The Asbury Revival of 2023 is a remarkable spiritual event that took place at Asbury University, a Christian college located in Wilmore, Kentucky. This revival marked the 50th anniversary of the original Asbury
Revival, which occurred in 1970 and had a significant impact on the campus and the broader Christian community.
The Asbury Revival of 2023 began on February 3, 2023, during a campus chapel service, when Asbury University President Kevin Brown challenged students to seek a deeper relationship with God. He invited students to come to the altar to pray and seek God's presence, and many students responded. The service continued well beyond its scheduled time, as students continued to pray and worship.
Over the next few days, the revival spread across the campus, with students gathering in small groups to pray and worship together. Many students reported experiencing a deep sense of God's presence, and some shared stories of physical healing and spiritual renewal.
As news of the revival spread beyond the campus, people from all over the country began to travel to Asbury University to witness the revival firsthand. The chapel services became standing-room-only, with people overflowing into the aisles and even outside the building. The campus bookstore sold out of Bibles and other Christian literature, as people sought to deepen their understanding of the faith.
The Asbury Revival of 2023 has been compared to other historical revivals, such as the Welsh Revival of 1904 and the Azusa Street Revival of 1906. Like those revivals, the Asbury Revival of 2023 has been characterized by a deep sense of God's presence, a hunger for spiritual renewal, and a commitment to evangelism and missions.
As the revival continues, many are asking what the long-term impact will be. Will it spark a new wave of evangelism and spiritual renewal across the country and around the world? Only time will tell. But for now, the Asbury Revival of 2023 is a powerful reminder that God is still at work in the world, and that he is able to do immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine.