Barbecue, ride for bikers, planned for next Saturday

Sat., July 10, 2004

By Nina Culver nculver47@gmail.com

The Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene is hosting a unique outreach event next Saturday.

The church has its own biker ministry called Faith Riders. That group is sponsoring a barbecue lunch and ride for motorcyclists. Registration for the event begins at 10 a.m., followed by a short service at 11 a.m. The service will be led by Steve Wilson, the church’s executive pastor, who also works as an NFL umpire.

The barbecue will be at noon, with a 50-mile ride to follow. Event organizer Doug Rudolph said he isn’t sure yet what the exact route will be. “We’re going to head south on Highway 27,” he said.

This is the first such event at Valley Nazarene, at 15515 E. 20th Ave. Rudolph said he got the idea from a Nazarene church in Ohio that has held a similar event six times. The first year 66 bikers attended. Last year’s event attracted more than 9,000.

“This is an adventure for us,” he said. “We don’t know how many we’re going to have.”

Rudolph is a biker himself, frequently taking trips on his Honda GL1800 Goldwing. “We that own them call them road sofas,” he said. “They’re so comfortable.”

Call the church at 926-1545 for more information.

Captive Free concert

The traveling Christian musical group Captive Free will perform during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church. The group also will perform at the church at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Refreshments will be served.

The church is at 8304 E. Buckeye. Call 926-5407 for more information.

Vacation Bible school

Foothills Community Church, 11102 N. Forker Road, is planning a VBS for July 18-22. The classes, built around a “Roundup at Three Crosses Ranch” theme, will be held each evening from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

The session is open to all children in grades K-6. There will be music, puppet performances and stories.

Call the church at 926-4971 for more information.

Community service

Local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be participating in a 26-mile river cleanup next Saturday.

The project begins at 9 a.m. at Riverside State park and will continue on to the Post Falls Dam at noon.

Local stakes participating in this project include Spokane, Spokane North, Spokane Valley, Spokane West, Spokane East, Hayden Lake and Coeur d’Alene.

The church would like to invite anyone in the community to help. Be sure to wear protective clothing such as long pants, leather gloves, sturdy shoes and hats and bring a water bottle.

If you are interested in helping, call Tony Kahmann at 448-6631.

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