On July 5, 2020, a peaceful march against racism organized by local high school students was met by hundreds of counter protesters including death threats, armed militia groups and hecklers.

A group of local Christian community leaders recognized longstanding racial divides in their churches and community.

Racial Unity Now (RUN) formed in order to be peacemakers, working to build understanding across racial divides and to promote racial reconciliation.

RUN has organized dozens of public events, networking gatherings, and trainings, working to cultivate healing between racial communities. The goal is to equip, engage and educate toward racial unity.