Pastor Greg Laurie is answering a call America’s conservative and Christian communities have been making since that fateful day on September 10 — to bring light into a place shattered by violence. Laurie announced a Harvest Crusade at Utah Valley University on November 16 to offer hope, healing, and the Gospel where Charlie Kirk was murdered, and churches across Utah rushed to accelerate plans to meet the need.
The killing of Charlie Kirk on the UVU campus was a raw national wound that showed how toxic our public square has become, and that violent hatred now targets anyone who dares to speak conservative truth to young people. The shooting occurred while Kirk was speaking to students and sent shockwaves through the nation, prompting a large-scale investigation and intense public grief.
Laurie didn’t treat this as a political stunt but as a pastoral emergency; Harvest Ministries moved up an event originally planned for years from now and put together a one-night crusade in just six weeks because Utah pastors begged for help. Organizers expect thousands in person and dozens of churches to host livestream gatherings, proving that when conservative leaders act with urgency and faith, communities respond.
This is exactly the kind of response American conservatives should be proud of: faith filling the void left by despair, not cheap rhetoric or partisan finger-pointing. TPUSA and local pastors have made clear they welcome the Crusade as a chance to honor Charlie’s witness and to return the conversation to spiritual truth rather than letting his death be co-opted as a political football.
Charlie Kirk’s last moments — answering questions about faith and confronting cultural decay before he was gunned down — revealed a part of his life the media too often overlooked: his testimony and commitment to Jesus. That witness is now central to why pastors like Laurie are going to UVU: to turn what was meant for evil into an opportunity for people to find the same hope Charlie lived and died for.
Americans who love freedom and faith should stand with these churches, pray, and, if possible, join the Harvest Crusade in person or online to show that violent intimidation will not silence conservative voices. This is a moment for action — protect free speech on campuses, demand accountability for political violence, and let the Gospel restart the healing process that our institutions have too often failed to provide.
