The Fuller Center Adventure bicyclists are a group of 11 riders and five support cyclists. Bikers began the adventure in Oregon and plan to end in Maine during a 10-week ride. The cyclists will end up riding almost 4,000 miles at an average of 72 miles a day.

Each stop is planned and the bikers are hosted by a local church. Immanuel Baptist of Minot had that opportunity on Tuesday. Ron VanHoose, a cyclist, and his wife Pam, a support cyclist, from Nashville, Tennessee, said the churches have full meals for dinner and breakfast and often send snacks for coolers packed for the day ahead.

The crew spends several days volunteering on the trip, either repairing things or taking part in new builds. Carri Daiker, a cyclist from Hedgesville, West Virgina, said they spent a day doing yard work and door repairs for a single mother and her kids. Daiiker and Ron and Pam VanHoose are first timers to the adventure, but intend to return next year.

The Fuller Center for Housing is a faith-based organization that was created with the biblical goodness of non-profit, no interest housing projects. Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity, “created the Fuller Center as a Christ-centered mission of eliminating poverty housing around the world.”

Submitted Photo Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure Cyclists ride into Minot on Tuesday. Photo by Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure.

Volunteers do everything from fundraising as a participant in the bicycle adventures to building wheelchair ramps to building new houses. The bicycle adventures are not limited to cross country, there are several smaller adventures across states. To find out more visit FullerCenter.org