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American Presbyterian Youtuber and activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Ackerman (born 2002 or 2003), known online as Redeemed Zoomer, is an American Presbyterian activist and YouTuber. He founded Operation Reconquista in 2023. He runs the YouTube channel Redeemed Zoomer, which has over 627,000 subscribers as of October 2025.
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Biography
Richard Ackerman was born in 2002 or 2003.[1] He grew up irreligious in a family of Jewish and Italian[‡ 1] heritage.[1] He converted to Christianity at age 14 after attending a Presbyterian Church (USA) music camp when he was entering high school.[2] He lived in New York City until he began attending Southern Methodist University in Texas.[3] Ackerman began uploading to the Redeemed Zoomer YouTube channel in 2022.[‡ 2]
In May 2025, Zoomer graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.A. in music and a B.S. in pure mathematics, having originally intended to become a math professor.[‡ 3]
In June 2025, he announced he would pursue a Master of Arts in reformed theology at Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa where he plans to be ordained within the PCUSA.[‡ 4]
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YouTube channel
Redeemed Zoomer made videos using three different YouTube channels and an Instagram account before finding viral success with Redeemed Zoomer in 2022.[1] He is primarily known for his Microsoft Paint style explainer videos to explain Christianity, specifically on theology, denominational differences, church history, and more. His most-viewed video is "All Christian denominations explained in 12 minutes" with 14 million views as of October 2025, where he briefly explains each denomination and their differences.[1]
Ackerman is also known for producing gameplay commentary videos, which feature him playing Minecraft while discussing topics like theology and history. He also holds weekly or semi-weekly YouTube livestreams in which he interacts with his fanbase.[2]
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Operation Reconquista
Ackerman is the founder of Operation Reconquista,[2] a Confessing Movement organization aimed at preserving theologically conservative congregations within mainline Protestant Christian denominations, with the eventual goal of restoring them to theological conservatism.[‡ 5] He also co-founded "Presbyterians for the Kingdom", a nonprofit seeking to advance theological conservatism in the PCUSA. The organization sent representatives to the 2024 PCUSA General Assembly.[1]
Ackerman maintains a Discord server with more than 1,000 members to organize Gen Z members of mainline churches, including the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Church of England.[4] At least four Episcopal priests who participated in the Operation Reconquista Discord groups, including one who had signed up as a "chaplain-adviser" to the server, faced disciplinary charges on the grounds of safeguarding risks since youth as young as 15 participated in the server. However, The Living Church performed an investigation and found no suspicious or secretive behavior on the server.[5]
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Ackerman is a member of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and supports traditional mainline Protestantism, particularly in worship practices, church architecture, and theological doctrine. He is critical of modern evangelical and non-denominational Christianity, characterizing them as "pop-Christianity" driven by televangelists and celebrity preachers, and instead advocates a renewed engagement with Reformation-era theology and ecclesiology.[‡ 6] He believes that the federal government of the United States should be "explicitly Christian",[‡ 7][non-primary source needed] while still being a proponent of the Separation of church and state.
Although being of Jewish descent, Ackerman has denounced Judaism[‡ 8] while expressing support for supersessionism due to his reformed belief in Covenant Theology. He has also stated that he is no longer a Zionist.[‡ 9][non-primary source needed] He believes that anti-Semitic ideology is anti-Christian.[1][failed verification]
Ackerman is critical of both right-wing politics and left-wing politics, especially of social progressivism. He is opposed to abortion, and advocates for implementing laws criminalizing abortion.[‡ 10][non-primary source needed] Ackerman opposes same-sex marriage and homosexuality: he has described conversion therapy as "the only healthy form of therapy".[‡ 11] He has stated that "Uganda is doing nothing wrong regarding LGBT".[‡ 12][non-primary source needed]
Ackerman is critical of the Republican Party. He has described himself as a "never-Trumper" due to perceiving Trump as "too pro-gay and pro-abortion".[‡ 13][non-primary source needed]. He has also condemned right-wing "extremist internet circles".[‡ 14][non-primary source needed] Ackerman expressed sorrow at the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying he was "more comfortable affiliating with the right."[citation needed]
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Personal life
After starting university, Ackerman met his future spouse, Anna Marburger, for the first time in July 2020. Ackerman married Marburger in August 2024.[‡ 2]
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