Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10 sent shockwaves through the conservative movement.
But something unexpected started happening in the days after his death.
And now a TPUSA spokesman revealed one truth about Charlie Kirk’s faith that most people missed while he was alive.
A religious revival nobody saw coming
Andrew Kolvet knows what Charlie Kirk would think about what’s happening across America right now.
The Turning Point USA spokesman and close friend of Kirk sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss something remarkable – church attendance is up 15% nationwide since Kirk’s murder, Bible sales are surging, and Vice President JD Vance just admitted he’s no longer "uncomfortable" talking about his faith publicly.
"I think Charlie would look at the rise in church attendance, the spike in Bible sales, and not only to that, but the fact that we didn’t respond to his assassination with riots and burning down businesses but with prayer vigils and memorials and all kinds of other tributes that poured out – I think he would look back and be phenomenally proud and honored at what God is doing across America in this time," Kolvet told Fox News Digital.¹
The numbers back up what Kolvet is seeing on the ground.
Mass attendance jumped 15% in the days following Kirk’s death.
Bible sales tracked by BookScan show a significant uptick compared to last year.
And Turning Point USA has received more than 120,000 chapter applications from across the country since September 10 – a number Kolvet called "amazing."²
The secret Kirk kept hidden in plain sight
Here’s what Kolvet revealed that changes everything about how people understood Charlie Kirk.
While Kirk was known for his political activism and conservative commentary, his Christian faith wasn’t just part of his brand – it was woven into everything he did so naturally that most people completely missed it.
"It was so integrated, most people missed it when he was alive," Kolvet explained. "That’s truly a testament to what a man of God that he was, that it was so integrated into everything he did that it was only after [his assassination] that so many in the world found out."³
The contrast couldn’t be starker.
After George Floyd’s death in 2020, cities burned and businesses were destroyed across America.
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination by a leftist radical? Prayer vigils, memorials, and a surge in church attendance.
Kolvet pointed to that stark difference as evidence of what Kirk’s life and witness actually accomplished.
What this means for America’s future
The Left thought they could silence the conservative movement by murdering Charlie Kirk.
Instead, they sparked exactly what he spent his life working toward – a spiritual awakening among young Americans who are tired of the godless agenda being shoved down their throats.
"You cannot win the country if you don’t win the hearts of the people," Kolvet said. "You cannot have a thriving constitutional republic unless the people understand that their rights come from God and that they’re connected with that creator."⁴
Kolvet told Fox News Digital that The Charlie Kirk Show will dedicate entire episodes to explaining the spiritual awakening taking place and helping pastors fan the flames in their communities.
For folks who watched Kirk’s tireless work reaching young conservatives on college campuses, this spiritual revival makes perfect sense.
Kirk understood something the political class keeps missing – culture wars are really spiritual battles wearing political costumes.
His widow Erika Kirk, now leading Turning Point USA, captured the energy moving forward with two words the organization desperately needed to hear: "Buckle up."
More tour dates are coming.
The annual AmFest event in December is expected to shatter attendance records.
And Kolvet’s team is working through those 120,000 chapter applications, building an army of young conservatives who refuse to let Kirk’s legacy die with him.
"We’re going to ask ourselves, ‘What would Charlie do?’ And that answer is more, more, more. Grow it, grow it, grow it. What can we do to do this even bigger," Kolvet added.⁵
The Left murdered Charlie Kirk hoping to demoralize the conservative movement.
Instead, they created a martyr whose Christian witness is now reaching more Americans than his political commentary ever could.
That’s the kind of divine irony only God could orchestrate.
¹ Joseph A. Wulfsohn, Brian Flood, and Nora Moriarty, "TPUSA spox hopes to harness revival momentum as church attendance soars following Charlie Kirk’s assassination," Fox News, September 30, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
