Thousands of college students made first-time commitments to Christ or rededicated their lives during an evangelistic outreach organized by UniteUs near three major universities in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The event, held Wednesday (Nov. 5) at the Heritage Bank Center near the Cincinnati Reds Stadium, drew an estimated 5,500 attendees from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, and Cincinnati State College. Ministry leaders reported that the gathering led to numerous conversions, recommitments, and spontaneous water baptisms outside the venue.
UniteUs founder and organizer Tonya Prewett celebrated the turnout on social media, calling it a reflection of divine movement among young people. “What we witnessed at the University of Cincinnati tonight was just a glimpse of what heaven will be like,” she wrote on Instagram.
UniteUs began as a student-led evangelistic movement at Auburn University’s Neville Arena in September 2023, with the aim of “lifting the name of Jesus.” The initiative has since spread to other college campuses across the United States.
Christian Broadcasting Network reported that more than 2,000 attendees in Cincinnati connected to local churches and ministries following the event. Many participated in spontaneous baptisms outside the arena, where students baptized one another in portable pools on the backs of pickup trucks.
“God is here and working in this generation,” said Anna Brown, a University of Cincinnati student, according to CBN. “Thank you, Jesus, for saving me.”
The Cincinnati event followed a similar outreach at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix on Oct. 21, where organizers said 7,000 students gathered at the Global Credit Union Arena. That event resulted in 4,300 rededications to Christ, 58 new commitments, and 251 baptisms, with more than 2,600 students expressing interest in joining campus ministries and 622 seeking local church connections.
Prewett previously told participants that she believed such gatherings could have national spiritual significance. “I believe God is about to do something that will set a precedent for this nation,” she said.
