The Summer Ministry Cycle

Discover how church cycling groups can turn a shared passion for bicycling into meaningful ministry through charity rides, community building, and outreach to people experiencing homelessness.

By Michael C. Mack

June 13, 2015·1 min read

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Bicycle Ministry Ideas for Community Outreach

Bicycling can bring church members together while creating opportunities to serve their communities. Michael C. Mack shares practical bicycle ministry ideas, from supporting charity rides to building relationships with cyclists and people experiencing homelessness.

Support cyclists participating in charity rides through sponsorship, prayer, and encouragement.
Build community through church cycling groups that welcome riders beyond the congregation.
Use regular bicycle rides to distribute meals and develop relationships with people experiencing homelessness.

By Michael C. Mack

Do you have bicyclists at your church? Invite them to be involved in ministry together. Here are a few ideas:

Many cyclists are already riding for various good causes: diabetes and cancer research, to support the Arthritis Foundation, and many others. Support them financially and with prayer as they train and ride in these events. Sponsor a cycling team that wears jerseys with the church logo. Promote the events to get more people to ride for these causes. Show up and cheer along the course.
Members of Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, started a bicycling group with a nucleus of road and mountain bike riders from the church. They have built intentional community with one another and reached out to cyclists who do not have a church home or relationship with Christ.
Each week bicyclists at Newsong Church, based in Irvine, California, ride their bikes to local parks and distribute sack lunches and build relationships with people in the homeless community.

Author: Michael C. Mack

Michael C. Mack is editor of Christian Standard. He has served in churches in Ohio, Indiana, Idaho, and Kentucky. He has written more than 25 books and discussion guides as well as hundreds of magazine, newspaper, and web-based articles.