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Charlie Kirk was raised in an evangelical Protestant environment and publicly identified as an evangelical Christian; he attended Christian schools and said he “gave his life to Jesus” at a young age,...
Charlie Kirk has been described repeatedly in the reporting as a Christian—most sources label him an evangelical Protestant and note ties to Pentecostal and charismatic churches—though accounts differ...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk with mentor and businessman Bill (William) Montgomery; Kirk was 18 at the time and soon left college to build the organization . Accounts ...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a well-funded, national conservative youth organization founded in 2012 that focuses on recruiting and training students to promote across high schools and college campuse...
Charlie Kirk has repeatedly made comments that multiple outlets and analysts describe as misogynistic — including urging women to “submit to your husband,” saying the purpose of college for women is t...
Turning Point USA was co‑founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and businessman Bill (William) Montgomery; Kirk became the public face and executive director of the group until his death in 2025 . The organi...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is criticized for rhetoric and tactics described by critics as anti‑LGBTQ+, anti‑Muslim, sexist and racially charged, and for spreading misinformation and politicizing campus...
Turning Point Faith (also styled TPUSA Faith) was launched as an affiliate faith arm tied to Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point movement after 2021; multiple sources credit Kirk and pastor Rob McCoy with fo...
Available reporting shows Charlie Kirk was raised in a Presbyterian family in suburban Illinois but later associated publicly with evangelical and Pentecostal congregations and leaders; some outlets r...
Turning Point Faith — the faith arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point movement — publicly partnered with a range of prominent conservative evangelical pastors, speakers and at least one named church net...
Rob McCoy has been a visible and contentious figure in 2024–2025, drawing criticism for political activism, false or disputed historical and electoral claims, and prior legal fights over COVID-era chu...
Turning Point Faith (also styled TPUSA Faith) was launched in 2021 as the religious arm of Charlie Kirk’s broader Turning Point movement; reporting names Charlie Kirk and Pastor Rob McCoy as co‑founde...
Turning Point USA has documented and publicized , and those materials list named churches and claim hundreds to thousands of church relationships; however, independent evidence tying formal TPUSA part...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) grew into a near-$400 million operation under Charlie Kirk’s leadership and relied on large, sometimes opaque donations from donor-advised funds and foundations . Recent repo...
Public reporting indicates Charlie Kirk was a Christian whose public religious life became closely tied to specific evangelical churches and to Dream City Church in Phoenix in particular; Dream City h...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) presents its charitable arm as focused on student outreach, leadership training and faith-based programming that mirror Charlie Kirk’s stated commitments to “faith, freedom, ...
Charlie Kirk publicly partnered most prominently with Pastor Rob McCoy and his Godspeak/Calvary network through the launch and running of Turning Point Faith, and he was a frequent speaker at Dream Ci...
Reporting in the provided sources consistently describes Charlie Kirk as an evangelical Protestant — not Catholic — and ties him to Pentecostal and evangelical institutions and ministers (see AzCentra...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a prominent conservative youth organization founded in 2012 that grew into a national network of campus chapters, events, and affiliated entities; it reported thousands of...
Charlie Kirk foregrounded Christianity as central to his identity and public mission, saying “the most important thing is my faith” and repeatedly framing political activism as an expression of Christ...