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Joe has been married to his amazing wife Valerie for 35 years. They have a daughter, Devin, who is a junior high English teacher.

Joe recently celebrated 26 years of recovery from alcohol and drugs and he now has opportunity to serve 13 recovery houses meeting with close to 100 men and women weekly through church services, mental health awareness and recovery meetings on a weekly basis. God restored their marriage from the point of divorce and has brought restoration and healing from lives of brokenness.

Joe and Val have served in Bikers For Christ Motorcycle Ministry (BFCMM) for 22 years. Their ministry has been focused on 1%er Motorcycle Clubs as well as ministry to the marginalized in society (homeless, prisoners, recovery, and youth, just to name a few).

Joe is a National Elder with BFCMM and has served as Regional, State and Nashville chapter elder. Joe and Val also serve on the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship council and have since its inception. Their hearts and focus are on outreach evangelism as well as recovery ministry and biker ministry.

Joe is also part of the team forming Nazarene Recovery Network for the MidSouth District. While being a pastor of a local church was something Joe never expected, when God called him, he and Val knew this was God’s will for this next chapter of their lives. They love and cherish their church family and the church loves them well! Although it has definitely cut down on travel and motorcycle trips. That is still a great love for both of them.

 

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, David attended Trevecca Nazarene College (now University) and received a B.A in Pastoral Ministries from Nazarene Bible College in 2010. David has served in the church for over 45 years and is an Ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene.

David is Founder of Uncaged Outreach Ministries in Elon, North Carolina and was Chaplain of the Full Armor Biker Ministry in Gahanna, Ohio.

In 2007 David helped form the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship (NMF) and became its founding Chairman when it was commissioned and ordained by the Church of the Nazarene at the 2009 General Assembly in Orlando, FL. NMF is a worldwide association helping churches reach the motorcycle community for Christ.

David has been married to Sharon for 40 years. They have two grown children and six grandchildren all living in North Carolina. David and Sharon are avid bikers and enjoy backpacking the Appalachian Trail.

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Ana Seward is an author, speaker and pastor. Her second Bible Study book is available now: Rescue Redeem Restore: God's Grand Plan Through the Eras of Judges and Kings.

Ana loves to speak at special events where God is up to something good! She is ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene and serves as the Associate Pastor for Springdale Nazarene Church in Cincinnati. She's wife to Ron - together, they are devoted to motorcycle ministry with The Priesthood M/M.

She is mom to James, a U.S. Sailor, and Kathryn, a college student, and mother-in-law to Kelsie, also a U.S. Sailor. Her passion in life is to share the love and life-changing power of Jesus with anyone who will listen or read!

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Larry first began riding motorcycles as a child when his grandfather re-furbished motorbikes using lawnmower parts. He used a motorcycle for transportation as a young man, but took 25 years off the bike to serve in the military, work in law enforcement, and raise his family.

In 2014, he began riding again with his church’s motorcycle group, Full Armor Bikers, based at Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Gahanna, Ohio. He has since taken several long distance, cross-country endurance rides and hundreds of day trips.

Larry retired in 2022 from law enforcement as Chief of Police from the Bexley, OH police department and has authored several books based on his life experience in fields requiring leadership and discipline.

He spent many years leading a community Bible study and is a popular speaker on the subject of domestic violence prevention, personal safety, leadership and faith.

Larry has recently started a blog about his motorcycle adventures called “The Prudent Biker.”

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Bob has been riding Motorcycles since high school. He is a veteran of the US Army and honors his fellow service members by riding with Ohio Patriot Guard. Bob claims he “has ridden several miles in several states” which we are sure is an understatement.

Bob lives in Blacklick Ohio with his wife of 39 years, Cristy, who also serves with him in NMF. They have two adult children that live nearby. Bob and Cristy are known to be generous to their church and biker families, opening their home for holiday events and hosting out of town guest speakers.

Bob is the current President of Full Armor Bikers and was a founding member when Full Armor was formed in 2009. He plans and leads many of the group rides but actively encourages other members of Full Armor to gain experience as Road Captains while he oversees from behind to provide helpful feedback and encouragement.

Bob has attended Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Gahanna, OH (the home church of Full Armor) since 2000 and is currently serving as a church board member for the 2021 - 2024 term.

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We try to provide as much information on our website as we can but there is a lot involved in Biker Ministry. If you need additional information, have specific questions about NMF or Biker Ministry, or just need a sounding board for your Biker Ministry, please reach out using the form below. Your request will be reviewed and directed to someone who can answer your questions.

Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship relies on Biker Ministries across the United States to share their feedback to develop the resources available on this website and to share the Rusty Bellomy Story and help raise funds for Bikers for Missions. If your Biker Ministry would like to help our mission we would love to speak with you. Fill out our contact form below.

If you would like additional information about NMF or the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions project, please fill out the contact form below.

If you have received a motorbike through Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions then we would like to share your story, especially photos and/or video. Please fill out the contact form below and we will contact you add your story to our website.

Please download the Application Form. You may mail it to us at the address on the application or submit your information below and we will contact you with instructions to send the form to us digitally. If you have any questions about the form or need assistance with identifying a suitable motorbike, please let us know in the Comment section below.

Mike and Gwen, married for 47 years, make their home in Bourbonnais, Illinois. They have three grown children and eight grand-children ages 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4! (I’m not kidding!)

Mike has served in a number of roles in ministry. He has pastored, associate work, served as an Evangelist for 15 years and Chaplain to the University at Olivet for nearly a decade. From there he launched out into the biker ministry under the conviction that he was not focusing his spiritual gifts toward non-believers.

In this move toward the biker culture, Mike has helped to organize six biker churches— Salvage Yard Biker Church. (Cincinnati, Bourbonnais, Kanapolis, NC, North Dallas, Central Texas and Ft. Smith.) He commutes weekly to pastor the Cincinnati church. The common mission statement is “Love God. Love People. Do Stuff.” The churches focus on evangelism and doing life “outside the walls of the church building.”

ChapDaddy, as he is called by his biker friends, rides with The Priesthood Motorcycle Ministry. After joining more than twelve years ago, he was appointed National Evangelist and now serves as a National Representative. He serves on the board of the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship, causing as much trouble as he can get away with.

Mike is passionate about teaching people to share their faith and has developed a simple strategy (“The Eight-Word Testimony”) which he often teaches over weekends to interested persons. A veteran of more than 500 revivals and camp meetings, Mike is a common resource to preach at church meetings and weekend retreats.

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Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship

NMF exists to support motorcycle ministries in the Church of the Nazarene. We have a wealth of experience and resources to equip local churches in beginning or sustaining their motorcycle ministries.

Our primary focus is the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project. Many pastors in the international mission field are serving multiple congregations in multiple villages, all without transportation. The Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project raises funds to provide locally sourced motorcycles to these pastors so they can spend less time traveling and more time ministering to God’s people. Funding to provide these motorcycles comes primarily from motorcycle ministries in local churches in the United States.

NMF District Representatives

A key task of an NMF District Representative is to coordinate with your District Superintendent to secure a few minutes during your District Assembly to share about this ministry and to provide materials for local churches to take with them. Additionally the District Representative will be the face of NMF by building relationships with the churches in your district who are doing biker ministry; connecting them to our resources to start, sustain, and grow biker ministry; and helping them support Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions. On a regular basis the District Representative will share with NMF Council about the current state of biker ministry in the District and help identify challenges in the area that NMF is uniquely suited to help overcome.

If you are interested in being an NMF District Representative, please apply through our online application form. If you are selected we will supply more information and the required materials.

Apply to become an NMF District Representative by filling out the form below.

David Middendorf
North Carolina District

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Joe Drake
Midsouth District

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Mike Benson
Chicago Central District

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Ana Seward
Southwestern Ohio District

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Wayne Cheselka
Georgia District
South Carolina District

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Bob Stephenson
South Central Ohio District

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• Maintains the website at www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com
• Works with the Copy Editor to ensure that new written copy is correct grammatically and with regard to proper formatting
• Applies changes and/or additions with the approval of the Chairman and the Advertising and Graphics Coordinator

• Determines the direction, purpose, and processes for the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship and the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project in coordination with the NMF Executive Committee
• Leads the NMF Advisory Council in the implementation of strategic initiatives designed to present, promote, and direct the ministries of the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship and the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project

• Advises the Advisory Council in matters related to the Church of the Nazarene polity and interaction with the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship and the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project
• Represents the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship and the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project at The Church of the Nazarene Headquarters in Lenexa, KS

• Records and reports the minutes of meetings of the NMF Advisory Council

• Maintains an accurate accounting of income and expenditures of the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship
• Disburses funds as authorized by the NMF Advisory Council
• Prepares Treasurer's Reports for NMF Advisory Council meetings as needed

• Works with the Webmaster and the Chairman to update the website as needed with graphics and photographs that enhance the NMF mission
• Works with the Rusty Bellomy Communications Coordinator to update photos from the mission field of bikes, pastors, and churches where bikes are used
• Insures that all NMF and Rusty Bellomy advertising and promo items on the web as well as items used by District Reps, NMF Speakers, and any event where NMF and Rusty Bellomy products are displayed are approved and consistent

• Coordinates and monitors the application process designed to receive applications from individuals requesting to become Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship District Representatives through the website www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com
• Facilitates the process whereby the applicant’s District Superintendent is contacted via email and given the opportunity to approve or disapprove the applicant as the NMF District Representative
• Informs the applicant of the District Superintendent's decision concerning their application for NMF Representative
• Directs the approved NMF District Representative to resources available on www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com
• Serves as a point of contact between NMF and the District Representatives

• Monitors activity generated from the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project Pledge Form located on www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com
• Generates and maintains a database of information from the pledges made and follows up with those making pledges to remind and encourage the fulfillment of the pledge within the designated time frame
• Provides those making pledges with the necessary information needed to fulfill the pledge
• Reports fulfilled pledges to H.Q. Representative and the Chairman

• Coordinates the purchase of NMF and Rusty Bellomy promotional materials as determined and approved by the Advisory Council and designed by the Advertising and Graphics Coordinator
• Maintains adequate inventory of approved promotional items and develops a process for ordering inventory from promotional vendors and delivery of materials to District Representatives and others as requested

• Serves as the Liaison between the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project and Global Missions to facilitate funds from Rusty Bellomy being channeled through the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship to Global Missions Approved Projects
• Works with the Rusty Bellomy Communications Coordinator to obtain information from Global Missions concerning the details of bikes purchased with funds from Rusty Bellomy, such as, where the bikes are being used, how they are being used, and who is the primary user of the bike

• In coordination with the Rusty Bellomy/Global Missions Liaison, determines when funds raised through the efforts of the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project are transferred to a Global Missions Approved Project and bikes are purchased
• Obtains information and photographs of purchased bikes as well as photographs of the Pastors or Leaders using the bikes from Global Missions
• In coordination with the Copy Editor, writes a brief description including as much information as available to support the photographs for publishing to the website
• Provides photos and information to the Graphics and Advertising Coordinator and Webmaster for appropriate placement on the website
• Communicates to the Advisory Council the number of bikes purchased, how they are being utilized in mission, and the names of Pastors and Leaders using the bikes

• Working with the District Representative Coordinator, monitors the NMF District Representatives to determine those districts with active Biker Ministries
• Develops and maintains a process for communicating with active Biker Ministries to ascertain information from them concerning how they operate, what they are doing, how many individuals are involved, and any other information that could be pertinent and encouraging to other Biker Ministries
• Creates and maintains a database of active Biker Ministries within the Church of the Nazarene
• Communicates with active Biker Ministries and shares information about the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship and the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project
• Introduces active Biker Ministries to their NMF District Representative
• Invites and encourages active Biker Ministries to contribute information about their ministry to be published on www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com

• Maintains availability as a spiritual mentor to the NMF Advisory Council members as they endeavor to carry out the mission of NMF and the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project
• Prepares words of encouragement and devotion from the Word when we meet together for Council meetings and other times of fellowship
• Prays that we stay true to our mission to encourage Biker Ministries across the denomination, and to equip Pastors in mission with transportation to reach men and women for Christ
• Lifts us to the Father for His strength when our plans seem to fall short
• Prepares short encouraging devotional thoughts with supporting Scripture to share in a feature called “From our Chaplain” to be posted at regular intervals on www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com

• Ensures that the written copy used in advertising and on the website is correct grammatically and with regard to proper formatting
• Ensures that any and all written material be copy edited before being published regardless of length or subject
• Monitors the NMF website regularly to ensure accuracy

• Maintains a clear understanding of the resources available to Biker Ministries on www.nazarenemotorcyclefellowship.com including speakers, promotional materials, advertising aids, District Representatives, etc
• Directs inquiries concerning specific types of Biker ministries, i.e., National Organizations, Clubs, Fellowships, to the appropriate NMF Council member
• Serves as a knowledgeable point of contact concerning the vision and process of the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project and to direct interested parties to the Rusty Bellomy Pledge Form on the website
• Encourages those new to NMF and Rusty Bellomy to explore the resources available on the website

• Introduces NMF to Biker organizations not affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene
• Introduces the Rusty Bellomy Bikes for Missions Project to National Organizations who may be looking for an opportunity to contribute to a Biker centric mission
• Seeks and prays for opportunities and connections with potential partners outside the church to develop mutually beneficial relationships from an affiliation with NMF and Rusty Bellomy

Advisory Council Members are selected for their experience and active participation in biker ministries. They participate and contribute to the organization and operations of the Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship. All Advisory Council members volunteer and contribute their time at their own expense.

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Requested Pledge Info will be sent via the preferred contact method on file when the pledge was made.

Bobby Graybill
Kentucky District

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