{"id":13,"date":"2026-01-19T19:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gospelrun.com\/new\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:32:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gospelrun.com\/new\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time, our family has a health tradition that we do together every year, across three generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Erline \u2013 5K Participant)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSince Gospel Run, I\u2019ve lost 28 pounds.  My goal is to lose 80.  My husband and I have gone off all blood pressure meds.  My goal next year is to run the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Keisha \u2013 First-Timer)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cMy life has changed tremendously thanks to Gospel Run.  For me, it has become its own season.  It\u2019s all I think about leading up to race day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Barbara \u2013 Team Captain)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>In 2013, we launched a small 5K on the south side of Chicago, and a health movement was born. Since then, we\u2019ve supported over 100 new run\/walk teams, engaged over 75 Gospel Run Health Ambassadors, and inspired thousands of sedentary men, women, and children to get active and believe that change is possible.<\/p>\n<p>Gospel Run is a 501c3 public health organization that connects communities, congregations, and clergy through health programming and breakthrough experiences that inspire people to engage with their health in a new way.<\/p>\n<p>Our bold belief is that health is possible, in spite of where you\u2019re from, where you start, or what you\u2019ve been through. 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