InterVarsity Christian Fellowship works with over 33,000 students on 577 campuses in colleges and universities throughout the United States.

InterVarsity's International Student Ministry (ISM) Purpose Statement:

In response to God's love, grace and truth: the purpose of InterVarsity's International Student Ministry is to

Establish and advance at colleges and universities international witnessing communities of international students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord:

Growing in love for God,

God's Word,

God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and

God's purposes in the world.

The world is at our doorstep! A half million of the brightest international students from 210 countries have come to the United States to study - most from the 10/40 Window, unreached people groups, restricted access and closed countries.

The Impact

The impact of InterVarsity's International Student Ministry is that thousands of international students are exposed to the Gospel for the first time each year.

International student's lives are being changed as they make life changing commitments to Jesus Christ.

Hundreds of international students are being trained and are building solid foundations in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Returning international students are taking their learning, leadership experience and commitment to Jesus Christ, and are having an impact for the Gospel in their home countries in churches, universities, the workplace, missions and governments.

25% of the world's future leaders are studying here right now, according to the U.S. State Department.

Partnership in Ministry

We need your partnership in prayer and involvement. Without prayer, the best laid plans and strategy will come to nothing.

It is only through the motivation of God's Spirit that churches, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship staff and students will catch a vision for loving international students for Christ.

It will only be through the work of God's Spirit that international students will come to repentance and faith in Christ.

And it will only be through God's indwelling Spirit that international students will grow in faith and return to their home countries as effective ambassadors for Christ.