More than 200 students at an Alabama college were baptized in one night this week after a campus worship program reportedly attended by hundreds.
The baptism took place Tuesday night in a lake at Auburn’s Red Barn site, located about a half-mile from Auburn University’s Neville Arena, the site of a well-attended “Unite Auburn” worship event.
The “Unite Auburn” event featured a performance by Christian worship group Passion and featured speakers such as Jennie Allen, a Christian author, and the Rev. Jonathan Pokluda, lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, Texas.
After the event, an individual reportedly wanted to be baptized, but the bathtub was not available for use. Looking for a solution, students began to gather at the lake.
Auburn Tigers head football coach Hugh Freeze also attended the event and “got in the water to help out,” according to Montgomery-based WSFA.
In one clip taken by Auburn senior Michael Floyd, Freeze is shown assisting in the baptism of one of the school’s football players.
“This is a great moment for Auburn to be Auburn! Thousands of people gathered to unapologetically seek Jesus, and hundreds took the next step,” Floyd told Fox News Digital about the event.
More than 200 students at an Alabama college were baptized in one night this week after a campus worship program. Mateo Arenas via Fox News
Other photos and footage from the event showed hundreds of college students lining the banks of the lake as students waded into the water to be baptized one by one over the course of two hours.
“It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever witnessed, because there was a genuine joy and sense of peace in the air. I would look back toward campus and always see hordes of flashlights from more students running to join the crowd,” Kenzie Gay, a senior at Auburn University who witnessed the spiritual event herself, told Fox.
“Everyone was just in awe of what God did that night,” added Gay, who previously represented the school as Miss Auburn University.
Auburn Tigers head football coach Hugh Freeze assisted in the baptism of one of the school’s football players.Michael Floyd via Fox News
The christening took place Tuesday night in a lake on the grounds of Auburn’s Red Barn, which is about a half-mile from Neville Arena at Auburn University. Michael Floyd via Fox News
“What’s great about this baptism is that it’s not a planned religious event, it’s just a group of college students who are moved by their desire to follow Jesus,” Auburn student Mateo Arenas told Fox.
“It took me about 45 minutes to get to where the baptism was held due to the crowd of people who wanted to go and witness the event for themselves. Once there, it was quite an interesting site to see, people dedicating their lives to Jesus without fear, only with love,” added Arenas.
The baptism at the southern college campus comes after a similar spiritual awakening took place at Asbury University in February. The private school located in Wilmore, Kentucky, canceled some classes and allowed 24/7 prayer as people from all over flocked to the campus for two weeks of worship.
The event was attended by hundreds of people in the Auburn community.
The movement at the time began after students refused to walk out following a church service, and the service grew to pack the school chapel with believers from around the country, according to Christianity Today.
Timothy HJ Nerozzi of Fox News contributed to this report.
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