A resurgence of faith is changing the social landscape through campus organizations at Kansas State. On-campus involvement has increasingly been tied to religion, changing how students spend their time.
According to Student Programs and Involvement, as of October 2025, there are 25 registered religious student organizations at K-State, two of which became active in fall 2024.
Delight Ministries is a women’s Christian group whose president, Morgan Bratt, brought the chapter back to K-State after it had been inactive for a few semesters.
After electing five other officers, Delight Ministries has worked to create an environment in Justin Hall that now hosts up to 30 consistent members each week. Some of the events that uphold attendance are worship nights and weekly readings of “Everything I Need,” the organization’s book of the semester.
Aside from weekly meetings, members are paired for “Delight Dates” outside of small groups to dive deeper into conversations about faith and the struggles of being a young woman in college, helping each other stay accountable.
“The person I was last year is not the same person I am this year,” Bratt said. “Delight has equipped me to lead, be bold and confident in the role God has put me in. It’s literally the best thing I’ve ever done.”
Rock Hills Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Manhattan, added a new auditorium in April 2025 to increase its capacity.
Despite the renovation earlier this year, Rock Hills added another Sunday service to its schedule in September to meet attendance demands as a wave of college students has kept the room to capacity, often requiring extra chairs for sufficient seating.
K-State senior Jazmine Dawson believes the increase in faith among college students might be a wave everyone’s riding for relevancy and to feel a sense of belonging. K-State students who are believers often bring plus-ones to campus events, leading many to believe this change might just be a fad.
“It’s a good problem to have,” Dawson said when mentioning scarce seating at church. “Generation Z is also known as the generation that follows trends, so this trend does make me question its longevity.”
Students question the religious engagement of others, as often, outside of these spaces, their lifestyles may not be different.
“I think Gen Z is hungry for truth and authenticity,” K-State student Olivia Leon said. “They want something to satisfy them, which is why these trends happen … to try and find what is real to them.”