June 7 — July 13
We will begin the 2026 CHURCH OLYMPICS with our annual walking challenge.
The Six Week Challenge
Week 1
June 7
Week 2
June 14
Week 3
June 21
Week 4
June 28
Week 5
July 5
Week 6
July 12
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 Nashville, Tennessee.
100 POINTS
if your team makes it to Nashville, TN
(900 miles or 1,800,000 steps)
75 POINTS
if your team makes it to Indianapolis, IN
(591 miles or 1,182,000 steps)
50 POINTS
if your team makes it to Chicago, IL
(409 miles or 818,000 steps)
25 POINTS
if your team makes it to Milwaukee, WI
(332 miles or 674,000 steps)
If your congregations makes it to Nashville, TN, 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 with 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 13, 2026
Questions? Contact Anna Babington-Johnson HERE