For the past six years, the Henryetta First United Methodist Church has been hosting members of the Bike and Build organization.umc group
That effort resulted in a special, "It Worked For Us" award presented at the annual statewide lay convention in Oklahoma City.
"It is a recognition of good work that churches do that is an example from to other churches to follow," said pastor Kyle Kiner. "They select one application from each of our eight districts that have a member-led ministry."
This was the fourth time in 20 years the Henryetta church has received the award.
umc awardThe church will be hosting Bike and Build members again June 17. That organization travels  across the United States with stops along the way to build homes for people. Over a ten-year period, more than $4.5 million has been raised to construct the homes.