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Bike Rehab

Join us in celebrating 25 years of serving the St. Louis area at the Bike Rehab Open House! Discover more about Bike Rehab, enjoy refreshments, and connect with fellow community members.

Event details: Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Location:

Bike House (across the west parking lot of Manchester United Methodist Church), 129 S. Mills Road, Manchester, MO

RSVP by September 1, 2024

Mission

The Bike Rehab ministry is a volunteer group whose mission is to collect, refurbish and distribute safe, used bicycles through charity and non-profit partners, to children and adults in need of transportation and/or recreation.

 

Among the participants, working and serving together fosters a sense of fellowship and community.

You never know how a ministry will be born. This ministry was not envisioned and developed by a group of bike riders and enthusiasts, but by a group who prepared breakfast each month for individuals joining our church.  It started with “Let’s put our small change in a coffee can each month and at the end of the year buy a bike for charity”.  Two months later it was “Do you suppose we could collect some used bikes, fix them up, and give them to LifeWise STL” – (a partner organization in St. Louis inner city).  Within three months, 60 bikes had been donated to the agency. Since our start in the year 2000, over 11,000 bikes have been given to children and adults who are served through our partner charity agencies.

About Bike Rehab

The Bike House is located at 201 Creve Coeur Ave., Manchester, MO, and open for volunteers:

  • Tuesdays and Thursday 8 a.m. to Noon
  • Saturdays Noon to 3 p.m.
  • 2nd Saturday of the month 8 a.m. to Noon.

Rehabbing tasks include

  • Changing tubes and tires
  • Replace grips, brake pads, cables, cable housing, reflectors, seats, pedals, and kickstand.

Each bike is cleaned and polished and prepared for extended service to a joyful recipient. No experience needed! Tools and supplies are provided!

 

Each usable bike is tagged with an itemized check list to identify the make, model, type, tire size, and any parts of the bike that may need to be repaired or adjusted. The bike is cleaned and placed in the finished bike inventory ready for distribution to our partner charity agencies.

All of the Bike Rehab workers are volunteers who enjoy bringing miles of smiles to people in need through bikes.

Bike Rehab ministry is self-funded allowing the ministry to purchase helmets, bike parts and cleaning supplies.

Ways to Volunteer 
  • Clean bikes
  • Mechanic
  • Charity Liaison
  • Inventory
  • Test Ride
  • Gardening
  • Transport bikes
  • Workshop Housekeeping
Volunteers must: 
  1. be at least 18 years old.
  2. sign in on the provided clipboard upon entering the Bike Rehab building.
For More Information Email [email protected].

How Bike rehab works

Donated bikes are evaluated to determine if the bike can be rehabbed to an excellent condition within reasonable limits of financial investment and volunteer time involvement.  Bikes that do not qualify to be rehabbed are used for parts, bike art or recycled.

Each usable bike is tagged with an itemized check list to identify the make, model, type, tire size, and any parts of the bike that may need to be repaired or adjusted. The bike is cleaned and placed in the finished bike inventory ready for distribution to our partner charity agencies.

All of the Bike Rehab workers are volunteers who enjoy bringing miles of smiles to people in need through bikes.

Bike Rehab ministry is self-funded allowing the ministry to purchase helmets, bike parts and cleaning supplies.

Bike Rehab Charity Partners

Bailey Youth Enrichment Riders
Salvation Army, Alton
TWA SLU

Shop with a Cop, Ballwin & Manchester Police Resource Officers

Veterans Homeless Outreach

DONATION & FINANCIAL SUPPORT

To donate bikes, drop them off at the Bike House, 201 Creve Coeur Ave., Manchester, MO, outside the building. If you are unable to drop off your bikes, please email Dean Wilson.

The Bike Rehab ministry offers bikes in “like new” condition for a suggested donation to help fund the expenses of this ministry. The listing of these bikes are on the Bike Rehab ministry’s Facebook page.

The average cost to rehab a bike is $26.00, which includes a $12.00 helmet. Other expenses include tools, bike stands, replacement parts, and cleaning supplies.

Beginning in July 2017, some creative volunteers began to use parts from retired bicycles to make lamps, bicycle hangers, bike racks, and colorful yard sculptures.  Anyone can take a piece of this fun art home for a suggested donation to Bike Rehab.

There is always room for more creativity, so join us to create bike art by emailing Kellie Duenke.

 

Other Information

The Bike Rehab Minstry is in its fourth year of a partnership with The Muny. The Ministry provides and maintains bikes to Muny cast members from out of town to commute to the theater. Next time you find yourself at a Muny show, check your Playbill for a Bike Rehab ad! 

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historical bike rehab news

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Bike Rehab Honored

On Feb. 21, the Bike Rehab ministry was honored at the City of Manchester board meeting and received a Mayoral Proclamation for the work done by dedicated volunteers for the last 23 years, resulting in the donation of the 10,000th bike.

Over 35 Bikes Donated

Bike Rehab donated over 35 bikes to Bread Shed, a charity that serves clients located in Popular Bluffs, MO.

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Bike Rehab Celebrates the Donation of It's 10,000th Bike

Bike Rehab celebrates giving away 10,000 bikes over its 23 year history. The bike representing 10,000 was displayed at the Ministry Kiosk in the Manchester UMC Lobby on Sunday, Jan. 29.

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Bike Rehab Featured on Fox 2

On March 7, 2022, the Manchester UMC Bike Rehab ministry was featured on Fox 2 with Tim Ezell. This is a group that receives bikes as donations, then cleans and repairs them. This ministry works with a number of local nonprofit organizations who receive our bikes and distribute them to those in need. Children and youth can experience the joy of riding, while adults have the option of using the bikes as transportation to and from their jobs.

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Landscaping to Bike House made possible by Bike Rehab’s volunteer, Tina Donahue

A garden in memory of Tina Donahue was recently planted at the Bike House. In 2017, Tina moved to St. Louis and immediately embraced the mission of Bike Rehab and the Bike Rehab’s members lovingly embraced Tina. The Bike House Garden was donated by Mary Corwin in memory of her sister, Christina (Tina) Donahue. We feel honored to have had Tina as part of the Bike Rehab team.

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