{"id":5729,"date":"2025-05-14T11:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T01:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/?page_id=5729"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:02:58","slug":"bikes-for-pastors-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/bikes-for-pastors-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes for Pastors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9af2bd6c\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-86aafcc2\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d8963c57 gb-headline-text\">Bikes for Pastors Program <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5d3456b8 gb-headline-text\">Since 2002 donating a motorbike about every nine months to a church somewhere overseas <\/h5>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a696db28\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3bb1a22b\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-047c1991 gb-headline-text\">About Bikes for Pastors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bikes for Pastors Ministry (BfP) is a CMA program that raises much needed funds to purchase motorcycles that we donate to ministries for Pastors to use in developing countries where transport and travel is difficult.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-73b7f149\">\n<a id=\"6a3c3d8e09cfc\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DI_O54iKZsI&#038;width=640&#038;height=480\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tvicon5.png\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\r\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\r\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n        $(function(){\r\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\r\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\r\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.75);\r\n            var height = parseFloat(480);\r\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DI_O54iKZsI&amp;width=640&amp;height=480';\r\n            if(width < setwidth)\r\n            {\r\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.75);\r\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.75+\", new height \"+ height);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\r\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\r\n                $(\"a#6a3c3d8e09cfc\").attr('href', new_url);\r\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\r\n            }\r\n        });\r\n    });\r\n    \/* ]]> *\/\r\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0eba969a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e307c6bc\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-fd9b745f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-fd9b745f\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3.jpg\" alt=\"Anyone for sunday church\" title=\"anyone-for-sunday-church-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8dffccb9\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-aed2d7b8 gb-headline-text\">Our Passion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The passion of the Bikes for Pastors Ministry (BfP) is to raise much needed funds to donate to ministries for the purchase of motorbikes for Pastors to use in developing countries where transport and travel is difficult. We pray that this program helps those pastors spread the gospel in remote areas of need.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5e4ad4c3\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c4ffad0c\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-35b78795 gb-headline-text\">God&#8217;s Grace So Far<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God has moved on peoples hearts both in and out of the CMA family and to His praise over $110,000 has been given in the past 22 years so that 53 bikes have been delivered to those who spread the gospel. What started as a burden on one CMA member&#8217;s heart to supply a Pastor in India with a much needed motor bike has now spread beyond what anyone could imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2002 &#8211; CMA Bikes for Pastors program began<br>$110,000 &#8211; Funds raised to-date<br>56 &#8211; Bikes purchased (average $2000-$2500 each)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0b608359\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bikes-for-pastor-recipient-from-a-rural-area.jpg\" alt=\"Bikes for pastor recipient from a rural area\" class=\"wp-image-6318\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bikes-for-pastor-recipient-from-a-rural-area.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bikes-for-pastor-recipient-from-a-rural-area-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bikes-for-pastor-recipient-from-a-rural-area-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-86fb424a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-712c6147\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-d17909ce\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-d17909ce\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Allen-Mwenye-with-his-bike-donated-by-the-bfp-program.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Mwenye with his bike donated by the bfp program\" title=\"Allen-Mwenye-with-his-bike-donated-by-the-bfp-program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Allen-Mwenye-with-his-bike-donated-by-the-bfp-program.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Allen-Mwenye-with-his-bike-donated-by-the-bfp-program-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Allen-Mwenye-with-his-bike-donated-by-the-bfp-program-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Allen-Mwenye-with-his-bike-donated-by-the-bfp-program-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-024229db\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-91ef4d28 gb-headline-text\">BFP Recipient &#8211; Jan 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a04099ee gb-headline-text\">I am Pastor Allen Mwenye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past 5 years I am Pastor for Acts Assemblies in Zimbabwe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I lead 4 church branches, 3 are in rural remote areas. If no transport I walk for 2.5 hrs, and same back, over mountains and rivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I provide pastoral care for 30-50+ at each location.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b8f4b32b\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cfb6c56f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e12add93\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-51299db7 gb-headline-text\">CMA Donations at Work<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-94a1561f gb-headline-text\">Churches from these countries have been supported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-67e437bb gb-headline-text\">India, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tibet, West Timor, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bolivia, Nepal, Thailand, Haiti, `Myanmar, Bangladesh, Kenya,<br>Philippines, To a pioneer worker in a Muslim country, Uganda &amp; Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7318a754\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-c98e5f24\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-c98e5f24\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3.jpg\" alt=\"Anyone for sunday church\" title=\"anyone-for-sunday-church-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anyone-for-sunday-church-3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0d7887dd\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1fd9476e gb-headline-text\">Bikes for Pastors Appeal seeks your support:<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-44f208e8\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-e394aa0b\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-60fccadc\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-60fccadc\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-3dcc89c1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"736\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-3dcc89c1\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Low-cost-dual-purpose-bike-ready-for-ministry-work-Aug-2024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Low-cost-dual-purpose-bike-ready-for-ministry-work-Aug-2024.jpg 983w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Low-cost-dual-purpose-bike-ready-for-ministry-work-Aug-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Low-cost-dual-purpose-bike-ready-for-ministry-work-Aug-2024-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a241e746\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a241e746\">\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1275e09f gb-headline-text\"><strong>Donate via Bank transfer:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-448430f9 gb-headline-text\">Bank:- Bendigo Bank<br>Account:- CMA Victoria<br>BSB:- 633 000<br>Acct:- 157 755 422<br>Ref:- BfP (add your name)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-01183aae gb-headline-text\"><strong>Donate Online: <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-6abe9d1a gb-headline-text\">Use our payments page for <a href=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/gifts-fees\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Gifts &amp; Fees\">Gifts &amp; Fees<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d5bc3fcc\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6b62e7cc\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-273ecdde gb-headline-text\">Contact <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b5c09139 gb-headline-text\">Christian Motorcyclists Association of Australia (Victoria) Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-49ef03d7\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M400 32H48A48 48 0 0 0 0 80v352a48 48 0 0 0 48 48h137.25V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.27c-30.81 0-40.42 19.12-40.42 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V480H400a48 48 0 0 0 48-48V80a48 48 0 0 0-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\">Facebook:- <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/415518775298823\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/415518775298823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CMA Victoria<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-06526026\"><span class=\"gb-icon\">www.<\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/\" title=\"\">cmaaus.org\/vic<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d72aa4ef\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm0 48v40.805c-22.422 18.259-58.168 46.651-134.587 106.49-16.841 13.247-50.201 45.072-73.413 44.701-23.208.375-56.579-31.459-73.413-44.701C106.18 199.465 70.425 171.067 48 152.805V112h416zM48 400V214.398c22.914 18.251 55.409 43.862 104.938 82.646 21.857 17.205 60.134 55.186 103.062 54.955 42.717.231 80.509-37.199 103.053-54.947 49.528-38.783 82.032-64.401 104.947-82.653V400H48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><a href=\"mailto:bikesforpastors@cmaaus.org\" title=\"\">bikesforpastors@cmaaus.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-706d93bc\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-3d8d15cf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"261\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-3d8d15cf\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Higgins-bike-400x260-1.jpg\" alt=\"David Higgins bike 400x260\" title=\"David-Higgins-bike-400x260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Higgins-bike-400x260-1.jpg 401w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Higgins-bike-400x260-1-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-e077850d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-e077850d\" src=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Tracey-Higgins-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"David Tracey Higgins\" title=\"David-Tracey-Higgins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Tracey-Higgins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Tracey-Higgins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Tracey-Higgins-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Tracey-Higgins-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmaaus.org\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Tracey-Higgins-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-922944c2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-67d22d60 gb-headline-text\">David Higgins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f47da0e7 gb-headline-text\">BiKES FOR PASTORS Coordinator <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c6b05511 gb-headline-text\">Lilydale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ce8cc1b9 gb-headline-text\">Mob: 0417 376 536<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bikes for Pastors Program Since 2002 donating a motorbike about every nine months to a church somewhere overseas About Bikes for Pastors The Bikes for Pastors Ministry (BfP) is a CMA program that raises much needed funds to purchase motorcycles that we donate to ministries for Pastors to use in developing countries where transport and travel is difficult. Our Passion The passion of the Bikes for Pastors Ministry (BfP) is to raise much needed funds to donate to ministries for the purchase of motorbikes for Pastors to use in developing countries where transport and travel is difficult. 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