Ohio Baptist Messenger

2026 Collegiate Day of Prayer Set for Thursday, February 26 February 2026 | 7

The concert of prayer movement forever revolutionized the role of prayer in the life of the church. The fruit of the First Great Awakening and the forerunner of the Second Great Awakening, it was a major catalyst to the Great Century of Missions (1792-1910). One of the places the Second Great Awakening left its deepest mark was on colleges and universities. By 1823, almost every major denomination and university in America had embraced the practice of a concerted day of prayer for colleges. The last Thursday of February was established as a national day of prayer for colleges. More than 200 years later, the Collegiate Day of Prayer remains a powerful invitation. Would you adopt three campuses in prayer? Pick one that’s near your home, one that’s near to your heart (alma mater, where your kids go, etc.), and one that’s in another nation. Adopting a campus means you’re committing to pray for your selected college campuses on February 26. Whether you pray alone, with your family or friends, in your small group, or by hosting a gathering at your church, your prayers make a differ - ence. You can adopt college campuses here: Collegiate- DayOfPrayer.org Matt Pardi, regional catalyst and pastor of H2O Bowling Green, reports a movement of God among students like we haven’t seen in years. Students are having a gospel impact on campuses in record numbers. Join us on February 26, 2026, for a global, multi-genera-

tional day of prayer for revival and awakening on college campuses worldwide. The global broadcast will be host- ed from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Believers in every nation are invited to join us in praying for 250 million college students worldwide. This is a call to ac- tion like never before—because as students go, so go the nations. For prayer guides and a link to the Bible app plans, go to CollegiateDayofPrayer.org.

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