{"id":11304,"date":"2019-07-25T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fecministries.org\/?p=11304"},"modified":"2019-07-10T11:52:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T15:52:00","slug":"mission-church-bicycle-ministry-serves-fort-wayne-inner-city-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fecministries.org\/mission-church-bicycle-ministry-serves-fort-wayne-inner-city-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Church Bicycle Ministry Serves Fort Wayne Inner City Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When <strong>Heart of the City Bicycles<\/strong> opens its doors at 9 a.m. on Fridays, a diverse group of people stops by the shop. A father and son arrive early to volunteer, fixing bicycles during the 9-12 p.m. shop hours. A homeless man comes to have his bicycle fixed. Two Fort Wayne city bike patrol officers visit the shop. A father and his four children arrive to serve and earn bicycles.<\/p>\n<p>The bicycle shop, a ministry of Mission Church, serves patrons in Fort Wayne\u2019s (Indiana) inner city. However, the ministry offers more than bicycle repair; they offer relationships, freedom, control, and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty through an apprenticeship program and an earn-a-bike program through service.<\/p>\n<p>When Michael Brown joined co-pastor Tim Stauffer at Mission Church, he brought a passion for cycling and a talent for fixing bicycles. Even though Heart of the City Bicycles already existed, Michael wanted to find it a more permanent home, so for 7 years, the bike shop has been at their Cass Street location.<\/p>\n<p>When Heart of the City Bicycles has extra donated bikes, the ministry reaches beyond Fort Wayne to partner with Working Bikes. The Chicago-based organization is committed to providing bicycles for people who need them for transportation in Chicago and developing countries. To date, Mission Church has donated 7,000 bikes to Working Bikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Heart of the City Bicycles opens its doors at 9 a.m. on Fridays, a diverse group of people stops by the shop. A father and son arrive early to volunteer, fixing bicycles during the 9-12 p.m. shop hours. A homeless man comes to have his bicycle fixed. 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