How AmericaFest Celebrated Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

PHOENIX—In an interview just months before his assassination, Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk said, “I want to be remembered for courage for my faith, that would be the most important thing. The most important thing is my faith.”

More than 10,000 gathered at AmericaFest in Phoenix over the weekend, the first major Turning Point USA conference since Kirk’s death on Sept. 10. When The Daily Signal asked attendees about Kirk’s legacy, their responses showed that Kirk is being remembered exactly how he wanted to be.

Charlie Kirk, a Christian Martyr

Attendees of Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest shared with The Daily Signal that Kirk’s faith has inspired them to live out their Christian faith.

“I see Charlie Kirk’s legacy as living in faith, living in purpose, living out his god, given gift of blessing others through communication, through civil discourse, and through living a life that was believing in the best of America, believing in the best of his family,” said a father who brought his three young daughters to the event. “[Kirk] is inspiring generations to love Jesus.”

“I see Charlie Kirk’s legacy as a martyr who wanted to make a difference in the world,” one young woman told The Daily Signal.

One young man, wearing the white ‘Freedom’ shirt Charlie was wearing when he was killed said, “I see him as a disciple, and a leader, and a role model, specifically to young men.”

TPUSA Announces ‘Make Heaven Crowded Tour’

AmericaFest also put faith at the center of the weekend’s festivities.

The conference included a Faith Night on Saturday with worship and prayer on the main stage. The audience also heard from Christian leaders like Allie Beth Stuckey and Bryce Crawford.

On Sunday morning the doors opened earlier than usual for continued worship and a church service.

Since Charlie Kirks death, the organization has partnered with over 8,000 churches nationwide. Kirk’s wife and new Turning Point USA CEO, Erika Kirk, announced the organizations 2026 Make Heaven Crowded tour.

Andrew Kolvet, Turning Point spokesman and executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” told Christian Broadcasting Network that this will be a “revival tour all across the country.” The tour will travel to major cities including Washington, D.C., Phoenix, and Nashville.

Faith Takes Center Stage

Speakers from the main stage also extolled the virtues of Kirk’s faith as well.

“Charlie’s death made me want to reconnect with God,” said Fox News host Jesse Watters on the main stage Saturday night. He had previously shared with Erika Kirk that, since Charlie Kirks death, he has formed a bible study with his male co-hosts on ‘The Five,’ calling it “the most beautiful thing.”

Vice President JD Vance took the stage on Sunday and asked the audience to “promise to honor his legacy by having faith in the God he loved.”

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