US EditionMaine churches, schools opening chapters of the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization
Turning Point USA has launched over 20 chapters in Maine schools and churches since September, aiming to promote conservative values and spark political discussions.
- On Oct. 21, roughly 200 people packed Calvary Chapel of Greater Portland in Westbrook to hear about Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA’s expansion, with Travis Carey leading prayer and launching a chapter.
- Kirk's assassination last month has spurred rapid organizing across Maine campuses and churches, growing Turning Point USA from three chapters to at least 20 in under two months.
- This fall, chapters have cropped up at colleges, high schools and churches across Maine, with Southern Maine Community College establishing a new chapter in September and Club America operating 18 high school chapters.
- The rapid expansion has triggered protests and safety concerns, including a teacher resignation and arrests tied to threats, while students and faculty opposing chapters speak out.
- Turning Point's institutional shift into churches and high schools positions it to shape future debates on transgender athletes, abortion and free markets through Turning Point Faith and Club America, launched in 2021 and earlier this year.
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Maine churches, schools opening chapters of the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA organization
One idea seemed to be on everybody’s mind during the Cumberland County Republican Committee’s Friends of Charlie Kirk event on Oct. 21: revival.
Maine schools and churches see growing interest in Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s death
This story appears as part of a collaboration to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine between the BDN and The Maine Monitor. Read more about the partnership. One idea seemed to be on everybody’s mind during the Cumberland County Republican Committee’s Friends of Charlie Kirk event on Oct. 21: revival. Roughly 200 people packed into Calvary Chapel of Greater Portland in Westbrook to learn more about Kirk, the right-wing activist assassina…
Loyola faces backlash after SGA denies TPUSA charter
What started as a campus decision quickly turned into a statewide debate and gained local and national news attention after Loyola confirmed that its Student Government Association denied Turning Point USA’s application to become a chartered student organization. Shortly after Fox News covered the story, the university said SGA “leads a peer-to-peer process for recognizing new student organizations” and confirmed that Turning Point USA’s applica…
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