Redeemed Zoomer

Redeemed Zoomer
Ackerman in 2025
Born
Richard Ackerman

December 17, 2002 (age 23)
New York, U.S.
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA, BS)
Spouse
Anna Marburger
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(m. 2024)​
Instagram information
Page
Years active2021–present
Followers55.9 thousand
Twitter information
Handle
Years active2022–present
Followers37 thousand
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Subscribers669 thousand
Views107 million
Redeemed Zoomer's voice (2025)
Ackerman's opening statement during a debate on the compatibility of Christianity and evolution.
Last updated: April 1 2026
Websiteredeemedzoomer.com

Richard Ackerman (born December 17, 2002), or known online as Redeemed Zoomer is a American youtuber and Presbyterian activist. He is known for founding Operation Reformation (formerly Operation Reconquista) in 2023 and for owning the Redeemed Zoomer Youtube channel which has over 719,000 subscribers as of August 2026.

Personal life

Ackerman was born on December 17, 2002 into a family that was not religious, but he converted to Christianity in middle school after attending a Christian music camp in the midwest. After he finished the camp, He became a Presbyterian and joined the Presbyterian Church (USA) at 14 years old.

He lived in New York City before deciding to enter the Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas where he got a Bachelor of Arts in music and a Bachelor of Science in pure mathematics.

In June 2025, he announced that he was planning to achieve a Master of Arts in Reformed theology at Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, with the stated reason being that he wanted ordination within the PCUSA.

References

  1. ↑ Redeemed Zoomer (2024-11-22), Why I'm Presbyterian - KingdomCraft, retrieved 2026-04-02
  2. 1 2 Murphy, Fiona (2024-08-01). "Meet Gen Z's proselytizing Presbyterian reformer". Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Linkedin - Richard Ackerman".
  4. ↑ Tooley, Mark (2024-03-21). "Reconquering Mainline Protestantism?". Juicy Ecumenism. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  5. ↑ Ackerman, Richard [@redeemed_zoomer] (May 15, 2025). "RZ's Graduation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Redeemed Zoomer (2025-06-06), I got into a PCUSA seminary! (school announcement) - KingdomCraft, retrieved 2026-04-02