Riding with a purpose.
Sharing the love through the support of global and local missions.
Since 1987, Bike Hope Love has had the commitment to riding with a purpose. Riders have pedaled over 18,000 miles and have raised over $900,000 for mission projects in the United States and around the world.
Africa University
Africa University is the first and only fully-accredited institution of higher learning established on the African continent by action of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church. This amazing institution was founded in response to the call by African Bishops for a university for the whole of Africa to foster intellectual, moral, ethical and spiritual growth in its students.
Endowed scholarship
Camphor Mission (Liberia)
Providing education, healthcare and agricultural training to help people recovering from war. The need to have about 500 less fortunate school going kids achieve primary and secondary education. Also provide some basic health service deliverables to the community. The step-by-step annual reduction in the rate of illiteracy in the community.
Rebuilt damaged dormitories and provided 16 bicycles for pastors (with parts and training)
Union Theological Seminary (Philippines)
Union Theological Seminary is the oldest Protestant seminary in the Philippines. It was created when the Ellinwood Bible Training School (founded by the Presbyterians in 1905) and the Florence B. Nicholson Bible Seminary (established by the Methodists in 1905) merged into one theological institution in 1907. For more than a hundred years, it has educated Filipino pastors and other church workers for higher learning. The fusion of these two institutions was a significant event for the Evangelical Union, which intended to unify various Protestant denominations that came from America at the dawn of the 20th century. Though the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and the United Methodist Church collectively support the seminary, the institution remains to be independent in structure and curricular formation.
Endowed full-ride scholarship with housing stipend. Nearly a dozen students served to date.
OhioGuidestone
OhioGuidestone, one of the largest behavioral health agencies in the state, has been helping individuals reset their paths, reclaim their autonomy and restore their purpose for more than 155 years through community counseling, substance use disorder treatment, early childhood services, psychiatric care, workforce development training and more.
“As the church, we’re supposed to spread the word of God in a way that spreads love. [Churches that partner] experience new levels of vitality, and for those with addiction that they’re helping, there’s a renewal of spirit.”
— Rev. Don Richards