Which churches or pastors have partnered with Turning Point USA/Action with Charlie Kirk for events or campaigns?
Executive summary
Turning Point USA launched a church-facing arm, TPUSA Faith, in 2021 to “engage thousands of pastors nationwide,” and the organization claims more than 8,000 church partners as of its team page [1]. Public reporting and event materials name specific clergy who have spoken at or helped found TPUSA Faith (e.g., Lucas Miles, Rob McCoy, Greg Laurie, Jack Hibbs, Samuel Rodríguez) and identify partner congregations such as Free Chapel and Family of Faith Church in Spokane, WA [2] [3] [4].
1. Turning Point created a formal “Faith” program that recruited pastors
TPUSA established TPUSA Faith in 2021 with an explicit objective to mobilize pastors and faith leaders for civic engagement; the organization’s own materials describe TPUSA Faith as equipping “the American church” and claim a roster of 8,000+ church partners on TPUSA’s team page [1]. External reporting obtained the group’s prospectus language about “addressing America’s crumbling religious foundation” and engaging thousands of pastors [5] [6].
2. Named pastors and leaders who have partnered publicly
Event coverage and promotional material list several high-profile pastors and faith leaders who have spoken at TPUSA Faith gatherings or been linked to the project: Lucas Miles (director of TPUSA Faith and lead pastor of Nfluence Church), Rob McCoy (Godspeak Calvary Chapel), Greg Laurie, Jack Hibbs, Samuel Rodríguez, Marty Baker and others appeared on speaker lists for TPUSA Faith events such as the Faith Forward Pastors Summit and pastoral summits [2] [7] [8].
3. Specific churches that hosted or partnered on TPUSA events
Reporting on TPUSA events shows that Free Chapel hosted a TPUSA Pastors Summit and offered free attendance to its congregants, illustrating how local megachurches have served as venues and amplifiers [3]. TPUSA Faith promotional pages cite local congregations as case studies—Family of Faith Church in Spokane, WA, is mentioned on TPUSA Faith’s site as an activated partner [4].
4. TPUSA’s own scale claims—and why those matter
TPUSA’s public materials assert nationwide reach: presence on 5,000+ high school and college campuses, “8,000+ church partners,” and major event infrastructure [1]. Those organizational claims explain how TPUSA moved from campus activity into faith networks, but independent reporting varies in naming concrete partner congregations beyond named speaker lists and highlighted church hosts [1] [8].
5. Local pastors invited to high-profile TPUSA faith events
Beyond headline speakers, local pastors were invited to national moments: for example, TPUSA Faith invited some 200 clergy to Charlie Kirk’s funeral in 2025, and small-town pastors (e.g., Rev. Shawn Bowman of Victory Lutheran Church in Jamestown, N.D.) reported being contacted to attend [9]. Local church leaders in Maine and elsewhere have also launched TPUSA chapters at churches, colleges and high schools since TPUSA expanded its faith outreach [10].
6. Where reporting documents collaboration vs. where it’s thin
Multiple sources document named speakers and host churches for TPUSA Faith events [2] [3]. Sources also record founding relationships — for example, Kirk’s relationship with Rob McCoy is described as foundational to Turning Point Faith [7]. Available sources do not mention a comprehensive, independently verified list of all 8,000+ church partners; public reporting primarily cites speaker lists, named host churches, a few local church case studies, and TPUSA’s internal claims [1] [4] [2].
7. Competing viewpoints and implicit agendas
Supporters frame TPUSA Faith as re-energizing church engagement and training pastors to “stand boldly for biblical truth” [4]. Critics and watchdog reporting frame the effort as a politicized mobilization of churches that fuses partisan politics with religious outreach; watchdogs and news outlets cite the prospectus language about engaging pastors to “breathe renewed civic engagement into our churches” as evidence of political intent [5] [6] [8]. Both viewpoints appear across the coverage: organizers emphasize evangelism and civic education while critics emphasize political mobilization and alignment with Trump-era goals [4] [6] [8].
8. What this means for someone checking partnerships today
If you need a verified list of congregations or pastors that have formally signed partnership agreements, current reporting does not supply a single, public registry beyond TPUSA’s own partner counts and highlighted case studies and event speaker lists (available sources do not mention a consolidated public roster). To confirm a local church’s partnership, consult the church’s announcements or TPUSA Faith event pages and speaker lists cited above [4] [2] [3].
Limitations: this analysis uses only the provided reporting and TPUSA materials; assertions about other specific churches or pastors that are not mentioned in these sources are noted as not found in current reporting [1] [4] [2].