Former Satan Worshipper Baptized as Thousands Seek Jesus at USF

‍TAMPA, FL (Sept. 26, 2025)—A  UniteUS gathering at the University of South Florida drew nearly 7,000 young people to the Yuengling Center for worship, preaching, and public baptisms, culminating in more than 300 baptisms and at least 1,000 professions of faith in Christ, including the powerful testimony of a former Satan worshipper renouncing darkness and declaring Jesus as Lord, according to CBN News.

CBN News reports that event leaders counted “over 1,000” decisions for Christ and “more than 300” water baptisms, with worship and baptisms continuing late into the night. The event marked the second campus stop of UniteUS’s 2025–26 tour.

Crosswalk, citing UniteUS social accounts, reported a higher figure, “some 2,000 salvations” and 300 baptisms, underscoring the scale of response while reflecting different internal tallies reported by the organizers over the following day.

Worthy Christian News likewise summarized ministry reports of “more than 2,000” decisions and “over 300” baptisms, situating Tampa within a growing, multi-campus movement that began at Auburn University in 2023.

A Look at Revival at USF in Tampa

• Attendance:  ~7,000 at USF’s Yuengling Center.
• Professions of faith: 1,000+ (CBN); ~2,000 (Crosswalk/Worthy).
• Baptisms:     300+ (including baptisms in the back of a pickup truck).
• Notable  moment: A former Satan worshipper publicly renounced witchcraft and was baptized.
• Tour context: Stop two of UniteUS’s 2025–26 campus tour.

UniteUS founder and evangelist Tonya Prewett told CBN that the movement sprang from unexpected baptisms at Auburn in 2023 and has now reached at least 17 campuses, drawing 100,000+ students and seeing 15,000+professions of faith to date.

"I denounce suicidal ideation. I denounce witchcraft and I denounce satanic worship, in Jesus’ name.”— A student at the USF event, as reported by CBN News.

Pastor Jonathan Pokluda, a UniteUS speaker, emphasized the Gospel’s power to address student burdens: “They’re coming in with guilt and shame… and we’re showing them the One…the only One who can really deal with their sin, who’s Jesus Christ.”

In social posts shared by CBN’s report, Pastor Travis Johnson described the Yuengling Center becoming a “House of Prayer,” with baptisms taking place in a pickup truck bed, imagery echoed across several outlets.

“WHAT A NIGHT TAMPA… There is a move of God happening in Gen Z… Thank you, Jesus.” — UniteUS Instagram, viaCBN

A Gen Z Revival is Spreading Across College Campuses

Worthy Christian News noted Tampa as part of a national tour with additional stops slated for Oklahoma, Tennessee, Grand Canyon University, Cincinnati, North Carolina, and Clemson.

Crosswalk added that the USF event was one of multiple fall UniteUS gatherings, again placing Tampa within a wider Gen Z revival on college campuses.

A Reminder That Light Eradicates the Darkness

The testimony of a former Satan worshipper renouncing darkness at the Tampa gathering is a living picture of what Scripture declares: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). When Christ breaks into a heart, even the most destructive patterns of sin, bondage, and despair must flee.

As Paul reminds us, “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son” (Colossians 1:13). What happened at USF is not just a campus revival moment—it is a reminder to the Church that the power of Jesus always overcomes the shadows. Light does not coexist with darkness; it eradicates it.

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