseling and a prison outreach. ''It is our responsibility, as Christians, to care for those in need,'' Tuck said. ''We are supposed to take care of the poor but many people don't want the poor in their churches. We welcome everyone.''

For more information about the church or to make a donation visit http://www.timefornewbeginnings.org or call 330-849-3014.