HonorBound Motorcycle Ministries Operations Manual

Application For Membership
Note: Springfield will no longer accept handwritten or printed applications.
Your application will be sent to your pastor for his approval and to the national/regional chaplain for their approval before you will be considered for membership.

First talk to your chapter president, your pastor, and read the Operations Manual to make sure you qualify for membership.
If you are wanting to start a new chapter skip these application instructions and read the instructions below on starting a new chapter.

Follow these instructions when applying
HonorBound MM Online Application procedure:

1. Applicant fills out application using this link:  HBMM APPLICATION
   This new Formstack application automatically comes to our office when entered.
2. Applicant will automatically receive information to pay the application and patch fees at: PAY FEES
   Applicant will be instructed to forward the confirmation of payment receipt they receive from AG Giving to Heidi Ozias at hozias@ag.org. This is necessary because there are times that payment is made by someone other than the applicant.
3. Chaplaincy staff will email a pastoral reference to the email address provided by the applicant on the application. The pastoral reference must be completed befor the application will be forwarded for approval.
4. Chaplaincy staff will send national/regional representatives the application and completed pastoral reference for approval.
   (If the letter/patches should be sent to someone other than the applicant, please include that information in your approval email, otherwise they will be sent to applicant.)

REMEMBER:

Those who do not meet the standard yet on being drug, alcohol, and tobacco free for a full year may still apply and receive the Riding Fellowship (RF) until they qualify for full membership with the approval of the pastor and the chapter president.

Pastors may also require members to start at the Riding Fellowship (RF) Level as noted in the membership requirements

Applications without a completed Pastoral Approval will not be considered for membership.

IF YOU ARE A SENIOR PASTOR AND YOU ARE APPLYING FOR YOUR OWN MEMBERSHIP IN HONORBOUND MM: Please attach a letter on church letterhead to the application stating that you are the senior pastor of the local church. If you are not the senior pastor, have the senior pastor fill out the Pastor’s Letter of Approval and send it in.

PLEASE READ: If you are applying to start a new chapter:

If you think you would like to start a HBMM chapter, you should read through the Getting Started page, the Operations Manual, and then contact one of the National Leadership Team. They are the ones that can guide you in the process and help insure that you are prepared to take this next step and can give you any updated information on HBMM. You can find their contact information here:
CHAPLAIN CONTACT