MOTORBIKE-mad minister Cindy Shaw is not exactly a Hells Angel but she’ll be in biker heaven on Sunday (March 1).
That’s because the petrolhead pastor, 40, of Macclesfield’s Elim Christian Life Centre, will see her work and hobby harmonise as she delivers a sermon to more than a dozen motorcyclists – in full leather gear.
The Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) are gearing up to growl into Parsonage Street to join the regular parishioners in the pews for a special service.
And the leather-clad cleric, a CMA member, will join them on her Yamaha Dragster 125cc, equipped with a copy of "The Biker Bible", to host the event.
Cindy says her "calling" to join the motor-flock came just last year.
"I’ve always been interested in bikes, since my teens," said Cindy, who lives with husband Dean, 39, and their three-year-old daughter Erin.
"But I only got my own eight months ago. I thought it would be a good way to save money, and I can get bikers involved in the church.
"It’s really good to get out on the open road in the fresh air and feel the wind in your hair."
She said the gathering will be a golden opportunity for CMA bikers to share their experiences, good and bad, of the controversial Cat and Fiddle Road.
CMA members work in various ministries across the UK, taking the Gospel to a range of people, for example in prison and youth centres, while also aiming to attract more bikers to their cause.
Cindy, who lives in Leek and rides to Macclesfield each day, added: "Our usual congregation will be there on Sunday, along with around a dozen CMA members.
"But it’s also a chance for any other bikers in the area to come down. You do hear a lot about bikers dying on the roads, like up on Buxton Road (The Cat and Fiddle) and this is a chance for everyone to chat about their experiences.
"Everyone will be made very welcome, and it’s a great church with great live music."
