A motorcycle home church network
The Filling Station is a church for riders and anyone who rides with them. Maybe you came for the bikes, the food, or the ride. We hope you stay for Jesus and the people who will ride beside you.
Who we are
The Filling Station is built to grow bigger and smaller at the same time. We gather big through bike nights, group rides and outreach events. We grow small through home churches led by trained Road Crews, where riders are known, cared for, discipled and sent.
The main body of the church. Vision, teaching, training, events, baptism and support for every crew.
Vetted, trained leaders who follow Jesus, ride safely, and care for people well. They connect, protect and help riders grow.
Small gatherings around a ride, a garage night or a meal, with Scripture and prayer every time.
Why we exist
A lot of riders are surrounded by people and still alone. Some have been hurt by churches. Some are skeptical. Some have never had a group of Christians they could trust. The motorcycle starts the conversation. Following Jesus gives it direction.
We are not trying to build an event people attend. We are building a road people can travel.
Fuel the mission
Most of the people we want to reach will never walk into a church building on their own. Your support puts coffee in a stranger's hand at a bike night, training materials in a new leader's saddlebag, and help in the hands of a rider who just lost his job.
Your next step
Find a home church near you. You don't have to have everything figured out to belong.
Find a crewAlready riding with people? Make it intentional. We'll train you and walk with you.
Apply to leadFind a Road Crew
Road Crews meet in homes, garages, diners and ride destinations across the country. Every crew includes brotherhood, an activity, prayer and Scripture. Pick a state, choose the kind of crew you'd like, and reach out. Come as you are.
Not sure which crew is right for you? Start with the crew types.
What to expect
Crew types
Every crew gathers for brotherhood, an activity, prayer and Scripture. What changes is what you do together. Pick the one that sounds like you, or try a couple. Each card takes you straight to crews of that type.
A group ride with a stop for prayer, a short passage and real conversation.
Bike maintenance, builds and projects, with a spiritual discussion worked in.
A more traditional Bible study for riders who want more Scripture and discipleship.
Serving the community, praying for people, supporting events and reaching riders.
Support for riders walking through addiction, grief, anger, shame or church hurt.
Led carefully with pastoral oversight. Not a replacement for counseling or recovery programs.
Spouses, kids, cookouts, shorter rides and discipleship together as families.
Lead a Road Crew
Road Crew leaders host home churches built around what riders already do: rides, garage nights, meals and service. You help people connect in community, protect one another through care, and grow in Jesus.
Fill out this form to get the Road Crew Leader Field Guide so you can read it before we talk.
Every leader should be
The road to launch
Application received
Your Road Crew Leader Field Guide is ready below. Read it before we talk. Someone from Filling Station leadership will reach out to within a week to set up a conversation.
Support The Filling Station
We go where riders already are: bike nights, rallies, garages and diners. Your gift pays for the welcome, the training, the follow-up and the help that turn a first encounter into a changed life.
Here's where it goes.
Fill it up
You'll confirm your amount and payment details on our secure giving page.
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Prefer to mail a check? Make it out to The Filling Station. Mailing address coming soon.
What a gift can do
Coffee, food and a welcome card for new riders at a bike night, plus a follow-up within 48 hours.
Training materials and Field Guides for a new Road Crew leader and the riders they'll lead.
Groceries, gas or a utility bill for a rider who's injured or out of work.
Example amounts. Final figures to be confirmed by leadership.
Our promise
We'll report every year on what came in, where it went, and what happened because of it: riders reached, crews launched, baptisms celebrated and needs met. The goal is not just counting people. It's knowing who needs a next step.
Questions about giving? Ask us anytime.
Giving on behalf of a church? See church partnerships.
Church partners
Many riders are unchurched, skeptical, or carry hurt from a past church experience. They're in your community, at the gas station, the diner and the bike night down the road. The Filling Station goes where they already are.
We're a bridge to the local church, not a replacement for it. When a rider says yes to Jesus, we walk with them toward baptism and a healthy church family. Partnering with us is one way your church can be part of that.
Why partner
Connect with riders and riding families your church may not reach on a regular Sunday.
New believers need a home church. We point them to local churches for baptism, teaching and community.
The riders already in your pews can serve, lead a Road Crew, or join an outreach team.
Ways to partner
Pick what fits your church's size, season and calling. We'll work out the details together.
Open your church for a Sunday 99 gathering. Like the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to go after the one, it's a Sunday built around welcoming riders who wouldn't normally come to church.
Sponsor a bike night, a ride, a baptism celebration, or help a rider who's injured or out of work.
A monthly or yearly commitment that helps us train Road Crew leaders, launch new home churches and reach more riders.
How it works
Message received
Someone from Filling Station leadership will contact within a week to set up a conversation.