Table 1.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Participant Enrollment.

Inclusion Criteria
Selected Characteristics	Age 20-64 years of age
	Self-described African American
	BMI ≥25kg/m2
	Planning to remain within the community for 1 year
	Non-diabetic
Exclusion Criteria
Glucose Status	Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl following at least an 8-hr fast or A1C≥7.0%
Certain physical conditions	Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
	Active tuberculosis
	Cancer requiring treatment in past 5 years except for cancers that have been cured or in the opinion of the researchers has a good prognosis
	Stroke within the past 6 months
	Cirrhosis of the liver
	Currently pregnant or planning pregnancy within the study period
	Gastric weight-loss surgery
	Weight loss > 10% in past three months for any reason other than childbirth
Conditions that may confound treatment effects
Medications	Anti-diabetic medications
	Prescription weight- loss medications
	Anti-neoplastic agents
	Anti-psychotic agents that have glucocorticoid effect
	Oral corticosterioid use >6 weeks
Conditions or behaviors likely to affect the conduct of the intervention	Unwilling or unable to give informed consent
	Unable to communicate with the church team or research group due to cognitive matters
	Participation in another research study that would interfere with Fit Body and Soul