loneliness

the loneliest generation

Today’s college students experience loneliness
at epidemic levels

Generation Zers (adults ages 18-22) surveyed are significantly more likely than any other generation to say they experience the feelings described in the statements associated with loneliness (e.g., feeling alone, isolated, left out, that there is no one they can talk to, etc.).

Feelings of Loneliness Most Prevalent Among Generation Z.

U.S. Loneliness Index Report, Cigna, 2018

Interest and ideas are not shared by those around you

People are around you but not with you

Feel shy

No one really knows you well

Left out

Alone

Relationships with others are not meaningful

Lack companionship

Isolated from others

No longer close to anyone

There is no one you can turn to

INTERVARSITY IS COMMITTED TO THIS GENERATION

InterVarsity witnessing communities are places where students can be themselves and ask questions they have about God, where they’re equipped to share their faith with friends and classmates, where they build friendships, where they are discipled by staff ministers, and where they meet Jesus in deep Scripture study. Christian community changes students’ lives.

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WANTING TO BE UNDERSTOOD

“I discovered a community I never knew I needed: a group of people that genuinely cared for me and wanted to understand who I was. I also discovered a new knowledge of who Jesus is. I realized that the gospel was this radical, redemptive truth, and I was excited about it.”

Emily B.
InterVarsity Alumna

BRINGING COMMUNITY TO OTHERS

“After experiencing InterVarsity for myself - the incredible fellowship, rich multicultural worship, walking together through life’s toughest questions in Scripture - I knew I needed to bring InterVarsity back to my campus.” 

Wesley V.
InterVarsity Student

HIS LOVE TRANSFORMS

“Growing up as an atheist and agnostic, I really thought that Christianity wasn’t for me, especially with all the questions I had. InterVarsity had a huge impact on my spiritual growth, and I never would’ve considered ministry or evangelism to be so important. God used InterVarsity to teach me how his love can transform lives.”

Boyun S.
InterVarsity Student

Give Students the Opportunity to Meet Jesus Through Christian Communities

Help raise $400,000 this year-end, so that together in 2020, we can plant Christian communities on 75 campuses currently without one. Join God at work as he changes students’ lives for his glory!

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