This assembly report was prepared by Charles M. Austin, Elizabeth Hunter, Daniel J. Lehmann and Julie B. Sevig. Photography by Julie Fletcher.
Matt Riegel, chaplain of the Lutheran Campus Ministry at West Virginia University, Morgantown, made the 1,676-mile trip to the Churchwide Assembly on a vintage motorcycle purchased for $1,200 at a garage sale.
He wanted to raise funds for and draw attention to Lutheran Campus Ministry, which has undergone cuts.
Riegel, an ELCA pastor, interviewed WVU alumni along his route, asking about the long-term influence of campus ministry on their lives.
More than 50 people pledged between one cent to $1 per mile with a 1,000-mile cap. Riegel said he raised $8,000.
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