Welcome Ride 2021 Recap

WELCOME RIDE 2021 WAS A BIG SUCCESS!

In case you missed it, Welcome Ride 2021 took place October 14–17, traveling from the state capital to the NC coast to raise awareness and funds for CBFNC’s Welcome House Community Network (WHCN). This was the second year of Welcome Ride and it was an overwhelming success that raised more than $55,000!

By Jamie Rorrer CBFNC Director of Communications

The growing network is made up of 25 houses/ministries in NC and Tennessee managed by churches and mostly volunteers in those communities to provide short-term housing for those in need. The proceeds from Welcome Ride will fund grants to churches to start new Welcome House ministries.

Larry Hovis, CBFNC’s executive coordinator, rode a total of 160 miles and stopped in several communities along the way of churches who support Welcome Houses and this type of missions work. Thank you to churches and partners who hosted Welcome Ride: Zebulon Baptist–Zebulon; First Baptist-Wilson; Welcome House Conetoe; Oakmont Baptist-Greenville; Synder Memorial-Fayetteville; First-Lumberton; First-Whiteville; First-Wilmington; and Winter Park-Wilmington.

Special thanks to the riders who joined Team Hovis over the course of Welcome Ride: Chris Mitchell (Zebulon Baptist-Zebulon); Bill Meetze (Oakmont Baptist-Greenville); Rev. Richard Joyner (Conetoe Family Life Center); Steve Terry (Snyder Memorial–Fayetteville; Mike Copenhaver (Snyder Memorial Baptist-Fayetteville); and Tony De La Vega (Snyder Memorial-Fayetteville).

Thank you to all who made Welcome Ride 2021 a huge success. Your gifts will allow us to share the welcome of Jesus with many folks who really need it.