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Thousands of college students are giving Jesus their "Yes" after making decisions to accept Christ as their Savior, according to a college campus ministry.
The third UniteUS event of 2025 occurred at Purdue University last Wednesday night, and more than 4,500 students gathered to hear the gospel and be transformed.
Those who led the meeting said, "God was exalted at Purdue University!!"
Be informed, not misled.
By the end of the night, nearly half of those who attended had confessed Jesus as their Savior, and some participated in water baptisms afterward.
"From the moment we stepped on campus we knew God was going to move in a special way tonight," the group wrote on Instagram.
"4,500 students gathered in Elliott Hall of Music and we were blown away seeing how the students leaned in during worship. We still can't get over seeing nearly half the students in attendance flood the altar to give Jesus their 'yes,'" the post continued.
This is bigger than the leadership. "It's something God is doing."
Tonya Prewitt, who leads many of these gatherings, says, "God is doing this. It's not us."
At the start of the year, 8,000 students gathered at the University of Kentucky's Rupp Arena to worship Jesus and hear a powerful message on the Gospel.
Then, an Ohio State revival event saw 6,500 students gather in The Schott, and almost 2,000 attendees responded to the altar call.
During the outreaches, Prewett is often joined by Pastor Jonathan Pokluda and Jennie Allen, the founder of the IF:Gathering.
Pokluda previously told CBN News that many students are coming to these gatherings ready to shed their past mistakes.
"They're coming in with guilt and shame. STDs, unwanted pregnancies, abortions," Pokluda said. "And they come here, and we're showing them the one—the only one—who can really deal with their sin is Jesus Christ."
UniteUS was birthed out of a desire to "lift the name of Jesus." It gained rapid momentum after its initial outreach at Auburn University's Neville Arena in September 2023, where 5,000 students showed up to worship Jesus, and 200 were spontaneously baptized in a nearby lake.
The evangelistic college campus movement is marked by salvations, water baptisms, and worship, and it's beginning to garner some national attention but very little from corporate news organizations.
Prewett says it is all about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
"Thousands came forward to receive Christ," she said in a social media post last Thursday morning. "They want God everywhere we go."
Purdue sophomore Anna Suppes is a part of the planning team and told local Fox59 that the movement on campus began with prayer.
"It started with five people praying, and it grew to 200," she shared.
Tre Henson told the outlet he hopes this movement sparks a lasting change on Purdue's campus.
"Purdue is a very academic campus, and it is very easy for people to feel lonely or anxious. So we are trying to plug people into the community and let them know that they are seen and loved. And also spread the gospel and the truth," he explained.
The next UniteUS outreach will be held at West Virginia University today, March 11.
Since September 2023, the ministry's events have reached over 100,000 college students across multiple campuses.
Takeaway
We have been told that Generation Z is hopeless.
Well, it isn't. All things are possible with God.
Luke 1:37 says, "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
Genesis 18:14: "Is anything too hard for the Lord?"
Matthew 19:26: "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Mark 10:27: "And Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.'"
Jeremiah 32:17: "Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you."
Pray for our youth.
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged. Be Prayerful.
