What is InterVarsity?

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a ministry that serves students and faculty at colleges and universities across the United States and around the world. InterVarsity chapters are groups of students that enjoy fun and friendship together and help each other grow in their love for God and their knowledge of Jesus Christ. We place a high value on study of the Bible, worship, prayer, missions, racial reconciliation and social justice. Our regular activities include Small Group Bible Studies, prayer meetings, Large Group fellowship meetings, social events and weekend retreats.

People With a Vision

Ultimately InterVarsity is people gathered around a common faith and vision. While each local InterVarsity group is unique, reflecting the personality of its campus setting and student leadership, all of us in InterVarsity share common commitments: to establish and advance witnessing communities who follow Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to grow in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world

A British Import

Not everything good is "Born in the U.S.A." That is certainly true of lnterVarsity. Our origins as a campus movement began with students at the University of Cambridge, England in 1877.

In 1928, British InterVarsity sent Howard Guinness, a medical student, to begin Canadian InterVarsity. By the late 1930's student groups appeared in the United States, and in 1941, InterVarsity-USA officially began.

Today there are over 700 affiliated InterVarsity chapters across the country.

Check out InterVarsity on the web at: www.intervarsity.org