Redeemed Zoomer
| Redeemed Zoomer | |||||||
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 Ackerman providing a rebuttal in his December 2023 discussion with the Rev. Benjamin Perry | |||||||
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| Born | Richard Ackerman 2002 or 2003 (age 21–22) New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Spouse |
Anna Ackerman (known as "Mrs. Zoomer" online)
(m. 2024) | ||||||
| Website | redeemedzoomer | ||||||
| YouTube information | |||||||
| Channel | |||||||
| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||
| Genre | Christian theology | ||||||
| Subscribers | 562,000+[1] | ||||||
| Views | 75,000,000+[1] | ||||||
| Associated acts | Creating Operation Reconquista | ||||||
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Last updated: June 5, 2025 | |||||||
Richard Ackerman (born 2002-2003), known online as Redeemed Zoomer, is an American Presbyterian activist and YouTuber. He founded Operation Reconquista in 2023.[2] He runs a YouTube channel by the name of Redeemed Zoomer, which has over 562k+ subscribers (as of June 2025).
Biography
[edit]Richard Ackerman grew up irreligious in a family of Jewish and Italian [3]heritage.[4] He converted to Christianity at age 14 after attending a Presbyterian Church (USA) music camp when he was entering high school.[2] He lived in New York City until he began attending university in Texas.[5]
After starting university, Ackerman met his future spouse, Anna Marburger, for the first time in July 2020. He then began uploading to the Redeemed Zoomer Youtube channel in 2022. Ackerman married Marburger in August 2024.[6]
As of May 2025, Ackerman announced that he was accepted at a PCUSA seminary.[7]
YouTube channel
[edit]Ackerman made videos using three different YouTube channels and an Instagram account before finding viral success with Redeemed Zoomer in 2022.[4] His most successful type are videos using simple drawing software to explain Christian concepts, as in, "All Christian denominations explained in 12 minutes" and "story of the entire Bible, i guess", the latter of which he took inspiration from Bill Wurtz's widely popular video, "the history of the entire world, i guess". The video on Christian denominations is his most-viewed, with 10 million views as of August 2024.[4] Ackerman is also known for recording himself playing Minecraft while speaking on topics like theology and history.[2]
Operation Reconquista
[edit]Ackerman is the founder of and an activist for Operation Reconquista, a Confessing Movement inspired organization aimed at preserving theologically conservative congregations within Mainline Protestant Christian denominations, with the eventual goal of becoming the majority within the denominations.[8] He also founded Presbyterians for the Kingdom, a nonprofit seeking to advance theological conservatism in the PCUSA. The organization sent representatives to the 2024 PCUSA General Assembly.[4] Ackerman maintains a Discord server with more than 1,000 members to organize Gen Z members of mainline churches, including the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Church of England.[9] At least four Episcopal priests who participated in the Operation Reconquista Discord groups, including one who had signed up as a "chaplain-adviser" to the server, faced disciplinary charges on the grounds of safeguarding risks since youth as young as 15 participated in the server. However, The Living Church did an investigation and found no suspicious or secretive behavior on the server. [10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Redeemed Zoomer". YouTube.
- ^ a b c Miller, Patrick (November 8, 2023). "Meet the Zoomers' Martin Luther". Christianity Today. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/redeemed_zoomer/status/1912732143060500613
- ^ a b c d Murphy, Fiona (August 2, 2024). "Meet Gen Z's proselytizing Presbyterian reformer". Religion News Service. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Reconquering Mainline Protestantism?". Juicy Ecumenism. March 21, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Anna & Richard". TheKnot.com. Anna and Richard Wedding.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "I got into a PCUSA seminary! Video with details coming soon". X. Redeemed Zoomer. May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Operation Reconquista About Us". Operation Reconquista. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Dell, Jacob (July 27, 2023). "Return of the Exiles: A How-to Guide for Restoring Faithfulness to Mainline Churches". The Living Church. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Petersen, Kirk (April 16, 2024). "'Weaponizing' Clergy Disciplinary Canons for Ideological Purposes". The Living Church. Retrieved June 5, 2025.