The 2025 Truth & Liberty conference at Charis Bible College in Woodland Park began Thursday without its headline speaker, Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday.

Kirk, the CEO and founder of the young conservative foundation Turning Point USA, was supposed to speak Thursday evening. That segment was replaced with a panel of speakers, which followed a session honoring his life.

Andrew Wommack, the founder of Charis and Andrew Wommack Ministries, told attendees during the panel discussion that "if this doesn't light your fire, your wood is wet."

"Thank you for giving [Kirk] strength, inspiring him to stand up against a culture that is trying to destroy everything that this nation was based on," Wommack said in a prayer.

The college had planned to host Kirk after Wednesday's firs

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