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A Christian revival has begun surging across the United Kingdom, according to multiple reports, with a new documentation showing that those ages 18-24 are leading the way.

“After decades of Christianity declining in Britain – falling to such an extent that the 2021 census found that Christians had become a minority in England and Wales amid the rise of atheism and Islam — there appears to be an indication of a trend reversal and possible revival of the faith in the United Kingdom,” according to a report at Breitbart.

And GB News documented how a YouGov tracker of religious belief found people in that age group who professed belief in God rose from 16% in August of 2021 to 45% in January of this year, a stunning 181% explosion in survey numbers that normally move by single digits.

That report described the change as possibly the “most significant generational shift in decades.”

Figures from YouGov also found that among those ages 25-49, belief has risen a more modest, but still significant, 21% to 33$.

And church attendance is up, with 56% responding that they attend church at least once a month.

The report noted Naomi Boden, 13, who describes herself as a Christian with a strong faith, told the People’s Channel: “Problems in the world are becoming greater, people are looking for somewhere to turn with their problems.”

Attending church saw its largest increase among young men, from one in 25 to one in five.

GB News said, “Father Damian Feeney, of Holy Trinity in Ettingshall, told GB News that his Wolverhampton Church is also experiencing a surge among young people.”

“Very often it is after a period of absence: those brought up in a church environment may well associate returning to the faith with a more general getting their lives back on track,” he said, adding, “The spur and motivation to explore the faith afresh may come from [secularism, uncertainty, or global challenges] but it should be clear that every individual will have their own story, their own journey. My personal view is that secularism seems simply too one-dimensional and beige, with little by way of excitement or mystery, but I would say that, wouldn’t I?”

Among the churches, attendance at Anglican churches was down, while Roman Catholic church attendance was up, as was the Pentecostal congregations.

The report notes “hostility” and “apathy” to Christianity seen among older generations are being replaced by “openness” in Generation Z.

Breitbart wrote, “This perhaps belies the folly of the move by church leadership, notably former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pushing woke ideology in an apparent attempt to court young people. Before resigning in disgrace earlier this year over accusations of failing to investigate child sex abuse, Welby had been a leading advocate of ‘social justice’ causes such as the Marxist Black Lives Matter movement, going so far as to launch a campaign to purge churches of colonial-era statues and monuments as well as starting a church reparations fund for historical ties to slavery.”