Rumblings

I have been tasked with trying to bring as much valid and verifiable info to the membership of ASR on the subject of the COC&I as there is available to us. This info is from the websites of several COC&I’s and other hiker related pages. It also contains info from personal discussions with MC members and leaders of the COC’s.

Let me be as clear here as I can. There has been a lot of information both correct and also incorrect about the current situation with a chapter in N La and the approach of the local COC&I to their membership and also the local Pastor.. I personally have not made a statement concerning the politics and maneuvering that has occurred from either the board nor other individuals involved. I do not plan to do so as well. I will say that if a member wants to find out any info about any of the parties involved or their intents my phone is always on. I do not play a keyboard warrior nor will do so on social media just to fuss. As of yet not a single person involved in this argument have had the common courtesy to call me directly but have some very clear ideas of my intentions that they have been ok with discussing with others? This article will not be discussed until the rally if it is needed then.

This info is as accurate as the sources and is only presented to help with keeping the discussion as honest and as accurate as the info we have.

ASR has had some issues over who we are with COC@I in several different regions in the past. To this point we have never seen a benefit to joining due to these issues. One of the biggest issues was over one of our patches getting drunk and causing trouble with a 1% club. Folks ASR was in the wrong. This is the driving reason we try and only have members who are living a Holy and Godly lifestyle.
This episode led to some hard word between a sitting ASR Pres and an MC Pres. If you need any other info on this subject please call Robert Thompson directly.

There are many different COC&I around the country just as we have many different chapters. Most of them meet in places where as Christians cannot go. This does seem to be changing but not in every club. The COC&I in La happens to hold their meetings at a church in Alexandra. The video is available for all to view if you want.

The board has ask several members to call the President of the COC&I in La and hold a conversation directly. Some have done so and some have refused. Call Robert Thompson and get the number. We have not as some have said tried to hide this fact. If you want knowledge the board will always help you to find it.

The above info is from my observance and personal knowledge.
The below is copied from several different online sources.

The CoC is not really a MRO such as ABATE, but biker rights are often discussed and are paramount to the organization. And motorcycle club politics pertaining to legal problems with law enforcement. They also discuss harresment from certain law agencies. While Patchholders may belong to an MRO, they don’t have a united membership of patch holders. Where most MROs and COCs are made up from various clubs and independents,

The CoC may vary from region to region in makeup, size, and strength but the overall mission of the CoC is unity in the motorcycling world. The CoCexists to bring communication through clubs, and improve the motorcyclist image, support legislation for the betterment of motorcycling, and allow clubs to come to a neutral spot and meet to discuss issues. They monitor and protect our biker rights in the court system. and possibly have lawyers that help to unravel legal red tape. In some areas the organization may also be a sanctioning body for new or probate clubs in that region. Often time, the Dominant club in the area may chair the meeting.The CoC is also a good place to meet some of the people in the clubs in your area.


Please visit this website for info as well. http://www.rcvsmc.net/index.html

Last thought. The board has never nor should ever be hiding ASR actions from the membership. This board is here to advise and offer leadership to autonomous chapters that are led by the local pastor or pastors of their membership. Please read the bylaws prior to the National rally as well. They are there for a reason. I have been tasked with trying to bring as much valid and verifiable info to the membership of ASR on the subject of the COC&I as there is available to us. This info is from the websites of several COC&I’s and other hiker related pages. It also contains info from personal discussions with MC members and leaders of the COC’s.

Let me be as clear here as I can. There has been a lot of information both correct and also incorrect about the current situation with a chapter in N La and the approach of the local COC&I to their membership and also the local Pastor.. I personally have not made a statement concerning the politics and maneuvering that has occurred from either the board nor other individuals involved. I do not plan to do so as well. I will say that if a member wants to find out any info about any of the parties involved or their intents my phone is always on. I do not play a keyboard warrior nor will do so on social media just to fuss. As of yet not a single person involved in this argument have had the common courtesy to call me directly but have some very clear ideas of my intentions that they have been ok with discussing with others? This article will not be discussed until the rally if it is needed then.

This info is as accurate as the sources and is only presented to help with keeping the discussion as honest and as accurate as the info we have.

ASR has had some issues over who we are with COC@I in several different regions in the past. To this point we have never seen a benefit to joining due to these issues. One of the biggest issues was over one of our patches getting drunk and causing trouble with a 1% club. Folks ASR was in the wrong. This is the driving reason we try and only have members who are living a Holy and Godly lifestyle.
This episode led to some hard word between a sitting ASR Pres and an MC Pres. If you need any other info on this subject please call Robert Thompson directly.

There are many different COC&I around the country just as we have many different chapters. Most of them meet in places where as Christians cannot go. This does seem to be changing but not in every club. The COC&I in La happens to hold their meetings at a church in Alexandra. The video is available for all to view if you want.

The board has ask several members to call the President of the COC&I in La and hold a conversation directly. Some have done so and some have refused. Call Robert Thompson and get the number. We have not as some have said tried to hide this fact. If you want knowledge the board will always help you to find it.

The above info is from my observance and personal knowledge.
The below is copied from several different online sources.

The CoC is not really a MRO such as ABATE, but biker rights are often discussed and are paramount to the organization. And motorcycle club politics pertaining to legal problems with law enforcement. They also discuss harresment from certain law agencies. While Patchholders may belong to an MRO, they don’t have a united membership of patch holders. Where most MROs and COCs are made up from various clubs and independents,

The CoC may vary from region to region in makeup, size, and strength but the overall mission of the CoC is unity in the motorcycling world. The CoCexists to bring communication through clubs, and improve the motorcyclist image, support legislation for the betterment of motorcycling, and allow clubs to come to a neutral spot and meet to discuss issues. They monitor and protect our biker rights in the court system. and possibly have lawyers that help to unravel legal red tape. In some areas the organization may also be a sanctioning body for new or probate clubs in that region. Often time, the Dominant club in the area may chair the meeting.The CoC is also a good place to meet some of the people in the clubs in your area.


Please visit this website for info as well. http://www.rcvsmc.net/index.html

Last thought. The board has never nor should ever be hiding ASR actions from the membership. This board is here to advise and offer leadership to autonomous chapters that are led by the local pastor or pastors of their membership. Please read the bylaws prior to the National rally as well. They are there for a reason.

There has been much discussion, speculation and perhaps even some discontent over the last few weeks regarding the Azusa StreetRiders joining the COC. I want to clear the air and put to rest these rumors. First and foremost, at no point was ASR ever going to be bring itself under the control of the COC. As a whole the direction of the COC and the ASR are at opposite side of the spectrum. I was a little surprised that a few members felt that this board along with Bro Beall would ever do anything of this nature and erode the trust of our church’s, our membership, our family and our friends. We were however presented with a very unique opportunity one of which after much prayer and seeking the face of God we did have a plan of action and were in the final process of putting it into play.

In Louisiana a member of ASR what is invited to a meeting at the C O C & I and asked of this board if it would be proper and could he attend. After several conversations with the Commodore of the Louisiana COC & I it was determined that they were doing their very best to separate themselves from what would be considered a traditional C O C state organization. The fact is they were not allowing themselves to be governed by the 1% community or support groups. A copy of their states bylaws was requested and was given to this board and every indication that their mandate was based on the original framework of how the COC should be operating at the states legislation level. Which was to fight for the rights of ALL motorcycle riders. In addition to be there as a mediator to help settle any disputes involving MC’s, RC’s or MM’s within that state.

Therefor our ASR member from Louisiana attended that meeting not as a representative of ASR but I have an individual and agreeing to the boards instructions. First, he did not represent the ASR ministry. He was representing his church with his pastor’s permission. Second, he was asked to go and oversee the lay of the land and get a feel for what was happening. Our representative was asked to use as a baseline for the spirit of this meeting if he would feel comfortable with his pastor and his pastor’s wife sitting next to him through the duration of the meeting, he reported that he did feel comfortable. Third and the most important was there an opportunity for ministry reaching lost souls. The rest is history!

Since than there has been a lot of speculation by a few that ASR is going to pot because we are allowing that chapter in Louisiana to be a part of that organization. That is simply not true what is true is that this ministry is still about souls and the work of the Lord. This board will never allow the message we preach or the standards we adhere to be water down either internally or by any outside organization. We research the bylaws thoroughly especially under Article 6 subchapter E and F and found nothing that would prohibit any chapter as long as it had its pastor’s permission to be a part of the C O C. Their pastor has agreed and this does not commit ASR to anything. However due to a few members speaking out on social media without all the information available the board, along with the newly formed Northeast Louisiana Chapter have agreed to put off moving forward until this can be discussed at the Nationals in August.

In closing, it is the boards opinion this is a good opportunity to reach out in a very direct way into other motorcycle organizations in Louisiana mostly due to the fact of the way the COC & I is managed. What is being asked of our membership now is to be prayerful let’s not enter in with preconceived ideas as to what the COC & I is all about until we’ve had an opportunity to test the waters. To me it’s like saying all Pentecostal churches are the same, we know they are not. This does not commit ASR on a national level or if the truth be known any other state other than the state of Louisiana and this is a trial only. This does not affect any other chapter within ASR regardless of what may have been said on social media. All we ask is be in prayer and we will discuss this further and in detail in OH in August.

Robert Thompson
President

I would like to reach out to all our newest members  and take this opportunity to welcome you into the greatest One God Motorcycle Ministry anywhere.

Also Let’s Welcome Our Newest Chapter – Northeast Louisiana Chapter:
Pastor Steve Shane Lester
Bro Robert (Rip) Clements
Sis April Danielle Whitstine Stanley
Bro Nathan L. Stanley

Alabama
Bro James & Sis Savannah Yeager
Jackson, AL
First Pentecostal Church of Jackson
Paster William Hales

Louisiana
Pastor Steve & Sis Candace Letser
Delhi, LA
Pentecost Tabernacle
Pastor Steve Lester

Sis April Danielle Whitstine Stanley
Rayville, LA
Pentecost Tabernacle
Pastor Steve Lester

Bro Robert “RIP” & Sis Lisa Clements
Delhi, LA
Pentecost Tabernacle
Pastor Steve Lester

Missouri
Bro Zachary & Brittany Land
Rolla, MO
Tabernacle of Praise
Pastor Tim Blackwell

Bro Julio & Sis Angelica Figueroa
Brookfield, MO
New Life Church
Pastor Jeff Keck

Ohio
Bro Danny Russell
New Carlisle, OH
Life Way Church
Pastor Ken Dillingham

South Carolina
Bro Kenneth & Sis Maureen Dorn
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Christen Life Center
Pastor Stacy Davis