Tom Crandall is the overseer of evangelism at Bethel Church and he and his wife, Leslie have served together in full-time ministry for over 18 years, 10 of which have been at Bethel. Tom is an evangelist who has been preaching the Gospel since he had a radical

encounter with God over 30 years ago. According to Crandall, “Jesus Christ is the hope for America.”

1Hope4America was created by Crandall to bring the fire of revival to a new generation.  The organization partners with churches across the United States to host meetings in order that Christians may know their true identity in Jesus, carry revival, and walk out the Great Commission to go and reach America with the Gospel of the Kingdom. For more info go to: https://www.1hope4america.com/.

The host for the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter event is Evan Jones, a Simpson University business student who is president of the university’s Turning Point USA chapter; invocation will be given by Dr. Daniel Sloan, a professor of business and department chair and TPUSA faculty advisor; with testimony from Jim Wadleigh; and worship led by Carson Williams.

Turning Point USA was founded by the late Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025 at Utah Valley University In Orem, Utah. On Sept. 18, 2025, Kirk’s widow Erika was selected to succeed Kirk as CEO and continue the organization’s mission.

According to the Turning Point USA website (https://tpusa.com/):  “Charlie Kirk poured his life into building a movement rooted in faith, freedom, and love of country. He believed America’s future depended on raising up a generation who would never surrender.

“That vision is alive and stronger than ever. Prayers are rising, support is pouring in, millions of students are rallying, volunteers are flooding in, and vigils are filling churches and schools across the nation. The fire Charlie lit is burning brighter than ever.

“Now the responsibility is ours. We will honor his legacy by pressing forward—not slowing down, not surrendering. This is not a time to preserve what was built. This is the time to fight harder, grow faster, and unleash the true power of the grassroots machine Charlie created. We will make Charlie proud. We will defend America’s future. And we will not stop until freedom prevails.”

(Editor’s Note: Charlie Kirk was born Oct. 14, 1993 in Arlington Heights, Illinois and was killed Sept. 10, 2025 at 31-years-old. He founded Turning Point USA and served as its Executive Director. Read “A Tribute to Charlie Kirk by a Conservative Commentator;” 

https://calirednews.com/a-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-by-a-conservative-commentator/. To read about the Prayer Vigil at Redding City Hall for Charlie Kirk attended by 200 go to: https://calirednews.com/prayer-vigils-on-the-eve-of-9-11-honor-the-fallen-hero-charlie-kirk/. To read “A Nation Divided–The Tale of Two Sides go to: https://calirednews.com/a-nation-divided-the-tale-of-two-sides/.)

The nonprofit conservative organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona is the fastest growing movement in the nation with over 3,500 schools represented and 2,000 student groups. Prior to Kirk’s assassination, TPUSA had 1,200 high school chapters and 900 college and university chapters. The organization has had 36,000 new inquiries for creating official campus chapters since Sept. 10. For information on starting a high school chapter (Club America) go to: https://www.clubamerica.com/chaptercharter.

TPUSA affiliate groups include:

• Club America: the High school chapters. Both Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hope to see chapters in every high school in their states.
• Turning Point USA Faith: dedicated to recruiting pastors and church leaders to  be active in local and national political issues.
• Turning Point Action: the political campaign arm of Turning Point USA.
• Turning Point Academy: an online academy for “families seeking an ‘America-first education.’”
• Turning Point Endowment: the fundraising arm of TPUSA.

TPUSA 2026 activities/events include:

• Special Super Bowl Halftime Show (Sun., Feb. 8): an alternative entertainment option for those not wanting to view the NFL halftime show featuring Bad Bunny as its halftime performer. For more info on the program featured on conservative news platforms including Daily Wire+, Real America’s Voice, Trinity Broadcasting Network, TDN (a sister network to The Epoch Times), Sinclair Media’s The National News Desk and Charge! Digital channels as well as streaming on TPUSA’s social media channels go to: https://www.americanhalftimeshow.com/.
• Make Heaven Crowded Tour (MHCT): TPUSA evangelistic events kicked off in Los Angeles (Jan 21) and San Diego (Jan 22). The tour continues in February and throughout 2026 with 30 additional cities scheduled. For more info go to: https://www.makeheavencrowdedtour.com/.
• Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS): promotes women’s leadership, encourages women to get married, have children, and become homemakers.
• The next event is in San Antonio, Texas June 5-7, 2026. To register go to: https://wls2026.com/. Students cost $50, young adults $100, adults $200, student VIP $300, and adult VIP $400.
• AmericaFest (AF): an annual four-day conference held at the Phoenix Convention Center, N. 3rd Street, Phoenix Arizona from Thurs., Dec. 17 to Sun. Dec. 20, 2026. Students and youth tickets cost $25; seniors and parent tickets $35; adult tickets $50; student VIP tickets $400; and adult VIP tickets $600. To register go to: https://www.amfest.com/
• TPUSA RISE events: combines visual art and immersive live experiences to educate, empower, equip and unite people.
• Student Action Summit (SAS): an annual event for high school and college students.
• Young Black Leadership Summit (YBLS): recruits young Black students.
• Young Latino Leadership Summit (YLLS): recruits young Latino students.

For more information on events go to: https://tpusa.com/events/.