The Advent Conspiracy is an international movement whose stated purpose is to "bring a deeper meaning to
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...
" during the Christian season of
Advent, which immediately precedes it. It was created in 2006 as a criticism of the sense of
consumerism
Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts. With the Industrial Revolution, but particularly in the 20th century, mass production led to overproduction—the su ...
surrounding the holiday. The movement advocates community support projects in place of gift giving.
Background
The organization was co-founded in 2006 by Pastors Greg Holder, Chris Seay, and Rick McKinley in an effort to advocate spending less money on gifts and instead contributing it toward the wellbeing of the community.
In their first year, Advent Conspiracy partnered with
Living Water International to build a high-capacity well in Nicaragua and 13 wells in Liberia.
The Advent Conspiracy movement consists of thousands of churches and organizations. Advent Conspiracy does not accept donations and instead encourages every church, organization, family, and individual to donate their funds directly.
In November 2018, an updated and revised version of the ''Advent Conspiracy'' was published by Wonderland Publishing.
See also
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Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day is a minor event of protest against consumerism. In North America, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is held the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent to Black Friday; elsewhere, it is held the followin ...
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Christian movements
Advent
2006 introductions
Anti-consumerist groups