NASHUA — A pastor and bicyclist is driving 1,500 miles from Nashua, Iowa, again to his house in Nashua, New Hampshire.
The Rev. Andy Armstrong started his journey on the Little Brown Church on Friday to deliver consideration to wanted renovations at The First Church, the place he is pastor.
The First Church wants practically $150,000 to restore its church bells. The church was inbuilt 1893 and homes 15 bells first exhibited on the Chicago World’s Honest.
The Rev. Andy Armstrong takes off on his bicycle from the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, for his 1,500-mile journey again to Nashua, New Hampshire.
However an engineer’s evaluation of the bells says age and the impacts of climate are taking a toll on the bells’ structural parts.
To lift consciousness, Armstrong headed to Iowa’s Nashua and was greeted by Mayor Alex Anthofer and the Little Brown Church’s pastor, the Rev. Drew McHolm.
Earlier than being given a tour of the church, Armstrong gave Anthofer a key to his metropolis in New Hampshire.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong speaks with Nashua, Iowa, Mayor Alex Anthofer previous to taking off on his bicycle from the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, for his 1,500-mile journey again to Nashua, New Hampshire.
“I’ve a superb feeling that (Armstrong) and I are gonna discuss backwards and forwards, and I hope he does come again,” Anthofer stated. “I feel it could be thrilling to go on the market and truly see Nashua in individual.”
Nashua was initially referred to as Bridgeport, then Woodbridge. The city settled on the identify Nashua, in honor of two brothers who got here from Nashua, New Hampshire. One owned a grocery retailer and the opposite constructed a steam noticed mill.
Armstrong’s journey known as Tower to Tower, the place he’ll journey throughout eight states. His stops in Iowa embrace Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Muscatine earlier than he crosses the Mississippi into Illinois.
Armstrong says he’s not going to be a salesman, however will inform individuals concerning the objective of his journey if requested.
“Most individuals I meet, it’s going to be about hospitality,” Armstrong stated. “However, these God moments are going to occur too. I’m going to be glad about hospitality before everything. And when that stuff comes up, the spirit leads.”
Photographs: Nashua, New Hampshire Rev. Andy Armstrong kicks off bike trek house in Nashua, Iowa
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong takes off on his bicycle from the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, for his 1,500-mile journey again to Nashua, New Hampshire, the place he leads the congregation at The First Church. Armstrong visited the Little Brown Church on Friday as a part of his marketing campaign to boost consciousness of the wanted renovations to his church again house.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong shares a prayer with the Little Brown Church’s pastor, Drew McHolm, earlier than taking off on his bicycle for a 1,500-mile journey again to Nashua, New Hampshire, the place he leads the congregation at The First Church.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong and his spouse, Janice, ring the bell on the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong and his spouse, Janice, embrace in entrance of the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, as Andy prepares to take off on his 1,500-mile journey house to Nashua, New Hampshire.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong takes off on his bicycle from the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, for his 1,500-mile journey again to Nashua, New Hampshire.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong speaks with Nashua, Iowa, Mayor Alex Anthofer previous to taking off on his bicycle from the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, for his 1,500-mile journey again to Nashua, New Hampshire.
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The Rev. Andy Armstrong presents Nashua, Iowa, Mayor Alex Anthofer the important thing to town of Armstrong’s hometown Nashua, New Hampshire, earlier than taking off on his 1,500-mile bike journey again house on Friday.