Join us as America Reads the Bible over the next 7 days!
Apr 17, 2026 by FACT
This weekend, over 120 Christian groups from around the nation will join together for the largest public Bible-reading event in American history. “America Reads the Bible” will take place from April 18-25 in Washington, D.C. at the Museum of the Bible, where more than 475 believers, including Governor Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee, will gather to read the entire Bible aloud, from Genesis to Revelation, over the course of 84 hours.
In honor of the 250th birthday of the United States, America Reads the Bible serves as a spiritual celebration of our nation’s founding ideals and a call to rediscover the truth that still anchors us today.
Through live readings, national broadcasts, discipleship partnerships, and local gatherings, this movement exists to remind leaders – and the nation – that lasting renewal begins with a return to God’s Word. The website explains:
We hope you’ll take part in this incredible event as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday and honor the Bible’s essential role in the creation of our national ideals. Please pray with us that the reading of God’s Word will awaken that same spirit of renewal and repentance that it did through Ezra so many years ago.
In honor of the 250th birthday of the United States, America Reads the Bible serves as a spiritual celebration of our nation’s founding ideals and a call to rediscover the truth that still anchors us today.
Through live readings, national broadcasts, discipleship partnerships, and local gatherings, this movement exists to remind leaders – and the nation – that lasting renewal begins with a return to God’s Word. The website explains:
Just as Ezra read the Word aloud to the people of Israel (Nehemiah 8:1–3), awakening revival and repentance, inspiring them to rebuild the temple, and working with Nehemiah to mobilize the people to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, America Reads the Bible is a sacred opportunity to call our nation back to its spiritual foundations. Through a public, continuous reading of the entire Bible in our nation’s capital by our national leaders from all spheres of influence, we believe God can spark revival in individual hearts and inspire Americans to carry the Word forward in their lives and communities into the next 250 years of our national story.
If you’re unable to attend in person, you can register for the free livestream here, sponsored by Great America Pure Flix. Governor and First Lady Lee will be reading John 1:1-26 and John 4:27-54, respectively, from 8-9 PM on Friday night.
We hope you’ll take part in this incredible event as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday and honor the Bible’s essential role in the creation of our national ideals. Please pray with us that the reading of God’s Word will awaken that same spirit of renewal and repentance that it did through Ezra so many years ago.
