History

L: David & Kelly Kullberg with Pastor Jim Garlow

R: Eric Metaxas with Kelly, and AAE D.C. Liaison, Faith McDonnell

We work to share the good news (gospel) of Jesus Christ with a hurting world. 

We work to encourage and unite Christians, and to help believers win back evangelical institutions and colleges to their Christ/Kingdom-centered missions. 

We unsuccessfully attempted to help the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) to return to its original mission, and so we began the AAE.

AAE was founded in 2016 by longtime advocates of the gospel and biblical truth on vital culture-shaping issues. This included David & Kelly (Monroe) Kullberg in friendship with Pastor Dr. Jim Garlow and over a thousand who signed an Open Letter: “A Call to Repentance of Progressive Faith Leaders” harming citizens. Links lead to research and articles showing the ‘dark money’ of anti-Christian billionaires funding curious “faith” orgs to malign, confuse and divide Christians, likely, we believe, for political power. 

This, we believe, continues as a “progressive” strategy to diminish natural Christian civic engagement in accord with biblical principles such as sanctity of life, the Imago Dei, sexuality and family, human freedoms such as life, conscience, expression, assembly and more. See “Issues” page. 

Signatories of the Letter include Nancy Schulze, Mariam Bell, Faith McDonnell, Pam Pryor, Dran Reese, Hon. Bob McEwen, Hon. Steve Largent, Kay Cole James, Lt. Gen. Wm. “Jerry” Boykin, Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Archbishop Wm. Paul Mikler, Eric Metaxas, George Barna, Samuel Casey, Pastor Tom Ascol, Chip Weiant, Dave Dias, Molly Smith, Dr. Glenn Sunshine, Rich Bott, Pastor Miles McPherson, David Benham, Jason Benham, Patricia David, Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riano, Dr. George Grant. Dr. Jay Grimstead, Jerry Nordskog, Pastor Tim Throckmorton, Pastor John Amanchukwu, Dr. Alveda King, Dr. Everett Piper, Dr. Wayne Grudem, Mat Staver, Jay Richards, Dan Smithwick, Fr. Frank Pavone, Dr. Frank Wright, Sandy Rios, Vishal Mangalwadi, Dr. E. Calvin & Deborah Beisner, Dean Broyles, Sam Sorbo, Steve Strang, Ohio Rep. John Becker, Bill Blankschaen, Dr. James Yanney, Dr. Larry Lamb, Dudley Rutherford, Dr. Benny Tate, Pastor Steve Riggle, Paula Westwood, Chuck Hurley, Andrea Lafferty, Kevin Jessip, Dr. John D. Morris, Rick Scarborough, Elizabeth Yore, Tim Wildmon, Peggy Dau, David Barton, Diego Rodriguez, Jeremy Story, John Zmirak and over one thousand more evangelical and Catholic faith leaders.

For more, see What We Do.

Thank you for your prayer and engagement with us, here at AAE.

AAE’s Advisors have enjoyed decades of service in America and many nations.

Before co-founding AAE, Kelly Monroe Kullberg was the founder and Executive Director of the Veritas Forum which she begun at Harvard and is now in more than 200 secular universities, in more than 20 nations. Veritas raises the hardest questions of the world in relation to the truth (Veritas) of Jesus and a Christian worldview.

Kelly Monroe Kullberg began the Veritas Forum at Harvard Law School in 1992. She invited dozens of presenters including authors of the award-winning book of testimonies, Finding God at Harvard: Spiritual Journeys of Christian Thinkers (Harper/Zondervan; IVP)

Kelly was honored at Veritas Forum’s 20th Gala, in Boston.

Kelly and graduate students and friends also served in short term missions among the very poor in Central, South and North Americas, such as here, with widows and orphans in Guatemala.

Faith McDonnell speaks at the Embassy of Hungary.

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