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New research suggests Generation Z is emerging as the most religious generation alive, with belief in a higher power now surpassing even those aged over 65. A YouGov study shows church attendance among 18- to 25-year-olds has risen sharply, from 7% in 2018 to 23% in 2024, while belief in a higher power has grown from 28% to 49%. Social media is playing a key role in this shift, with many young people encountering Christian ideas for the first time through short videos on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Influencers and young evangelists are openly sharing testimonies, baptisms, and Gospel messages, creating curiosity and drawing peers into church communities. Researchers note that Gen Z has faced significant challenges, including the pandemic and cost-of-living pressures, leaving many searching for meaning, stability, and hope. While not all young people observe or embrace this trend, evidence points to a growing openness to faith, community, and spiritual truth. Gen Z appears to be reshaping how belief is expressed in a digital age.

In Huntington, West Virginia, locals are brimming with excitement as people are being saved and baptised into the kingdom of Jesus by the hundreds in Temple Church, as Nik Walker preaches. A month-long revival has shaken the city, bringing hope to an area inundated with a lack of hope. Drug addiction has been paramount and suicide rates are unbelievable, but the gospel of Jesus Christ can change everything. People are seeing there is hope for them, and sense God's presence. They're experiencing relationship not religion; you can see it in their eyes. Over 300 students have given their lives to Jesus in three weeks, and 500+ baptisms have been performed. Nik has preached at nine high schools at the students’ request, with the approval of the administration. Temple Church said, ‘What is taking place is phenomenal in a time when many American schools are experiencing chaos and turmoil’.