A national moment is coming into focus in Washington.
On May 17, 2026, Americans from across the country will gather on the National Mall for Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving, a day set apart to honor God’s hand on the United States and to commit the future of the nation back to Him.
This is not another anniversary event. It is a call to return.
The Who, What, Where and Why
The gathering brings together believers, families, churches and leaders from every state for a full day of worship, prayer and national reflection.
- What: Rededicate 250 national faith event
- When: May 17, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Where: National Mall, Washington, D.C.
- Who: Americans from across the nation joining in unified prayer and worship
- Why: To thank God for 250 years of His providence, to pray for the nation’s future and to rededicate the United States as one nation under God.
The day will feature speech, worship through song and storytelling that traces how God has shaped the nation through defining moments, sacrifice and faith.
At its core, the message is simple. Remember what God has done. Honor Him for it. Commit the next chapter to His guidance.
Leadership That Points the Nation Back to God
National rededication does not happen in a vacuum. It begins with leadership that is willing to acknowledge God openly and call a nation to respond.
The Trump administration has done exactly that.
The official proclamation marking 2026 as a year of celebration and rededication sets the tone. It calls Americans to reflect on the nation’s founding, give thanks for God’s blessing and actively turn their hearts back to Him.
This is consistent with the pattern seen throughout Scripture. When leaders aligned a nation with God, the people followed and the nation stabilized. When leaders drifted, the nation fractured.
Public acknowledgment of God matters. National calls to prayer matter. Moments like this create space for repentance, gratitude and realignment.
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A Jubilee Moment for America
The timing carries significant spiritual weight.
In the book of Leviticus, every 50th year was declared a Jubilee. It was a year of release, restoration and reset. Debts were canceled. Captives were freed. Land was returned. The nation paused and recognized that everything ultimately belonged to God.
That rhythm was designed to break cycles of bondage and restore what had been lost.
Now consider the scale.
America is marking 250 years since its founding. Five cycles of 50. A national milestone that mirrors a biblical pattern of reset and rededication.
Jubilee is about more than celebration. It is about restoration.
- What has been drifted from is brought back
- What has been burdened is lifted
- What has been forgotten is remembered
It is a return to rightful alignment.
This is what makes Rededicate 250 significant. It places a national milestone inside a biblical framework and calls the country to respond accordingly.
A Call to Show Up and Stand Together
This moment invites participation.
Families can come. Churches can mobilize. Believers can gather not as spectators but as participants in a national act of worship and rededication.
There is something powerful about unity in one place with one focus. Prayer shifts atmospheres. Worship re-centers priorities. Public declaration sets direction.
America’s story has always included moments where people stopped, looked up and called on God. This is one of those moments.
The Road Ahead Starts Here
Anniversaries look backward. Jubilee looks forward.
Rededicate 250 is about setting the tone for what comes next. It is about choosing who will guide the next chapter of the American story.
The invitation is clear. Give thanks. Return to God. Commit the future to Him.
You can read the President’s full proclamation below:
On January 1, 2026, the United States began our year-long commemoration of an important milestone in the history of our country: 250 years of American freedom and independence.
Two and a half centuries ago, on July 4, 1776, thousands of years’ worth of wisdom, philosophy, and culture were brought together in Philadelphia where delegates to the Second Continental Congress gathered to declare the birth of a new nation — “conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” — and, in so doing, launched the single greatest force for goodness, justice, prosperity, and human flourishing the world has ever known.
As we celebrate the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we acknowledge with gratitude and pride that July 4, 1776, represents the most seminal political event in all of human history.
Unlike other nations, America’s Founding was rooted in the belief that every man, woman, and child is “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
This conviction, enshrined in our Declaration of Independence, and indelibly etched upon every American heart, remains the bedrock of our government and the crown jewel of Western civilization. For 250 years, the burning flame of liberty has been passed down from one generation to the next, and has carried our Nation and our people to heights that our Founding Fathers could have never dreamed.
Guided by the example of Founding Fathers like George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and other American patriots who helped light the torch of liberty in 1776, let us ask our Creator to bless America, free our Nation and our people from all threats to our safety and happiness, and to guide our actions for the security and common good of all Americans.
This year, we honor and cherish the generations of pioneers, warriors, statesmen, preachers, inventors, risk-takers, workers, and heroes whose unwavering commitment to the promise of freedom gave rise to the greatest Republic ever created. Today and throughout this year, I call on every American to celebrate this triumph of the American spirit, and to rededicate themselves to the sacred cause of liberty and justice for all.
The Bible teaches: “In all circumstances give thanks.” As such, it is fitting that we mark this special year as a unique occasion to celebrate our proud history, reflect on our abundant blessings, pray for our country and our people, and rededicate ourselves as one Nation under God.
From the earliest days of our national story, reflection and thanksgiving have been central to our character, identity, and destiny. Just weeks before declaring independence, the Second Continental Congress ordered a day of “fasting, humiliation and prayer,” petitioning God “to pardon all our manifold sins and transgressions” and to “establish the peace and freedom of America, upon a solid and lasting foundation.” Later, in the heart of the Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress declared it “the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God.”
In the sweltering summer of 1776, the promise of Freedom moved our ancestors to break with a tyrannical empire, issue the Declaration of Independence, and go on to overcome every hardship to establish a Republic like no other. It is this unwavering spirit of courage, faith and patriotism that propelled Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride, and that later inspired some of the world’s greatest men to pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to build a new nation. It is this spirit that led General George Washington to persevere at Valley Forge; inspired Davy Crockett to make his last stand at the Alamo; sustained settlers on the Oregon Trail; held the bloody ridges of Gettysburg; set slavery on a path to worldwide extinction; roused a generation of young men to conquer tyranny and communism overseas; and carried our beautiful Stars and Stripes to the face of the moon. To this very day, it is this American spirit that lives on in the hearts, minds, and souls of every patriot — and inspires every new generation of American citizens to reach further and aim higher.
When the Second Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, General George Washington issued General Orders to his army. In words that have echoed throughout history, he wrote: “The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army… Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions.”
Today, too, we pray that our noble cause continues to be guided by the hand of providence and the grace of God — and that the fire of freedom will forever burn brightly in the heart of every American. Above all, this year, we pray and endeavor that the triumph of the American spirit and the glorious truths expressed in our Declaration of Independence will shine more radiantly than ever before.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 2026 as a Year of Celebration and Rededication. I call on every American to reflect upon and celebrate the wisdom and deeds of the heroes of our Founding who made the miracle of America possible. I call on parents to teach their children about America’s inspiring history, heritage, and heroes. I invite the world to come to our shores to experience the splendor, warmth, and hospitality of America. And I encourage all Americans — including businesses, churches, families, and the military — to observe this year, reflecting on the blessings our Nation has received, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, concerts, celebrations, and activities in their homes, schools, work, communities, military bases, and houses of worship.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
– DONALD J. TRUMP
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
