September tenth, 2025: the tragic day an murderer killed Charlie Kirk — and Andrew Kolvet misplaced a finest pal. Kolvet is each the spokesman for Turning Level USA and the manager producer of The Charlie Kirk Radio Present. Over the previous three months, the group has acquired an enormous outpouring of help.
CBN Information noticed the proof up shut contained in the TPUSA mailroom, crammed with crosses, books, letters, and extra. “We’re getting prayers from so many strangers, so many individuals we all know,” Kolvet tells CBN Information. “All people’s reaching out, rooting for us, and that half has been large.”
The desert could be a very lonely, quiet, and desolate place — however not for TPUSA. They’re headquartered within the desert within the Phoenix space. There’s been plenty of hustle, bustle, and development ever since that horrific day on September tenth. You may see it all through TPUSA headquarters as they plan for this month’s large AMFEST convention. Greater than 20,000 individuals are anticipated this week — a report.
There’s different development as properly. Faculty chapters have elevated from 900 to 1,400 during the last three months. Of their highschool “Membership America” program, the numbers are much more spectacular. Since September, they’ve gone from 1,200 pupil teams to three,100. There are additionally greater than 130,000 inquiries to begin new chapters. Whereas Kolvet understands issues will naturally change to a level, he maintains the core necessities will stay the identical.
“There’s issues that work and we all know they work,” says Kolvet. “The campus excursions work. We will launch a ‘Make Heaven Crowded’ TPUSA Religion tour — a revival tour all throughout the nation,” he mentioned. “Our position may be very easy on the subject of religion. That there was an absence of management within the public sphere from Christians. And that if we seed that floor, you create a vacuum that others are going to fill — and you are not going to love their concepts practically as a lot as different Christians and your personal.”
It has been properly documented that since Charlie Kirk’s dying, there have been indicators of revival — individuals returning to church and Bible gross sales growing. However there’s one other biblical side that is elevating concern. Ballot after ballot amongst younger conservatives beneath 30 exhibits a big drop in help for Israel.
“Completely, we have seen a shift,” Kolvet says. “There are going to be some immovables right here — non-negotiables…that Israel has a proper to exist. That it has a proper to defend itself. That we totally reject hatred of Jewish individuals — antisemitism, all that stuff. As a result of I believe there must be definitive strains. Now, on the subject of how a lot we should always fund Israel, ought to the overseas coverage established order be continued or altered — these are worthwhile debates to have. And if you happen to’re keen to have interaction in these matters, you are really going to encourage extra belief with younger individuals… If it isn’t okay, you are going to alienate the younger folks that Charlie labored so onerous to carry into the fold.”
This week on the AMFEST occasion, attendees will hear from anti-Israel critic Tucker Carlson, regardless of considerations from some TPUSA donors. So what sort of pushback has TPUSA acquired?
“Actually, I believe it was worse earlier than Charlie was killed,” Kolvet mentioned. “Since then, there’s nonetheless concern and folks voicing opinions, but it surely was very clear within the aftermath that Charlie was dedicated to having Tucker at AMFEST 2025…Charlie was all about open debate. Turning Level is all about open debate and dialogue. And so we will foster debates between main personalities.”
To that finish, pro-Israel defender Ben Shapiro will likely be there as properly. One individual not receiving an invitation is former staffer Candace Owens. The favored podcaster has been suggesting conspiracy theories — with none proof — that TPUSA workers are concerned in some type of secret cover-up.
Charlie’s spouse Erika Kirk and the brand new CEO of TPUSA have had sufficient. “This isn’t OK. This isn’t wholesome. It is a thoughts virus,” Erika Kirk mentioned just lately.
Kolvet weighed in as properly. “Whenever you take a look at the individuals which were harmed by this — our crew, our workers, the motion — individuals get caught up in it,” Kolvet added. “There’s been plenty of carnage, and I do not need that for the motion. I hope we will get by means of this sooner quite than later.”
Kolvet sees this as religious warfare, particularly contemplating that after Charlie’s homicide, the dialog and a spotlight targeted totally on God.
“When there’s a mass outpouring of grace, love for God, goodness, and light-weight, it’s important to count on opposition,” he mentioned. “You must count on that the demons are shuddering, screaming, and screeching. You are by no means going to have, on this aspect of eternity, clear crusing.”
Kolvet is commonly reminded of a vital Bible verse. “Joshua 1:9 — ‘be robust and brave.’ Of all of the verses individuals have despatched me after Charlie’s assassination, that is in all probability the primary,” Kolvet tells CBN Information.
Requested what individuals ought to pray for relating to TPUSA, Kolvet was humbled and pensive. “Pray that we might in some way handle, perhaps within the new yr, to essentially soak up every part we have been by means of within the midst of all of the busyness,” he mentioned. “If issues had been truthful, there could be time to relaxation and grieve for an prolonged interval. Hopefully, over the vacations, our crew is ready to try this.”
A prayer for relaxation in the midst of a labor of affection for the Kingdom.
