Notes for: Betty Jean Minear

In 1982, Betty Childers (formerly Betty Snyder) converted two rental properties in Enterprise, WV into a food and clothing pantry for the needy. She named the homes "The Samaritan House." Along with Clarksburg Christian TV station WLYJ Ch. 46, she developed at least five additional Samaritan Houses across North Central West Virginia. In addition to meeting physical needs, she offered prayer to everyone who came to the ministry. Her faith was outspoken and unrestrained and she maintained a vibrant prayer ministry throughout her life, touching thousands of lives. Betty Childers was a member of Word of Life Assembly of God in Sun Valley, where she also established a large food and clothing pantry.