How did "In God We Trust" become our National Motto?

Our COO Mark Watkinson was named for his ancestor responsible for being the catalyst of "In God We Trust"

March 3rd, 1865 was a significant milestone for the progression of a letter from a Pennsylvania Minister in 1861 to the official creation of our National Motto in 1956.

An Act of Congress was passed on March 3, 1865 allowing the Mint Director, to place "In God We Trust" on all gold and silver coins.
Click on the link below to learn the history of our National Motto.
https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/in-god-we-trust.aspx