June 22, 2025
WINCHESTER, Ky. (KT) – A former member of Hell’s Angels whose life made a drastic turnaround after he accepted a relationship with Jesus rode five hours each way from west Kentucky on Saturday to present a donation to the Solid Rock Children’s Ranch.
Chris Davis represented Baptist Bikers of West Kentucky and was part of the Baptist Bikers of Kentucky “Ride to the Ranch” to support the Sunrise Children’s Home project in Winchester.
Thirty motorcycle riders and 75 people overall participated in the ride that raised $9,285 to help construct two homes that keep foster siblings together.
It was a picture-perfect day for the ride, said Randy McPheron, the associational mission strategist for the Rockcastle association, senior pastor at Bethel Baptist, and head of Baptist Bikers. He and the Baptist Bikers of Kentucky have been at the forefront of the Solid Rock Children’s Ranch from the beginning, catching the vision along with Judy Singleton, the former school teacher who donated the 130 acres of land.
“It was a lot of fun,” he said. “We’ve got motorcycles, classic cars, and trucks. These guys crack me up. We had little old ladies on church vans and big ‘ol guys riding motorcycles. Everybody had a great time.”
McPheron said he was surprised the turnout wasn’t bigger, but the results and the day were memorable for everyone who participated.
The ride started at the Rockcastle Association building in Mount Vernon and proceeded for 120 miles. With the help of the Blue Knights, who help with traffic control, the group moved along smoothly through various small towns.
The Blue Knights are police offers who make up a motorcycle club. “It was absolutely phenomenal,” McPheron said. “The Blue Knights got us through every intersection.”
Daniel Deaton, a member of Bethel Baptist, is president of the Blue Knights.
McPheron made a connection with Davis, the former Hell’s Angel member, when preaching in a revival in west Kentucky. He was interested after hearing of the Baptist Bikers and showed up.
“He came to me after the service and started telling us his story,” McPheron said. “He went through a hard time with drugs, and now he’s a youth minister at First Baptist Clinton. He rode five hours, participated in the ride, left Winchester after it was over, and rode home so he could teach the youth and be in church the next day. That’s five hours each way. This brother is a blessing.”
McPheron said other bikers shared testimonies, including a former gang member out of Chicago who ended up becoming a police officer for 30 years. He grew up Catholic but later joined the Baptist church and became a Baptist Biker.
The testimonies were rich, McPheron said, and the fellowship was strong at every stop. They were greeted by friends everywhere along the way, including Ephesus Baptist Church for lunch, before making it to the Solid Rock Children’s Ranch property in Winchester, where two homes are nearing completion. They were met there by Dale Suttles, president of Sunrise.
Judy Singleton, who had no children, made a motherly gesture with the land donation to Sunrise, he said. McPheron said he talked about her in his sermon Sunday morning on Mother’s Day.
“You don’t have to have children to be a mother,” he said. “Motherhood is a gift from God. She is mothering these boys and girls by providing a place for them to come and have a family.”
The two homes will keep foster siblings together instead of them being separated by the government system. McPheron said they are about two months from completion.
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This story appeared in Kentucky Today.
