June 2 — July 13
We will begin the 2024 Church Olympics with our annual walking challenge.
The Six Week Challenge
Week 1
June 2 — 8
Week 2
June 9 — 15
Week 3
June 16 — 22
Week 4
June 23 — June 29
Week 5
June 30 — July 6
Week 6
July 7 — 13
If the pastor(s) participate your congregation automatically earns 20 points. You can also earn an additional 20 points if you have a youth team.
Each congregation will earn an additional 5 points each week for the pastor that records steps each day for that week. Approximately 2,000 steps = 1 mile.
The challenge is to see if your team can virtually walk to Columbia, South Carolina.
100 POINTS
if your team makes it to Columbia, SC
(1,325 miles or 2,650,000 steps)
75 POINTS
if your team makes it to Nashville, TN
(893 miles or 1,762,000 steps)
50 POINTS
if your team makes it to Indianapolis, IN
(605 miles or 1,182,000 steps)
25 POINTS
if your team makes it to Chicago, IL
(409 miles or 818,000 steps)
If your congregations makes it to Columbia, SC if your pastor walks, if you have a youth team, and if your pastor records their steps for 6 weeks, you will go into the Church Olympics 170 POINTS — that's before you serve a volleyball, shoot a hoop or run 200 meters.
The activity for each week must be submitted to Stairstep Foundation by July 14, 2024.
Questions please contact Anna Babington-Johnson at anna@stairstep.org