Stories from Campus

June 02, 2022

By Nathan Peterson

Reaching Students (When You’re Afraid of Humans) — An Alabama Story

“It had to be geese …” InterVarsity campus minister Amanda Koch muttered under her breath.

April 13, 2022

By Calvin York

Peace Feasts — Finding Common Ground between Muslims & Christians

Amid so many divisions and uncertainties in this season, a group of students have been regularly gathering for a single purpose: peace.

April 06, 2022

By Emily Baez

High School Students Start a College Ministry

Naomi, a 15-year-old dual enrollment student, wanted to start a ministry on a satellite campus in Keystone Heights, Florida.

March 08, 2022

By Drew Larson

One Prayer Walk, Two Lives Transformed!

Dayonna, a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), prepared for the fall semester with a heavy heart.

February 04, 2022

By Taylor Straatmann

The God Who Sees—New Thriving Ministry at UMass Boston

Transformation can be exponential. When one student at the University of Massachusetts Boston caught a glimpse of God’s transforming work on campus, she began praying and longing to see that happen on her own campus among fellow Black students.

December 22, 2021

By Nathan Peterson

The Adventure Begins—Planting an Entire Area of Ministry

Over 40,000 students on eight campuses with only one known campus ministry in the most post-Christian city in the US. That was the situation InterVarsity Associate Area Director Jessica Pafumi found herself in when she felt God calling her to plant campus ministries in her hometown of Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 2019.

December 16, 2021

By Stephan Teng

3 Reasons Why I Love Being an InterVarsity Campus Minister

But if you’re someone who wants to see the difference God can make in you and the world, coming on staff with InterVarsity is a great place to start.

November 29, 2021

By Emily Baez

Self-Care Leads to Community at UW-Madison

Similar to many other InterVarsity chapters this past year, InterVarsity at UW–Madison adapted to meet the most critical needs of today’s students—focusing on topics like self-care and mental health during a time that has left many students feeling isolated.

October 06, 2021

By Nathan Peterson

Perfect Timing—A Decision Five Years in the Making

Hey man, could we talk soon? As a campus minister with Greek InterVarsity at Indiana University (IU) for six years, Jimmy had received texts like this before. But never one from someone like Matt, who’d been gone from IU for five years.

September 23, 2021

By Calvin York

The Beauty of Campus Life's Inconveniences

These are tiny little beauties that, when added up, create the culture of campus that I missed so much. Campus life is back, and with that, so is in-person ministry.

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