Glenn Beck and Pastor Rob McCoy Stand With Imprisoned Korean Pastor After Charlie Kirk's Legacy

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Glenn Beck and Pastor Rob McCoy Stand With Imprisoned Korean Pastor After Charlie Kirk's Legacy

Glenn Beck speaks with Pastor Rob McCoy about the imprisonment of Pastor Son in South Korea, a courageous minister who leads 15,000 congregants and stood against government tyranny during COVID. Pastor Son, an ex-Korean special forces member, now faces persecution from a regime threatening religious liberty. Charlie Kirk promised to support Pastor Son before his death, and now Pastor McCoy is traveling to Korea to take his pulpit while he remains in prison. The conversation reveals the spreading global assault on churches and the courage of young Korean activists inspired by Charlie Kirk who are risking everything to stand for freedom.

Categories: Analysis
September 25, 2025

Charlie Kirk's Impact on Pastor Rob McCoy

Glenn Beck opened the conversation by thanking Pastor Rob McCoy for the profound influence he had on Charlie Kirk. Beck acknowledged that while Charlie was like a sponge, absorbing everything around him, Pastor McCoy played a crucial role in teaching and guiding him throughout his journey. Beck described Charlie's memorial service as a miracle he had prayed for over 30 years, calling it unprecedented and crediting Pastor McCoy for his significant role in making it happen.

Pastor McCoy reflected on Charlie's incredible capacity for learning, describing how Charlie would ask about a specific theological issue and become an expert on it by the next day. "You get stretch marks on your brain because he was a voracious reader," McCoy explained. He emphasized Charlie's tender heart for the things of God, which showed in everything he did. The memorial service, McCoy noted, allowed the world to see the real Charlie Kirk, dismantling the false labels the left had placed on him and revealing who he truly was.

The Story of Pastor Son in South Korea

Pastor McCoy shared the powerful story behind a photograph showing Charlie Kirk with Pastor Son, a Korean pastor and ex-Korean special forces member. Pastor Son leads the largest church in Busan, South Korea, with approximately 15,000 congregants. He is married with three children, and as Charlie used to say, "You can't fake good kids." Pastor Son's family is exceptional, and his ministry has been marked by extraordinary courage.

During COVID, Pastor Son was the only pastor in South Korea to keep his church open. The government threatened him and attempted to sue him into oblivion through lawfare. When authorities tried to enforce transgenderism and what Pastor McCoy called "the whole alphabet soup" on the church, Pastor Son stood in opposition. His stand inspired millions of people to march in all five major cities across South Korea.

When a new regime took power in South Korea, they immediately targeted Pastor Son. In the photograph Beck displayed, Pastor McCoy was present in the room when Pastor Son told Charlie Kirk that he would likely be arrested. Charlie's response was immediate and compassionate: "If you're arrested, I can't speak on behalf of our government, but myself, if you're arrested, I'm going to call the Secretary of State, and if he answers, I'm going to make sure he hears this. I'll do everything I can to get attention to this."

Charlie Kirk's Final Promise

The conversation took on added weight as Pastor McCoy revealed that Charlie Kirk made his promise to Pastor Son just before his death. They landed on Monday, and Pastor McCoy's phone immediately lit up with news that Pastor Son was in prison. Charlie called him right away and said, "Get me all the information regarding what he's being charged with and where he's being detained." McCoy gathered all the videos and information, and Charlie committed to featuring the story on his program.

"A bullet took our friend's life," Pastor McCoy said solemnly. But he made a commitment to Charlie in his heart: he would support Pastor Son. Pastor McCoy announced he was leaving Thursday to fly to South Korea to take Pastor Son's pulpit while he remains in prison. "I don't care what they do to me," McCoy declared. "If the world doesn't wake up that when you start raiding churches and imprisoning pastors, and South Korea thinks that America will lose 36,224 US personnel to stop the Chinese from invading you and set that 38th parallel, and you're going to do this? You're going to infringe on religious liberty? No."

The Korean Freedom Movement and Mina Kim

Beck revealed that the event Charlie was attending in South Korea was called Buildup Korea, describing it as "a little TPUSA over in Korea." He highlighted Mina Kim, the organizer who Pastor McCoy calls "Sea Biscuit" because she's "tiny but mighty." In a patriarchal society, this young woman stands strong, inspiring an entire generation of Koreans to fight for freedom.

This was Pastor McCoy's third Buildup Korea event. He was the one who brought the movement to Charlie's attention, telling him, "This girl's getting it done." But after the new regime came to power, every single sponsor pulled out of the events. Companies and even churches abandoned Mina Kim, afraid of the government's retaliation. She is now facing a million-dollar debt from the event.

Beck made the same commitment to Mina Kim that Charlie Kirk had made, pledging to watch over her security and help raise funds to cover her losses. Mina told Beck that she's returning to South Korea knowing she will probably be arrested. When Beck asked if they could get her asylum or if he should call Washington, she refused. "My family is there. They'll be persecuted," she explained. "And it's my country and I've got to stand."

The Global Attack on Religious Freedom

The conversation expanded to address the global assault on religious liberty. Beck noted that the new South Korean regime is opening borders to Chinese illegals, destroying Korea and turning it over to Chinese influence. The government has become increasingly anti-American, though not the Korean people themselves, and is specifically attacking churches because "that's what communists do. They have to destroy the church."

Beck shared another disturbing development from Europe, where Bible Gateway and other online scripture resources are being blocked in some places, labeled as hate speech. Churches are being closed down across Europe. "This is sweeping the world," Beck warned. "They are surrounding us. It's a noose. And if America doesn't wake up, if the churches don't wake up, because that's the only answer, the only answer is God at this point, if the churches don't wake up and start remembering their responsibility and people don't start remembering who we actually are as Americans, the whole world plunges into darkness."

The Historical Precedent for Resistance

Pastor McCoy invoked historical perspective, citing Jonathan Mayhew, an eastern seaboard minister during the War of Independence. When critics told Mayhew he needed to submit to King George because Romans 13 says to submit to all positions of authority appointed by God, Mayhew pointed out that authorities are there for the people's good, according to scripture, and "when they cease to do good, they cease to be the authority." He coined the phrase that inspired the War of Independence: "Disobedience to tyrants is obedience to God."

McCoy connected this to the present moment: "We just watched America restore probably another 50 years of liberty because of Charlie Kirk's efforts, inspiring pastors and awakening them." He recalled how Charlie stood by him when he defied the California governor during COVID, when churches were deemed non-essential. At Charlie's memorial service, McCoy was the first speaker, asked to present the gospel and give a call to Christ. "I'm a minister by trade, Glenn, but now I need to run for office because all the politicians who were there were preaching the gospel. That's a direct influence of Charlie. When the church stands, good government happens with good people."

The Courage of Korean Youth

Pastor McCoy emphasized that Korea has the largest Christian population in Asia, but many have been influenced by "meymouthed ministers in America to just be compliant." Now they need to stand or lose everything. The money donated to support Buildup Korea went to inspire at least 5,000 Korean young people, the ones the world saw on the news chanting "I am Charlie Kirk."

Beck stressed that Americans watching from afar have no idea what those young Koreans risked by standing with candles and declaring "I am Charlie Kirk." Pastor McCoy confirmed: "Every one of them is targeted. They are risking going to jail, their family being persecuted just for standing with a candle saying 'I am Charlie Kirk.' It's incredible what's happening."

McCoy also revealed that YouTube has been shutting down conservative accounts in Korea, blocking Mina Kim's channel and removing her ability to communicate with the masses. Yet these young warriors continue to stand.

A Call to Action for America

Pastor McCoy addressed anyone with influence over the Trump administration, acknowledging that Charlie would have had an easier time reaching decision-makers but pledging to try anyway. Beck proposed a direct response: "President Trump, you gave Korea 15% tariffs. If they're going to be raiding churches and imprisoning pastors and threatening the equivalent of Turning Point in Korea, I think 15% is way too low. Let's make them feel the pain. We're not going to dictate their government, but we can dictate how they're going to do business with us. Make it hurt."

The conversation concluded with Pastor McCoy agreeing to speak with Beck again when he arrives in South Korea, creating an ongoing connection to report on the situation as it develops. "We're in this together, Glenn," McCoy said. "You bless me more than you know."

The exchange revealed how Charlie Kirk's legacy extends far beyond American borders, inspiring a global movement of courage in the face of tyranny, and how those who knew him best are committed to carrying forward the promises he made and the vision he shared.

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