Riders from across Dallas County gathered Saturday to ride for a cause that helps young men with addictive problems.

Chapter 38 of Wheels of Faith Motorcycle Ministry, located in Valley Grande, held its 4th Annual Ride For Freedom on Saturday.

The ride brought motorcyclists together for a 30 and a half mile ride from Selma to Jones to benefit Teen Challenge.

“All of our Wheels of Faith chapters’ focus is to connect their church to the community. We want to do something outside of ourselves that benefits others, and certainly Teen Challenge is a worthy cause to support,” said Chuck Morris, state president of Wheels of Faith. “They’re doing a lot to help men with addictive problems of various kinds, and anything we can do to support them is a worthy cause and we’ll gladly do it.”

Jim Henderson, president of Chapter 38, and state vice president of Wheels of Faith, said about 33 riders were in attendance, and while he had hoped for 50, some participants could not attend due to inclement weather in other areas.

Despite that, Henderson said the event will raise a lot of money for the cause.

“We’re for Teen Challenge in Jones,” Henderson said. “This is our fourth annual Ride For Freedom. 100 percent of the proceeds go to the Teen Challenge induction center in Jones. Last year we gave them $1,585. This year, good Lord willing, we could wind up with right at $3,000.”

Henderson said helping Teen Challenge is a continuing effort that started a few years back by the chapter.

“Our ministry, we’re in about seven states and they ask each chapter to do something for a community event,” Henderson said. “Our last pastor Wayne Craft, God bless him, he was on the board of directors and we had just started Chapter 38 of Wheels of Faith. I told pastor Wayne that I knew people from South Carolina and Alabama who had been in Teen Challenge, so why don’t we do a benefit ride for them and he said it sounds good to him, and that’s when we started. I won’t say we’re maintaining it in his memory, but we’re maintaining it in his honor.”

Selma Mayor George Evans was among those who participated.

Henderson said the route for next year has already been planned, starting and ending at the Teen Challenge center.