180 @ Tomoka's Bike Ministry

Green Pedal Bicycle Ministry is an outreach of Tomoka Christian Church's teen ministry, 180 @ Tomoka, and it has proven extremely successful.

Green Pedal Bicycle Ministry was born after Pastor Bill Collins read an article in the newspaper about a gentleman who repaired and distributed bicycles for over 26 years in Edgewater, Florida. He was going blind and wanted someone to take over the ministry so Tom Menzel and Pastor Bill answered the call. The ministry takes in bicycles in any condition and refurbishes them to a "like new" condition. The bikes get a new lease on life as the teens fix broken parts, repaint them, and finally test drive them to make sure they are good as new; it also helps keep them out of the local landfills. We have "Bike Work Days" twice a month at our warehouse located in Port Orange.

Then, the bicycles are given away, for free, to those in need in the community where we partner with several organizations such as the Daytona Outreach Center, Haven Recovery Center, The Star Center, Closer Walk Ministries, The United Way Foundation and The Alliance Church of Ormond Beach, as well as provide to individuals. We also work with New Smyrna, South Daytona, Daytona Beach, Holly Hill and Ormond Beach Police Departments to assist people who have had a bicycle stolen and need a replacement.

To date we have taken in 567 bicycles and we have redistributed 528 of them this year. If you have a bicycle to donate you may contact Tom Menzel at (386) 801-5426 or the Tomoka Christian Church office at (386) 677-6455.