Teams Revealed For Third Season of "American Bible Challenge"

In about a month from today, The American Bible Challenge will be kicking off its third season off on GSN. On Wednesday via press release, GSN announced the roster of the 18 three-person teams who will be competing in the upcoming season, which begins Thursday, May 22 at 8:00pm ET. Jeff Foxworthy will once again take the helm with Kirk Franklin serving as co-host/music director and give one team the opportunity to win over $140,000 toward their favorite charity. Like every year, these teams come from all walks of life and range in various professions from motorcycle riding priests to former beauty queens. In addition to new teams, this season will also bring new mini-Biblical trivia games including delineating between words from the Bible and words from Star Trek’s Klingon language in “Christ or Klingon” and decoding mistakenly “autocorrected” Bible passages in “Curse You Autocorrect”. Check out the list of the 18 contenders entering into the Biblical arena this season below:

Team Barefoot Ambassadors

Hometown:  Charlotte, NC

Charity:  Samaritan’s Feet, which gives shoes to needy kid

Team Members: Natychia Young, Catrina Reese and Belinda Jackson

Team Bible Belts

Hometown:  Otway, OH

Charity:  Kicks For Jesus, which offers free martial arts instruction

Team Members:  Jonathan King, Matt Phipps and Brad Harris

Team Chiefs To The Rescue

Hometown:  Portsmouth, VA

Charity:  Mercy Chefs, exists to serve professionally prepared, high-quality meals to the victims of local, state and national emergencies

Team Members:  Walter Taylor, Gary LeBlanc and Peggy Williford

Team Crown Jewels

Hometown:  Lumberton, NC

Charity:  The Vs Cancer Foundation works with sports teams to do fundraising drives for cancer

Team Members:  Hannah Webb, Victoria Huggins and Kelly Glendennin

Team Devoted Divas

Hometown:  Akron, OH

Charity:  Unity in the Community, which provides education, community enhancement and public services

Team Members:  Patrice Smith, Gloria Williams and Randi Bibbs

Team Fashion of The Christ

Hometown: New York, NY

Charity: Uniting Against Lung Cancer raises money to research and help prevent lung cancer

Team Members:  Glen Proctor, Bruce Proctor and Robby Cecil

Team Gospel For Teens

Hometown:  New York, NY

Charity: The Mama Foundation of the Arts aims to present, promote and preserve the history and fundamentals of gospel music, jazz and blues

Team Members:  Tru Osborne, Trystan Fields-Newton and Percy Henry

Team Heartland Guards

Hometown:  Buda, IL

Charity:  Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions in the United States and its territories.

Team Members:  Dane Barnett, Ryan Beach and Quinn Brandt

Team Kori’s Crusaders 

Hometown:  Bunker Hill, IN

Charity:  The Irok Foundation assists families with day-to-day expenses that are not covered under insurance.

Team Members:  Andre Mitchell, Heather Morgan and Andrew Draper

Team Lift Your Voice

Hometown:  Hilliard, OH

Charity:  The National MPS Society

Team Members:  David Faile, Rachel Wojnarowski and Matt Wojnarowski

Team Three Wise Women

Hometown:  Providence, UT

Charity:  One Heart for Bulgaria, which provides a quality life for Bulgarian orphans

Team Members:  Jill Mason, Deborah Gardner and Heidi Barker

Team Pearly Skates

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Charity: Donate Life (North Carolina) helps families cover the costs of donation surgeries

Team Members: Bethany Pergerson, Millie Bomar, and Ciara Healy

Team Prayer Patrol

Hometown:  Joplin, MO

Charity:  Rebuild Joplin, a non-profit that builds homes for those who suffered from the Joplin tornado

Team Members:  Brian Lewis, Matthew Stewart and Shane Dotson

Team Queens of Arts

Hometown:  Queens, NY

Charity:  The Arts & Education Continuum provides music art programs for kids

Team Members:  Christine George, Cladusia Smartt, and Theresa Stembridge

Team Rhymz With Grace

Hometown:  Mobile, AL

Charity:  Home of Grace helps victims of abuse

Team Members:  Seth Brasher, Harrison Hughes and Kory Van Matre

Team Faithful Fathers

Hometown:  St. Paul, MN

Charity:  NET Ministries hosts getaways for young people where they are able to learn life skills and build their character in an optimistic setting

Team Members: Marc Paveglio, Mark Pavlak and Chad Van Hoose

Team We’re In Tents

Hometown:  Grand Rapids, MI

Charity:  Camp Michawana awards kids who would not otherwise get to go to camp

Team Members: Jessica Taber, Rochelle Visser and Brittni Hill AKA “Red Thunder”, “Spitfire”, and “Heartbreaker”

Team Words With Friends

Hometown:  Charlotte, NC

Charity:  The VCC Church in the City Women’s Shelter offers money to underprivileged children

Team Members:  Lisa Moorehead, Shawn Cunningham and Cheryl Riley

You can go to GSNTV.com to look up more detailed information about the contestants. Who will join teams Judson’s Legacy and Wagner Warriors in the ring of $100,000 tournament champions on the third edition of The American Challenge? We’ll find out soon enough.

Source: GSN Blog