Rumblings

Texas
Bro Chris & Sis Tammi Owens
Longview, TX
Longview First Church
Pastor James Moore

Azusa StreetRiders’ is going to have a display-information booth at UPCI’s General Conference in Indianapolis this year which is open to the public from Wednesday morning (9/20/23) through

Friday night (9/23/23) and we need your help!

ASR’s presence over the years at this annual event has been extremely helpful to help dispel negative pre-conceived notions about motorcycles and bikers while explaining how our ministry has helped win the lost! Thousands of Oneness Apostolics (pastors and saints) simply pass our booth and that, alone, gives name recognition. Many stop with questions. We tell them about souls that have come to Christ through our efforts, about backsliders who’ve returned to the fold, and about witnessing opportunities afforded us while ministering with our motorcycles wearing our God-inspired Azusa StreetRiders back patches.

At the Conference, we tell them about the powerful Apostolic ministers who’ve preached our National Rallies and about our “Motorcycles for Missionaries” program. They’re astounded to hear we’ve donated well over a hundred motorcycles to Oneness Apostolic foreign missionaries around the globe and are surprised at us having members in 42 states and several foreign countries including our largest chapter in the Philippines.

UPCI’s General Conference is an opportunity to reach new pastors and saints. We open our hearts and welcome bikers who don’t feel they “fit in” with church people. We offer them a ministry (ASR) where they, too, can win souls all while doing what they love riding bikes!

Despite having over 700 Trinitarian motorcycle ministries around the world, Azusa StreetRiders is the “World’s Only Oneness Apostolic Motorcycle Ministry.” Yes, there’re some local

Apostolic church groups that ride, but we need to convince them to join us there is strength in numbers!

Azusa StreetRiders have broken down barriers between bikers and saints like no other Oneness

Apostolic ministries have been able to do. But there is much work still to be done! Every year, there are new General Conference attendees who know very little about us. Again, we need your help! Help to meet people, to talk to them about biking, about ministry, and about ministry using motorcycles.

The Exhibit Hall for General Conference is opened to the public Wednesday through Friday

during the hours charted in the schedule below. Many of our ASR Members will be there and I ask that you please help us by committing to be at the booth for at least two hours. Everything will be furnished except your personal vest. If you can help us, please bring it. Men’s attire is typically dress pants, a long-sleeve white shirt (with or without a tie) and the vest. Ladies generally are in dresses and wear their vests. Please don’t scoff at the attire requests. We know the saying, “These are my church clothes” often seen on bikers’ vests, but remember, we are “guests” at the conference. If we exhibit ministry and ourselves accordingly, we’ll have much more favorable opportunities to spread the word about Azusa StreetRiders.

Bro fred Beall,
Founder & Lifetime Member,
Azusa StretRiders Ministry

The Pilgrimage, Myrtle Beach Chapter of ASR’s “Biker Sunday” event, was a tremendous success. At the “Meet-n-Greet,” we had a Taco Bar and just relaxed and fellowshipped with those who had already arrived. Breakfast early Saturday was followed by the filming of powerful ASR testimonies at Christian Life Center of Myrtle Beach. The video will be edited for brevity to eventually be used as promotional material for Oneness Apostolic pastors to encourage them to have their bikers join ASR in our outreach efforts.

“Thank you” to my wife, Diane Beall, Pastor Stacy Davis, the Myrtle Beach Chapter of ASR (Bro & Sis Ketron, Bro & Sis Poleto, Bro & Sis Colosimo, Bro & Sis Badillo, Bro & Sis Dorn, Bro & Sis Montes, and Bro Roberts), our good friend and riding partner Jimmy Frost, and the entire staff and members of CLC for their efforts in making the event a powerful outreach to the local biking community. We had 18 first-time visitors including members of CMA, Sons of God, Bond Slaves, Broken Chains and non-affiliated bikers. All were able to hear the Word preached and be part of an Apostolic church service. Pray God moves on all who attended!

A special thank you to all out-of-town Azusa StreetRiders for making the long trip to Myrtle Beach to attend and be a part of weekend’s activities. ASR Members came from:

West Virginia (Bro & Sis Hayes, Bro & Sis Harper, Sis Roat, and Bro Hayes, Sr.),
Tennessee (Bro Thompson and Bro Carpenter),
New Brunswick, Canada (Bro & Sis McLeod),
Michigan (Bro & Sis Zerbe),
Missouri (Bro & Sis Cobb), and
Ohio (Bro Theodore).

We are family!

Any Azusa StreetRiders dues paying members wishing to nominate any Azusa StreetRiders dues paying member for either one of these positions please contact Bro Traveris Mallory for a copy of the nominating ballot.

Nominations verbally, emailed, snail mailed or by any other means will not be Nominations verbally, emailed, snail mailed or by any other means will not be accepted. A nominating ballot MUST BE filled out and returned to the national secretary in the time specified. All nominations must be in by May 31

Bro Traveris Mallory
Azusa StreetRiders National Secretary
email: travaris.mallory@azusastreetriders.com
phone: 205-229-2096

A word for the President:
I feel anyone nominating an ASR member for either one of these positions should consider the following characteristics or attribute listed below of the person you are considering and not just that he/she is a friend that you would like to see on the National Board.

• • Devoted
  • Faithful Steward
  • Humble – Not Arrogant
  • Gentle – Not Quick Tempered
  • Sober – Not a drunkard
  • Peaceful or better still a Peacemaker – Not Confrontational
  • Financial Integrity – Not Greedy for Gain
  • Hospitable
  • Lover of Good Deeds
  • Self Controlled
  • Upright
  • Teachable Spirit
  • Holy Inside and Out
  • Maintains a Consistent Prayer and Fasting Life
  • Spiritually Mature
  • Respectable
  • A Good Example among Men

Let’s also use 1 Timothy Chapter three as a further reference . I know this scripture is talking about a deacon or bishop position however I think we could easily, without the taking anything away from the word of God, use this as a guide when choosing any  national board position for our ministry:

1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;³ Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;⁴ One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;⁵ (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)⁶ Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.⁷ Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.⁸ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;⁹ Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.¹⁰ And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.¹¹ Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 

Let me be the first to say in making this list that I for one cannot/do not live upto many of these attributes however that does not relinquish the membership from expecting these things from the National Board of the Azusa StreetRiders ministry including the members of the current board. We need to strive for the best we can be.

Virginia
Bro Ross & Sis Sharon Hughes
Bristol, VA
Solid Rock Apostolic Church,
Bristol, TN
Pastor Bonny Reed

The Azusa StreetRiders National Board would like to take a moment and thank Bro Mark Hardin, and commend him for his many years of service to the ASR ministry. Bro Hardin has served this ministry for many years as our International Chaplain, and has done so with a passion and desire to see true growth in this ministry, and in the chaplaincy. Chaplain Hardin has resigned his position as International Chaplain to grow other areas of his ministry. He will be greatly missed as a great asset to that position. We now have a vacancy in the role of International Chaplain. Starting today, in alignment with our decision last year to accept applications for board appointed positions, we will be accepting applications for the position of International Chaplain for 30 days. Anyone who is interested in applying for this position, please send an email to jeremiah.hayes@azusastreetriders.com, or to asr.national@azusastreetriders.com. I would ask, before you send an application, please spend time in prayer, and discuss this decision with your pastor. God bless you all.

Jeremiah Hayes

Vice President

Azusa Streetriders International