Nearly 2,000 Ohio State students have laying their lives off Jesus On Tuesday, during a one-night service, part of the united US movement. The event attracted over 6,500 students at the Schottenstein Centre, home to the Buckeyes basketball team, and also attracted support from players from the National Championship Football Team.
“We have been in awe of how God has already moved on this campus for the past year. He has met us here tonight,” he said, united official. said the Instagram page.
“God is moving in this generation. We know he's just starting out!”
We said that about 2,000 students “responded to the altar's call” – they experienced freedom that only he could bring in.”
The Unite US movement has been one of the most important developments in American Christianity in recent months. Starting on September 12, 2023, at Auburn University, thousands of university students gathered to worship and lift up Jesus' name. Since then, similar UNITE events have been held on almost a dozen university campuses, including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Kentucky. Masu.
At each location, campus leaders (often attended by well-known athletes) invite students to attend.
Ohio, running through Trevion Henderson fresh from the national championship season, recorded a video encouraging students to “experience God's existence, hear good news about Jesus Christ, and worship him together.” I did. The basketball team security guard Colby Bauman also recorded the message.
“I am honored by how God moves on university campuses,” said Tonya Prewet, the visionary who unites us.
Author and speaker Jenny Allen spoke at the Ohio State event, with the visionary behind IF: Meetings and Meet 25.
“What started as the first one has turned into a lot of movement,” Allen told the headline on Crosswalk.
She said that members of Generation Z have “a real hunger for something deeper than what has been given to them.”
“And that really encourages you to see.”
This year, Unite US plans to stop at Purdue (March 5th), West Virginia (March 11th), SMU (April 8th) and Baylor (April 15th).
Photo credit: ©Instagram/It unites us
Michael Foot For 20 years, I have covered the intersection of faith and news. His stories appear in the Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Leaf, Toronto Star, Knoxville News Sentinel.
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It was originally published on February 20, 2025.
