There are signs that things are brewing in the spiritual realm. The Holy Spirit is on the move.

A recent survey conducted by Hartford Institute for Religion Research (HIRR), found that median attendance at American churches is now higher than it was before the Covid lockdowns.

It represented, “the first positive gain in median attendance in 25 years,” HIRR reported.

Median represents the actual middle number of the attendance figures. It is not the average.

Before Covid the median church attendance was 65. During the COVID years, when attendance was restricted, the median dropped to 45.

But HIRR’s survey of over 7,000 American congregations between September to December 2025, found that the median church attendance now sits at 70.

This represents a significant turn around as the median number has been declining since 2000. This was due in part to the attendance free fall taking place in main line churches that have basically abandoned the Christian faith.

But the transformation is not limited to just America. The spiritual climate is heating up in Britain as well.

The country has witnessed an upsurge in interest in religious books over the past few years, The Telegraph reports.

SPCK Group, a major Christian publisher in Britain, reported a 10.5% increase in religious book purchases in 2025. Along with this, Bible sales have more doubled (up 109%) since 2019.

Rev Marcus Walker pastors St Bartholomew the Great church in London, that was first constructed in 1123. He has seen a surge in young people attending services at the storied church.

But aside from attending services, these young people are hungering to learn more about their faith.

“I’m having to brush up on recent publications in theology,” Walker told The Telegraph. “People want to know things they didn’t 15 years ago, like, ‘Where can I read about Just War?’ and ‘What’s a good commentary on Galatians?’”

In response to the growing demand, Penguin Books recently opened a division dedicated to Christian books.

Editor Charisa Gunasekera said the interest is being driven by young people, “who haven’t been raised in religious environments, and are trying to find a deeper wisdom at a time that feels increasingly uncertain. They’re looking for comfort and guidance and peace.”

Matt Chandler pastors The Village Church located in Flower Mound, Texas. His congregation has established several churches in the region.

He has also seen a growing desire for a spiritual connection, particularly among young people. This resulted in a record number of water baptisms last year.

He said that two things are working hand in hand.

First, there is a growing interest in the work of the Holy Spirit. Young people in particular are leading the charge in his church seeking more of God’s supernatural power.

He also pointed to the Unite US meetings on university campuses across the US, where the Holy Spirit is clearly moving.

Secondly, he said people are becoming disillusioned with secularism.

“[We ]have watched the death of secularism,” Chandler told Crosswalk Headlines. “I think it crested and crashed. And you have a whole generation that watched the generation before them go at it, and they’re like, ‘No, thank you.’ I think secularism is dead. I don’t think it’s dying – I think it’s dead“.

Secularism can’t answer the problems facing modern societies. People need Jesus.

Spiritual Revival Grows as Secularism Declines