2025 Year-End Report: Christians Engaged
Dear Friends,
I want to personally thank every supporter, partner, and believer in this mission. As I share these highlights from 2025, know this: every number, every milestone, every life touched is the fruit of your generosity. Together, we are seeing God move in incredible ways—bringing both miracles and tangible results.
As we look toward 2026, I invite you to dream, pray, and partner with us to see God move even more powerfully than we could imagine.
2025 Highlights & Impact
Expansion and Growth:
1 million people served through our voter mobilization system across all 50 states—encouraged to pray, vote, and engage regularly.
3,100 Christians attended or purchased one of our long-form classes—an increase of 700 from last year.
150+ national ministries and local churches are strategic ministry partners; over 425 ministries now receive our monthly communications to engage their congregations.
86 young adults (ages 18–30) mentored through our scholarship program for the 4-day Washington, D.C. Trip, with hundreds more participating in classes and events at no cost.
18,000+ YouTube subscribers and 5,360,000+ video views—not counting Rumble, X, Facebook, Instagram, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
$2.5 million raised—$1.8M for our general fund ($1.45M budget) and $700,000 for America Reads the Bible.
Monthly Milestones
January – Launched two new podcasts:
Jesus for America, my devotional podcast.
The 1630 Show with Abby Ralph, geared toward Gen-Z.
February – Recorded 35+ interviews at the National Religious Broadcasters Association meeting. Ended the year with 52 episodes of our Conversations with Christians Engaged show, providing practical teaching on prayer, voting, and engagement.
March – Signed a contract with the Museum of the Bible to launch America Reads the Bible (April 18–25, 2026). Created branding, website, ministry partnerships, Bible division plan, and began fundraising for a project outside our original budget.
April – Our voter analysis revealed 92.6% of pledge-takers voted in the general election, and 61.7% voted in their primaries—a huge success!
May – Led a national election push and the May Day Tour with Jenny Donnelly and Ross Johnson in NYC, Miami, Houston, Seattle, and LA—reaching thousands of Christians. National news coverage highlighted our public gospel worship, including our peaceful stand in Seattle and Hollywood Blvd.
June – Candace Cameron Bure joined as national spokesperson for America Reads the Bible. Hosted our first 1630 leadership retreat for young men and women with Ben Quine and Abby Ralph.
July – Took nearly 50 young adults on our first fully booked scholarship trip to Washington, D.C. (85+ total in two years). Key speaking roles at Family Policy Alliance’s Social Conservative Policy Conference. Announced partnerships with First Liberty Institute and streaming partnership for America Reads the Bible with Great American Pureflix.
August – Finalized On-Ramp to Civic Engagement class, recording with leaders including Kelly Shackelford, Kyle Lance Martin, and Congresswoman Vicky Hartzer. Launched Christians Engaged Academy ($10/month subscription for all classes).
September – Candace Cameron Bure began media appearances for America Reads the Bible. Continued key election work in Virginia, New Jersey, and other states.
October – Launched marketing for America Reads the Bible at the Dove Awards. Released our first music video, Heal Our Land by Phil King. Partnered with Pastor Sammy Rodriguez and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. Took another D.C. trip with 40+ participants (6 scholarship recipients).
November – Hosted a four-week Campaign School with iVoterGuide, trained potential candidates nationwide. Announced 100+ ministry partners for America Reads the Bible and launched our Faith & Civic Engagement Resource Library—100 free tools to help Christians pray, vote, and engage.
December – Reached 1 million people served through our voter mobilization system.
Goals & Dreams for 2026
America Reads the Bible – We aim to lead the largest Bible-reading event in U.S. history. 14,000 visitors at the Museum of the Bible, hundreds of thousands to millions online via Great American Pureflix.
1630 Gen-Z – National Gen-Z Summit, additional leadership retreats, doubling our program impact in one year.
Get Out the Vote – Expand our Christian non-partisan voter mobilization system to reach 1.5–2 million believers.
Christians Engaged Spanish – Launch for the 2026 primary with translated resources and voter guidance.
Christians Engaged Academy – Enroll 500–1,000 new students in courses like On-Ramp to Civic Engagement, Biblical Worldview, and Campaign School.
Church Outreach – Increase ministry partnerships from 425 to 850, plus 50 key strategic partnerships.
Media & Book Tour – Ongoing media presence and a church/media tour for my book, Stepping Up to Lead: Rebuilding a Nation in the Footsteps of Nehemiah.
In-Person Seminars – 2–5 educational and inspirational seminars nationwide on civic engagement and Nehemiah’s leadership.
Expanded Online Reach – Grow podcasts (Conversations with Christians Engaged, Jesus for America, 1630 Show), publish more articles, videos, and media appearances.
Funding Goals – $1.5M general fund, $1M for America Reads the Bible, plus additional support for 2026 elections and Spanish-language expansion.
Now is the Time for Action
As you consider year-end giving, I strongly encourage you to join this movement as a monthly partner or give your largest gift possible.
We need $350,000 by December 31st, and your gift can be doubled through our matching grant.
Give online now or send your check to:
Christians Engaged, 8675 Explorer Drive, Suite 112, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Together, we will impact America for generations to come. We are just getting started—with you, we are unstoppable!
For Liberty,
Bunni Pounds
President, Christians Engaged
