Motto 1960s Region Worldwide Abbreviation GSCMC | Key people John Smith Website www.gscmc.com | |
Type Christian motorcycle club | ||
God's Squad, God's Squad Christian Motorcycle Club or GSCMC is a Christian motorcycle club established in the late 1960s in Sydney, Australia. The club expanded to a broader base under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John 'Bullfrog' Smith in Melbourne after 1972 and continues to be active in its outreach efforts.
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History
The club is thought to be one of the oldest Christian backpatch clubs in the world, if not the oldest. The Club primarily exists to minister among the "outlaw biker fraternity" and associated groups, where it is an accepted and relevant expression of the Christian Church. Since its birth, out of the counter culture Jesus Movement days of the late 60's it has continued, over four decades, to devote its efforts amongst those on the fringes of society. God's Squad looks to be the partial focus of a documentary film project called 'Smithy - Something In Every Hue' about founder Kevin John Smith.
Chapters
As of 2015 it has chapters in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands, Lithuania, Michigan USA, and developing chapters in Sweden, Poland and Estonia It continues to be associated with the ministry of Concern Australia. The first two decades of the club's history are well documented in John Smith's autobiography, On The Side Of The Angels, first published by Lion in the mid 80's and revised, updated and republished in 2006, and again in 2015.