Positive Perception Christian Car and Truck Club

As I mentioned in my intro (Oct. 2009 first post and under header), my wife and I started a car club in Feb. 2008. We are a non-denominational Christian club with the mission to show people and have club members that can be part of the custom car culture without being one of the stereotypical people who do nothing more than cause trouble in public. I myself used to run around with those types of people in past clubs, or people who partied all the time, getting into drugs and alcohol, and did little or nothing to give tuners, hot rodders, minitruckers, etc. a good name. With this club we hoped to change all of that, if not in the scene, at least with our members, as well as be followers of Christ, giving thanks to Him everyday for the chance to own and build our cars in His glory.

By being a Christian car club, some people may think we have limited ourselves in our membership opportunities. But it's our "job" as Christians to help others who might not be believers understand and become closer to God, and I believe we can do this especially with the younger crowd through our car club, sharing a common interest in custom cars and trucks. We don't expect to be the biggest or the best in the world, we just want to do our part and bring people closer to God.

Since Feb. 2008 we've been trying to bring people in to the club, but we feel we have a hurdle since we don't have anything on the road that we would want to put the club name on that people would honestly associate with a car club. Our new Chrysler van is all we have at the moment and we haven't put the club name on yet since we can't do anything to it without voiding the warranty. We have my project truck in the barn, but it hasn't moved since we moved in 2007. I've posted many times on different forums, our churches website and even on Craigslist to try to get some interest going. We're somewhat new to our church and haven't gotten involved in any groups yet, or gotten acquainted with anyone into cars, but I think that would really help.

All people and all types of vehicles are welcome to join the club. Vehicle types include, but not limited to: Sport Compacts, Full-size and Mini Trucks, Lowriders, 4x4's, Race Cars, Classics, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and anything in between! We are always looking for new members!

We are looking for people who are able to participate in many club events and activities. Meetings for members will be held at various places, but will be primarily in the south Dayton/Centerville area.

If you live in Dayton, Oh and surrounding areas and you are interested in becoming part of the club, please join our forum and post any questions you might have, or start new discussions. Visit the club site at http://www.positiveperception.co.cc.