{"id":2603155,"date":"2026-05-15T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rededicate-250-what-to-know-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:38:32","slug":"rededicate-250-what-to-know-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rededicate-250-what-to-know-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rededicate 250: What to know &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frededicate-250-what-to-know-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House is set to host a major prayer gathering on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as part of efforts to mark America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"America...s 250th Birthday Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,... Not \u2018Celebration... In Virginia Because Leftists Don...t Think It...s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a>. The event-organized by Freedom 250-will run on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., is free to attend, and is aimed at a large turnout (organizers expect up to about 15,000).<\/p>\n<p>Participants and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-accuses-xi-putin-kim-jong-un-of-conspiring-against-the-us-with-major-military-display\/\" title=\"... Accuses Xi, Putin, Kim Jong Un of Conspiring Against the US with Major Military Display\">featured leaders<\/a> will include prominent faith figures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-number-of-front-line-health-care-workers-refusing-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Shocking Number of Front Line Health Care Workers Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine\">public officials<\/a>, with President Donald Trump delivering a video address. Religious speakers are expected to emphasize the U.S.\u2019s Judeo-Christian roots, including Protestant and evangelical leaders, along with others such as Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik. Officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, House Speaker Mike Johnson, former HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and Sen. Tim Scott are listed among the attendees\/speakers.<\/p>\n<p>The program is planned as an all<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-day religious festival featuring prayer<\/a>, Scripture, music, testimony, and multiple worship moments-from sunrise services near the Capitol to a praise concert. Grammy-winning contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin is scheduled to headline, alongside Blessing Offor and Aodhan King. The event is also framed by organizers and speakers as a \u201crededication\u201d of the country to God and a call for renewed faith and guidance for the next 250 years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House <\/a>is holding a historic prayer gathering in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, this weekend, as part of an initiative to mark the United States\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20120\">250th anniversary<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The event will take place on the National Mall from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. It will feature faith leaders and top officials, including a video address from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, and conclude with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gold-medalist-turns-olympic-news-conference-into-worship-concert-sings-powerful-praise-to-jesus\/\" title=\"Gold Medalist Turns Olympic News Conference Into Worship Concert, Sings Powerful Praise to Jesus\">worship concert<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570296\/trump-declines-characterize-xi-jinping-dictator\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump declines to characterize Xi as a \u2018dictator\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570279\/watch-live-jd-vance-speak-police-week-memorial-service\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Vance to speak at police week memorial service<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570194\/freedom-250-july-fourth-fireworks-dc-record\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Freedom 250 hoping DC July Fourth fireworks break world record<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-s-hosting\">Who\u2019s hosting?<\/h2>\n<p>Freedom 250, a semiquincentennial initiative spearheaded by Trump, is hosting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/freedom250.org\/celebration\/rededicate-250-a-national-jubilee-of-prayer-praise-and-thanksgiving\">Rededicate 250<\/a> event. Admission is free and open to all, though registration is encouraged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Touted by organizers as a \u201cnational jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving,\u201d the event is expected to draw upwards of 15,000 attendees for the \u201crededication of our country as One Nation Under God.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Work continues on the stage for the Rededicate 250 celebration on the National Mall, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-s-attending\">Who\u2019s attending?<\/h2>\n<p>The event will be dominated by Protestant leaders expected to speak on the U.S.\u2019s Judeo-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"774\">Christian<\/a> origins. <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) are among public officials speaking at the faith gathering. Rubio is a staunch Catholic, while Hegseth, Johnson, Carson, and Scott identify as evangelical Christians. <\/p>\n<p>Evangelist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Franklin_Graham\/status\/2051395870906560902\">Franklin Graham<\/a>, son of renowned evangelical Billy Graham, Liberty University Chancellor Jonathan Falwell, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of New York, and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, who leads Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, are among a slate of religious figures addressing crowds.\u00a0Podcaster Sadie Robertson Huff and author Eric Metaxas are also set to speak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur founders knew two simple truths,\u201d Hegseth said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecWar\/status\/2053233332381438379\">in a video<\/a> highlighting the event. \u201cOur rights don\u2019t come from government, they come from God. And a nation is only as strong as its faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-the-day-look-like\">What will the day look like?<\/h2>\n<p>Event organizers hope to spark <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/religion\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"283\">religious<\/a> renewal through the all-day prayer festival, which could be the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheCanDec\/status\/2055055326542696824\">largest such gathering <\/a>in half a century. <\/p>\n<p>They say the day will be full of Scripture, music, testimony, and prayer, starting with sunrise worship in front of the Capitol building and ending with a praise concert on 12th Street. Grammy-winning contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin is headlining the event, along with Blessing Offor and Aodhan King. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom morning fellowship in front of the U.S. Capitol to an evening filled with music anchored at the main stage on 12th Street, Rededicate 250 will be rooted in giving thanks for God\u2019s presence in our national life throughout 250 years of American history and asking for his guidance for the next 250,\u201d reads Rededicate 250\u2019s website. \u201cThis is more than an event \u2014 it is a once-in-a-lifetime national moment.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rededicate 250 is coming to life in the heart of Washington, D.C. and it\u2019s going to be one of the most unforgettable moments leading into America\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The stage is up.\u2070 The National Mall is transforming. \u2070History is calling.<\/p>\n<p>RSVP FOR THIS SUNDAY, MAY 17! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\ude4f <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/259zYGoKgS\">pic.twitter.com\/259zYGoKgS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Freedom250\/status\/2055069920103157799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4537346\/former-presidents-unite-hopeful-message-america-250\/\"><strong>FOUR FORMER PRESIDENTS UNITE WITH HOPEFUL MESSAGE AHEAD OF AMERICA 250<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Rev. Paula White-Cain, a senior faith adviser to the White House who is speaking at the event, said it would be \u201cabout the history and the foundations of our nation, which was built on Christian values, on the Bible.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really truly rededicating the country to God,\u201d she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eBauIqPast8&#038;t=580s\">said in<\/a> a webinar. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House marks America\u2019s 250th with a Sunday prayer gathering on the National Mall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2603156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132740174700.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33274,4919,5894,79741,32076],"class_list":["post-2603155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-civil-rights","tag-history","tag-politics","tag-rededicate-250","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132740174700.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603155"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603159,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603155\/revisions\/2603159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}