Pictured above: Students participate in worship during Campus Community in the Vines Center on March 25.
At Liberty University, we are experiencing one of our greatest climates for spiritual growth, and we are thanking the Lord every day for all He is doing on Liberty Mountain. Nothing is more exciting than watching God work in our students’ lives as they become Champions for Christ.
Students have a wide variety of opportunities to draw closer to God and grow in their faith during their years at Liberty, from Convocations to Campus Community, community groups, prayer and worship events, and the classroom. Informal gatherings for prayer, discipleship, and fellowship take place every day and in every corner of campus — and each year brings more stories of life change.
In the Fall 2025 semester, we rejoiced with over 300 students who asked Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior.
Attendance at our weekly Campus Community event, which is voluntary for students, has increased each semester, with an average of 6,300 joining their peers in the Vines Center for Bible study and worship on Wednesday nights. That’s nearly 50% more than four years ago. This shows us that our students have a real hunger for the pure doctrine of the Word of God and a desire for it to transform their lives with the truth.
Our Campus Community series for the fall semester, “Built Different,” gave students a picture of what it means to know what God says and answer the call. Many Christians own at least one — maybe a shelfful — of Bibles. They may memorize passages or know the right answers to Sunday School questions, but that doesn’t always mean they are living out what Scripture says. Jesus’ disciples were doing the same thing, and He asked them, “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?” (Luke 6:46, CSB). The Word of God is a detailed roadmap and a light unto our path for the journey of life under Him, and yet some believers do not follow it. Our speakers focused on a different aspect of what God tells us to do as His followers: believe and share the Gospel, be molded and refined by the Holy Spirit, maintain community with fellow believers, worship and glorify Him, be active in the local church, pray to Him in all circumstances, serve others near and far, and more. Liberty students are being shaped to further embody these core attributes that characterize Christ followers, and they will impact the world with them.
This spring, our Campus Community series is called “Ascent,” and we are walking through Psalm 120-134, often called the Psalms of Ascent, and looking at how we can be who God wants us to be. We’re studying the ideas of praise and worship, and we’re doing it as a community. Isolation is the enemy of spiritual growth, and our Campus Community sessions and the community groups that follow encourage a time of deep discussion so students can apply what they are learning to their lives and develop strong friendships.
Liberty’s vast online community has also felt a growing spiritual impact, as our LU Shepherd staff has expanded its outreach to include full-time shepherds dedicated to ministering to the over 130,000 students pursuing degrees through Liberty University Online Programs around the world. Every Liberty student is a student the Lord has entrusted to us to steward well. We are called to seize every opportunity to share the redeeming message of the Gospel and the love of Jesus Christ, whether that is across a classroom or across continents.
The campus of Liberty University has always been an epicenter for faithful, spiritually hungry young men and women. If you talk to our pioneers, the early students who were here to see my father’s vision start to take shape back in the 1970s, they’ll tell you all about it. During Homecoming, I was able to reconnect with some of these alumni at the first Golden Alumni Luncheon, held at Tall Oaks, my parents’ former home. Our conversations touched on how much Liberty has changed over the decades but also how it has stayed true to its Gospel-led mission, reverence for Scripture, and readiness for service.
In all, God continues to stir the hearts of young people at Liberty. Many are making a first-time commitment and experiencing a hope for their futures that they have never had before. Many are refining their faith and committing fully to carrying out the Great Commission in the workplace, on the mission field, and in their families and communities after graduation. The spiritual climate continues to rise, and as a result, a new generation of Champions is rising too. Praise be to God.
Jonathan Falwell has spent his lifetime associated with the ministries of Liberty University and Thomas Road Baptist Church. He has served as Liberty’s chancellor since March 2023 and as senior pastor at TRBC since 2007.
