Come for the run
Run Club
Every pace, every week. Walkers, first-timers and people chasing a PR all start from the same line together.
Run With Christ † Birmingham, Alabama
Not just
a run club
Come for the run
Stay for the community
Live on mission
The Why † Birmingham
In a city that runs alone, Run With Christ calls Birmingham to run together. One purpose. To make Heaven full.
From Isolated Integrated
RWC moves people from isolation to integration, inspiring growth through faith and fitness. In Birmingham that looks like a weekly run, a table afterward, and a real church to belong to on Sunday.
What RWC is →
Stay for the community
Community
Name tags, introductions, and a crowd that stays long after the run is over. Nobody leaves a stranger.
Live on mission
Mission
We plug people into discipleship through the local church and our ministry partners. The run is the front door.
This week † Birmingham, AL
Saturday mornings
on Lakeshore
- Day
- Saturdays
- Start time
- 8:00 AM CST
- Start line
- 2200 Lakeshore Dr
RWC Global † One of many
This isn’t one city.
This is a movement.
Run With Christ is showing up in cities, campuses and communities around the world: Orange County, Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Knoxville, Cape Town, Sydney, London, Florence, Helsinki, Guadalajara and more. Birmingham is one line on that map, and this is the page for it.
Merch † RWC BHAM
Wear the invitation
Every piece says the same thing on the back, so somebody asks you about it on Monday.
Fund the mission † Give
This isn’t just giving. It’s fueling a movement.
Giving covers what makes a Saturday happen in Birmingham: water, snacks, name tags, tents, and cold tubs coming soon. When you give, you’re not supporting an idea. You’re advancing a mission.
About † Run With Christ
A movement to make Heaven full
RWC moves people from isolation to integration, inspiring growth through faith and fitness.
Mission
Isolated to integrated
Birmingham is a city full of people who moved here for a job, a school or a fresh start, and who have not found a room where anybody knows their name. RWC exists to close that gap.
We do it with the two simplest things we have: a run, and a table afterward. The run gets people out of the apartment. The table is where they stop being a stranger.
The Model † Two parts
How it actually works
Part One
Community
Weekly run clubs. One consistent time, one consistent place, open to anyone who shows up: believer, skeptic, first-timer or marathoner.
Part Two
Integration
Connecting people with the local church. We are not a replacement for church. We are the on-ramp to one, and we will personally walk you to a good one.
Plan for discipleship
RWC plugs its community members into discipleship through the vehicle of the local church and ministry partners.
That is the whole plan, and we keep it that narrow on purpose. If you run with us and never get planted somewhere, we have not finished the job.
Vision
At RWC, we see a world that moves together: body, mind and Spirit.
Taking cities from isolation to integration, we build a community through running, worship, and prayer. We are not just a run club, but a movement to make heaven full.
Culture statement † Six things we hold
What we are about
01
Make Heaven Full
02
Isolated to Integrated
03
Known, Seen, Loved
04
Confession & Vulnerability
05
Unite for Christ
06
Divine is in the Details
RWC Global
One chapter of a bigger map
What started as one run has become a global Jesus movement, with run clubs across the United States, Mexico, Europe, Australia and South Africa, all under the same banner and the same purpose.
Birmingham runs its own Saturdays, keeps its own GroupMe and prints its own shirts, and answers to the same line as everybody else: not just a run club.
The Run † Every Saturday
“Run Club”
You do not need to be fast, you do not need to be a Christian, and you do not need to know anybody. Just come.
- Day
- Saturdays
- Start time
- 8:00 AM CSTSame time every Saturday. Route and weather calls go out in the GroupMe
- Start line
- Lakeshore Drive2200 Lakeshore Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Distance
- Your callRun it, jog it, or walk the whole thing
- Cost
- FreeAlways. Water and snacks on us
- Bring
- ShoesThat is genuinely the list
How a Saturday goes † In order
Four things happen
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Show up & get a name tag
Find the red RWC BHAM tent. Somebody will get your name on a tag and introduce you before you have to introduce yourself.
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Welcome, word & prayer
We circle up. Somebody shares something short from Scripture, we pray over the city and the run, and then we go.
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Run, jog or walk
Groups sort themselves by pace on the way out. You will not get dropped and you will not get left at the back alone.
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Stay for the part that matters
Water, snacks and a crowd standing around talking. This is the reason it is not just a run club, so do not sprint to your car.
Straight answers † Before you come
Questions we get every week
I’m slow. Really slow.
Good. There are walkers at every single run, and they finish to the same crowd and the same snacks as everybody else.
I’m not a Christian.
You are still welcome, and nobody is going to corner you. We pray out loud and we talk about Jesus honestly. Come see what that looks like.
I don’t know anyone.
That is the single most common thing anybody says at their first run. Name tags exist for exactly this reason.
Can I bring my dog?
Yes, there is usually at least one at the start line. Keep them on a leash and near the back to start.
Do I need to sign up?
No. Show up at the start line. Joining the GroupMe just means you get the time, route and any weather calls.
What about rain?
We usually run anyway. If lightning cancels it, the call goes out in the GroupMe and on Instagram stories first.
After the run † Next steps
The run is the front door, not the house
If you want more than a Saturday, we have two things ready for you: a directory of Birmingham churches our leaders actually attend, and a form where you can send a prayer request or a praise report straight to the team.
Gallery † Birmingham, AL
Saturdays
on record
Every photo here is a Birmingham run. Tap any one to see it full size.
Merch † RWC BHAM
Say it on
the back
Twelve Birmingham designs, black or white, front and back. Printed to order, so nothing sits in a box.
Ordering opens soon
These are the approved RWC Birmingham designs. Checkout runs through our print-on-demand partner and is being switched on now. Pick your design and size, and we will point you at the fastest way to get one in the meantime.
The collection † 12 designs
Got a design idea?
Divine is in the details
Birmingham designs get approved through RWC. Send us what you are picturing and it might end up on this page.
Connect † Every link, one place
Get in
the group
The GroupMe is where the weekly details live. Start there.
Start here
01
GroupMe
Join the group for RWC Birmingham: weekly time, route and weather calls
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02
Instagram
@runwchristbhm: recaps, hype reels and the weekly teaser
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03
Lakeshore Drive start
2200 Lakeshore Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
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04
RWC Bham church directory
Birmingham churches our leaders actually attend
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05
Run With Christ: Prayer & Praise
Send a prayer request or a praise report to the team
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06
Email the team
runwithchristbham@gmail.com
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Support
Give to RWC
Giving runs through Run With Christ and comes back to the runs as water, snacks, name tags, tents and cold tubs.
Give →Elsewhere
Everything in one link
The Birmingham Linktree carries the same links, handy if you found us on a story.
Linktree →RWC Global † The wider movement