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A neighborhood of friends is restoring bikes for free… They're led by Anglican Priest Robbie Pruitt, who found his love for biking in Haiti.

by: Rebecca Burnett, Posted: Nov 16, 2020 / 06:18 PM EST/Updated: Nov 16, 2020 / 11:15 PM EST

WDVM: Local News

“Pruitt fixed up the kids’ bikes and even went dumpster diving for a few to restore. But he didn’t stop there: in about a month, Pruitt has restored over 70 bikes for free. “One of my favorite verses of the Bible is Revelation 21:5. It says, ‘Behold, I make all things new,’ and so I feel like I’m part of making something old, new again, or something abandoned, usable again.” 

The Washington Post

“He set a goal of fixing 100 bikes before the end of 2020. He surpassed that, repairing more than 140 bicycles — donating about 60 percent of them and returning the rest to their owners. He gives bikes to anyone who asks, but tries to support children and families who are struggling. Most requests come in on Facebook.”

Robbie Pruitt, who is the assistant rector at the Church of the Holy Spirit , has established a connection with local kids after his bike was stolen in October. (Robbie Pruitt)

The Ashburn Patch

“Since posting his offer to fix bikes in the private Loudoun County Facebook group, Pruitt has received more than 500 repair requests through the page for what he considers mission work that has more to do with his core beliefs than it does with his day job.”

Bike Ministry News And Articles

• Local WDVM: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/a-neighborhood-of-friends-is-restoring-bikes-for-free/amp/ 

• The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/01/11/bike-repair-giveaway-ashburn-virginia/ 

• Good News For The City: https://goodnewsforthecity.com/episode137-unlikely-compassion/ 

• Good News Network: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/robert-pruitt-fixes-and-gives-away-bikes-for-people-in-need/ 

• Faith Social: https://goodnews.faithsocial.com/virginia-pastor-turns-his-bikes-theft-into-a-new-community-outreach-project/

• HappyNews.com: https://happynews.com/when-pastors-bike-was-stolen-his-response-was-to-start-a-free-bicycle-repair-service-for-people-in-need/

• The Denison Forum: https://www.denisonforum.org/columns/daily-article/national-guard-troops-sleeping-in-the-capitol-finding-transcendent-hope-in-hard-days/ 

• The Ashburn Patch: https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/ashburn-pastor-begins-bike-repair-ministry-after-bike-stolen 

• NPR News: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/19/958253122/anger-over-stolen-bike-leads-to-bicycle-ministry 

• The Union Leader: https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/after-his-bicycle-was-stolen-in-virginia-his-response-was-to-collect-bikes-to-fix/article_4f1a04cb-4af9-5dd1-a378-4772690544c5.html

• 88.5 JFM, Guntersville, AL: https://fb.watch/3yMTf2DHKt/

• The Guam Daily Post: https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/its-the-impact-you-can-make/article_57d52a54-53d7-11eb-a7e1-a7406d25282b.html

• World News Network: https://wng.org/podcasts/outreach-with-broken-bicycles-1617913568 

• Uspire Life: https://uspire.life/2021/01/23/free-bikes-repair-service-gifted-to-struggling-families-by-local-pastor/

• Moss Building And Design: https://youtu.be/emLFqHjLO94 

• May 2021 edition of #GOODTIMES4KIDS: https://goodtimes4kids.weebly.com/3/post/2021/05/may-2021.html 

• People Magazine:

• CBS Morning Show: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/cbsn-originals/video/hx6iMCzQhXc9evQ0tfAelC9BthzsjjSx/virginia-pastor-turns-one-stolen-bike-into-hundreds-of-free-fixed-up-bikes-to-help-his-community/

• WAVA: The Don Kroah Show: https://omny.fm/shows/don-kroah-show/don-kroah-show-05-26-21-hour-1?fbclid=IwAR3FIS9nWreKn3aUMyB7C0jMBXDqQojqBWX2W37DRvbWn48pq2VNxDWtRZg

• Fox News: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/pay-it-forward-virginia-pastors-bike-ministry-helps-change-lives-one-bicycle-at-a-time

• Have A Good Day: Giving Wheels to His Neighbors:

• WGTS 91.9: Hometown Hero: https://www.wgts919.com/mornings-jerry-blanca/hometown-hero-robert-pruitt

• The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, The Messenger, “Bicycle Ministry”: https://www.anglicandoma.org/messenger-articles/bicycle-ministry

• NWN SupremeMasterTV: https://youtu.be/ZQgLnOFE86w

• Loudoun 100: https://www.loudoun100.com/2021-loudoun100-honorees/8ztnxgtxzrpeyel-r5ml5-495b2-yjx4c-d8tcl-lwd6z-r48wb

• The Virginia Mercury: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/11/24/virginia-theres-lots-of-people-to-be-thankful-for-this-year/

• DCTV: Coming Soon

• The Pandemy Show: https://www.pandemyshow.com/episodes/pastor-robbie-pruitt-81

• The Mid-Atlantic Messenger: https://mailchi.mp/anglicandoma/the-mid-atlantic-messenger-may-2022a

• The Truman Charities Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/trumancharities/videos/852731769218438

  https://www.trumancharities.com/podcast/episode/766dd1b6/ep-058-how-god-inspired-a-pastor-to-restore-bikes-for-those-in-need-or-bike-ministry

• My Charisma: https://mycharisma.com/spiritled-living/church-ministry/the-dilemma-and-the-data-in-the-american-church/