In God We Tru$t

The abbot entrusts Brother Ambrose with raising five thousand dollars to stave off the monastery's closure. Ambrose travels to Hollywood to seek donations and encounters a host of eccentric characters along the way. This mission sets the stage for a clash between naive faith and opportunistic showmanship.

In Hollywood, Ambrose is first robbed by a street con artist. Dr. Sebastian Melmoth then unexpectedly befriends him, taking him under his wing. Together they drift through the city, forming an uneasy partnership on the brink of exploitation.

Ambrose meets Mary, a prostitute who offers him a place to stay at her apartment. Despite their initial distance, she grows to care for him, providing shelter in a city full of temptations. The arrangement complicates his resolve as he tries to stay faithful to his monastic upbringing.

One night Mary seduces him while he is taking a cold shower. The moment unsettles Ambrose, blurring the lines between piety and desire. The scene deepens the emotional entanglement between them.

Ambrose attends a service at the Church of Divine Profit led by Armageddon T. Thunderbird and is repulsed by the sermon that equates salvation with money. He tries to meet Thunderbird afterward, but gets thrown out at every attempt. The encounter foreshadows the profit-driven gospel that dominates the film.

Melmoth and Ambrose take to the streets in a modified school bus, staging makeshift church services to solicit donations. They tour town after town, broadcasting their 'ministry' to crowds. The bizarre venture catches the attention of local media and Thunderbird.

During a service, the bus brakes fail and it careens into a river. The passengers escape into the water and emerge on the news, baptized by the pair as a spectacle. Thunderbird, watching from afar, begins to fear Ambrose's influence.

Thunderbird prays to G.O.D., who commands collaboration with Ambrose because of his ‘innocent’ image. Thunderbird contemplates a new, money-driven partnership, inviting Ambrose to join his enterprise. Ambrose is unsure but curious about the possibility.

Ambrose is kidnapped by Thunderbird's minions and brought to his headquarters. There, Thunderbird lays out a plan for a rival church-on-wheels and offers $5000 to secure Ambrose's help. Ambrose, curious about G.O.D.'s will and determined to do good, agrees to consider the partnership.

In Thunderbird's private chamber, Ambrose overhears G.O.D. speaking to Thunderbird. When Thunderbird leaves, Ambrose secretly encounters G.O.D., reading the Bible to the computer and finding a moral compass. G.O.D. decides to divert Thunderbird's funds and reveal a path of charity.

Thunderbird discovers someone is tampering with the computer and crashes into pursuit of Ambrose, destroying the machine. Amid the chaos, Ambrose grabs the monastery mortgage certificate and escapes through a city chase. Bags of money explode from the office window as G.O.D.'s plan unfolds.

Meanwhile, Mary and Melmoth search for Ambrose and discover that Melmoth is her father, indicated by a distinctive tattoo. They locate Ambrose and rescue him from the pursuers. The reunion clarifies loyalties and motivates the next steps.

Ambrose returns to the monastery with the mortgage certificate as proof of the claim. He relinquishes his mission to the abbot and then leaves with Mary, whom he marries. Mary is pregnant from their single night together, sealing a new life for both.

The end titles show Melmoth’s bus traveling down the road, with a note that they all lived happily hereafter. The film closes on a nomadic, reformulated gospel enterprise continuing their journey.