Awakening Gen Z, the Revival Generation

The Spirit of God has been sweeping across college campuses in the US, awakening hundreds of thousands of young people to His love.

In September of 2023, just a few months after the Asbury Awakening, 5,000 students gathered to worship at Alabama’s Auburn University, with 200 spontaneously stepping into a nearby lake to be baptized. Since that first UniteUS event, more than 120,000 students have shown up for similar awakenings in dozens of universities throughout the country, with thousands choosing to follow Jesus.

“When God gave me the vision for Unite Auburn, I could have never imagined what was coming,” UniteUS founder and evangelist Tonya Prewett told CBN News.

“I remember standing at [the] baptisms after the Auburn event in the middle of thousands of students just praising God and thinking how can this stop? And it hasn’t. He keeps doing it. Again and again.”

Tonya told Fox News she believes what’s happening on campuses is part of a larger move of God among Gen Z. “Students right now are so hungry for truth and for hope,” she explained, “and I think they’ve looked for it in every other place, and they’re realizing that the only truth and hope that they need is found in Jesus Christ.”

“Even in the midst of heartbreak, tragedy, and the evil we see around us, we cling to this truth: God is not finished. Darkness will not have the last word.

“Gen Z rising. Bold. Unashamed! Hungry for revival! What the enemy meant for harm, God is turning into a testimony of His glory!”

UniteUS on Instagram

“What I think is so powerful about the whole movement is that it’s been so saturated in prayer,” explained Tonya’s daughter, Madison Prewett Troutt in a CBN interview. “The reason it got started in the first place was because my mom was just walking on campus and praying every single day by herself…. And then she started gathering, you know, more people and said, ‘Hey, let’s pray. Let’s pray for revival. Let’s pray for salvation. Let’s pray for repentance. Let’s pray for a move of God to sweep across our college campus.'”

UniteUS events since 2023:

• ARIZONA: About 7,000 students from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix gathered in an arena on October 21. Some 4,300 rededicated their lives to Christ, and 251 were baptized.
• FLORIDA: At the University of South Florida in Tampa, about 7,000 young people showed up, close to 2,000 gave their lives to Jesus and 300 were baptized on September 25, 2025. One of those, a girl named Ree, gave up witchcraft to follow Christ.
• GEORGIA: On April 3, 2024, over 7,000 from the University of Georgia in Athens gathered together to worship God and hear the gospel. Hundreds participated in spontaneous baptisms, many of those taking place in the beds of pickup trucks.
• INDIANA: Of the 4,500 students gathered at Purdue University on March 5, 2025, about half of those went forward to receive Christ’s free gift of salvation.
• KENTUCKY: Of the 8,000 students gathered from University of Kentucky in February of 2025, about 2,000 responded to the gospel.
• NORTH CAROLINA: At NC State University in Raleigh on November 12, 2025. about 6,000 gathered, hundreds gave their lives to Christ, and 77 chose to be baptized that very night.
• OKLAHOMA: On September 9, 2025 at Unite Oklahoma, close to 9,000 people filled the arena and a countless number were baptized.
• OHIO: over 5,500 gathered from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University and Cincinnati State College. Thousands chose to receive Christ as their Savior, and hundreds were baptized just outside the Great American Ball Park on November 5, 2025. In February of 2025, 6,500 students from Ohio State University gathered and about 2,000 made decisions for Christ. At a previous, smaller UniteUS football event at Ohio State, called “Fall Kickoff: An Invitation to Jesus,” in August of 2024, 800-2000 attended and about 60 were baptized.
• TENNESSEE: “A night of repentance turned into a move of revival. An arena became a place of surrender! Praying together, worshiping side by side, and a generation stepping into purpose,” wrote UniteUS about the September 30, 2025 event at the University of Tennessee. Over 8,000 students gathered, more than 500 chose to follow Jesus and hundreds were baptized.
• TEXAS: In April of 2025, about 5,000 students showed up to worship the Lord and 250 made decisions for Christ at Baylor University in Waco; while thousands attended revival services at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, with hundreds making decisions for Christ.
• WEST VIRGINIA: On March 12, 2025, among the 5,000 students who gathered at WV University in Morgantown, over 1,000 chose to follow Christ, “set free, and flooding the altar to make a move toward something different than the world has to offer. Life-changing salvation. Life-altering freedom. Life-giving connections. Thank you, Jesus, for the way you are marking this generation!” wrote UniteUS on Instagram.

Upcoming UniteUS Events:

• March 25 – University of Pittsburgh
• March 31 – Florida State University
• April 8 – Samford University
• April 28: Oklahoma State University
• TBD: Unite Highschools

Every UniteUS gathering has three main objectives:

SALVATION
For non-believers to hear a clear presentation of the Gospel in a welcoming environment. Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9

FREEDOM
For believers to know and experience true freedom from sin and burdens on their hearts. Galatians 5:1

COMMUNITY
For students to find community and discipleship through connection to local ministries and the local church. Ephesians 4:1-6

See a documentary by CBN News on how the Lord is working in the lives of these students: .”Revival Generation.”  

Father God, please protect these new believers and ignite them with passion for Your Word. Set them free from the chains that have bound them to anxiety, fear, depression, addictions, pornography and other strongholds. Tear down every wall that has blocked them from oneness with You, and draw them all the nearer every day. Open up for them the fullness of abundant life in You. When they read the Bible, when they pray, when they worship You, and even as they go along throughout their day, meet with them in powerful ways. Carry them through every trial. Draw them into churches that will love and disciple them well. Transform them so dramatically by Your grace and love others around them will see the difference You make in their lives and also be drawn to You. Call out each of these young people who responded to Your outpouring of love. Show them the paths You have for them and guide them through. Set them on fire with passion for You, until they have surrendered every corner of their lives to You to let You have full control. And use them for Your glory to bring forth Your kingdom here on Earth.

For the upcoming UniteUS events, we ask You to guide the leaders to the places You have prepared for them to lead worship and revivals. Bring to them the spiritually hungry, the lost, the lonely, the backslidden and those from all walks of life. Draw them up into such a flood of Your grace, they will give in to Your love and receive Your salvation. Raise up a generation of missionaries, evangelists and Christian couples who know the Word of God and live it, who will not only preach the good news but demonstrate Your love and truth in such powerful ways they won’t be able to resist You.

Lord, we see You moving, the way You’re pouring Your love on hearts in the USA and all throughout this world. Thank You, Jesus. We ask You for more! O Father, pour out Your love in increasing measures and unprecedented ways over our churches, our families, our friendships, and over every heart all across this Earth. Don’t leave even one heart dry. Save the lost. Heal the hurting. Bring the ruthless to their knees. Lift up the lonely. Mend what is broken. Set the sinners free.

And begin, O Lord, in me. It is Your love we crave. Satisfy me now with that everlasting flow that never runs dry, that love poured out on the cross that purifies, transforms and sets us apart, glowing with Your glory. Ignite all of our hearts now with such love now. Make us Your love-and-truth-spreaders, history-makers by Your hand, planting the seeds of Your Word in the hearts of everyone around us, and watching those seeds take root and grow unto salvation. Because that’s what You do, Lord. You Love. You forgive. You heal. You save. Awaken us to Your love.

To lead the lost to Jesus, and to help new believers grow in their faith, see this powerful Bible study workbook series for seekers and new believers, Simply Discipleship 1: Start Your Journey with Jesus.

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