Lakepointe Church Baptizes 882 People in One Day as Revival Wave Hits U.S. Campuses

Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas, baptized 882 people on September 27, 2026, in one of the largest single-day baptism events reported by an American congregation this year.

The same weekend, a church in North Carolina baptized 458 people on a single Sunday. Church leaders called it a sign of genuine spiritual hunger spreading across the country.

The UniteUS revival movement brought that momentum to Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, where thousands of students gathered and hundreds made public decisions to follow Christ. Campus ministry leaders said the response exceeded anything they had seen in recent years.

CBN News reported that churches across the United States are seeing people turn to Christ "by the thousands," with baptism numbers climbing at congregations of all sizes.

The surge in baptisms follows a pattern of campus revivals that began gaining national attention in 2023 at Asbury University in Kentucky. Since then, similar movements have appeared at universities in Texas, North Carolina, and now California.

Lakepointe Church, which operates multiple campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, said the September 27 event drew participants from across the region. Pastors described the day as one of the most significant in the church's history.

For Pepperdine, a Christian university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, the UniteUS gathering drew students who said they had been searching for community and purpose. Several described the event as a turning point in their faith.

Church leaders and observers say the common thread across these events is a generation of young people who are openly seeking spiritual answers, often after years of social isolation and cultural uncertainty.