This is Duck Dynasty (2012) star Sadie Robertson's first appearance in a feature film. Her parents, Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson, appeared in the first film.
Amy, Martin, Rev. Dave, Rev. Jude, and Newsboys are all reprising their roles.
At the beginning, when Brooke asks him for a ride to school, Mr. Thawley says can't because he has a meeting with Marc Shelley, the unscrupulous businessman played by Dean Cain in the first film.
Walter tells Grace that he's 81, but she corrects him and says he's 82. In real life, Pat Boone was 82 when this movie premiered.