Stories from Campus

Behind every growing student leader is a campus staff minister. 

Paula, a Campus Staff Minister in Georgia, coached Adriana, a student who wanted to replant an InterVarsity Latino Fellowship (LaFe) chapter at Emory University. Because Paula lives several hours away, she used The Ministry Playbook — InterVarsity’s free digital resource for campus ministry training — to equip Adriana with the skills she needed to build a thriving chapter of 20 students.

After weeks of prayer and discernment, it seemed clear that God was calling Jordan to start BCM on her campus in Auraria, Colorado. Still, Jordan struggled with doubt over whether she was right for the task.

Antonio was a nominal Chrisitan going through a particularly tough time during the spring of 2020. His therapist, seeing the need for Antionio to have community, recommended he connect with InterVarsity. 

No one would have thought that Lucas, the freshman drained by the church, would become Lucas the senior who would lead his chapter in studying Scripture, having a heart posture of worship, and creating a community that reflects the love that Jesus has for each of us.

Sarah thought her issues were too much. But InterVarsity showed her Jesus was enough. Now, she hopes more people will do that for Gen Z. 

God’s Word transforms. You and I know this. And now Amber, a student at Santa Fe College, knows this too.

Coming into college, she carried deep pain. But God began showing Amber love and care through her school’s InterVarsity chapter, and her anxiety began to ease. She committed to exploring faith and attending the Urbana Student Missions Conference.

How do you equip an un-churched generation that struggles with mental health into Christian leadership? 

Tyler, a freshman at Queens College in New York, expected college to be his fresh start, a way to escape his hometown, and a place to find himself.

Most students enter college with this same mindset, with a burning desire to discover who they are and what their life should look like. When you support InterVarsity, you help students like Tyler find the deeper life in Jesus they’re truly longing for.

Since hearing about Jesus, Darren continuously struggled with his faith. That was until Jesus spoke to him clearly and gave him purpose at the Urbana 22 Student Missions Conference.