Barry L.

The University of Arizona
1978

My IVCF story started with reading HIS magazine in high school. A friend shared it with me which led to me joining the chapter at the University of Arizona. There, I learned of God's mission for the world and of the gospel's place in the world of ideas.

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For more than 75 years, InterVarsity has had a vital presence on hundreds of college campuses, courageously proclaiming Jesus as Lord, seeking his kingdom, and engaging in discipleship around Scripture.

Your gift helps develop future world changers through:

Evangelism

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Discipleship

Teach students to respond to God’s Word

Multiethnicity

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Missions

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World change, by the numbers

250

Students and faculty decide to follow Christ every month

1,020

Chapters on 770 campuses

3,850

International students involved

1 MILLION+

World changers developed as followers of Jesus

“I became a Christian in 1970 through [InterVarsity] at a college in central Pennsylvania.”
—Tim Keller

“I became a Christian in 1970 through InterVarsity at a college in central Pennsylvania.”
—Tim Keller

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For eight consecutive years, InterVarsity has been awarded 4 stars (in a 4-star rating system) by Charity Navigator, a nonprofit rating organization. This rating recognizes InterVarsity's strong fiscal management, and is based on InterVarsity's program stability and low fundraising expenses.

InterVarsity pledges financial accountability through our charter membership in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The ECFA seal assures donors that their gifts will always be used appropriately for InterVarsity's ministry.

"Only 3 percent of the charities we evaluate have received at least eight consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA outperforms most other charities in America.
This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness." 

—Michael Thatcher, President, Charity Navigator