“If you knew me in college, I was always certain that I would never join staff with InterVarsity. Yet, somehow God placed me in positions where it became inevitable. When I was in college, we had the unfortunate experience of having new staff every year. From my first year, to senior year, we had some new staff overseeing us. This led to a lot of hardship. As a result, myself and many student leaders stepped up and really took ownership of the fellowship. We knew how important it was to have and be a Christian community on campus. I became heavily involved as a student leader and found myself being treated like a staff at conferences. The staff from other campuses would always invite me to their meetings as if I was one of them, and I would always be in shock saying: “I’m still a student! Seriously!” When I graduated and moved across the country to attend graduate school at Tufts University, I never expected to serve. I wanted to participate and really see how my life would be different. Interestingly enough, God opened a door and within two weeks of being on campus, I was running an upperclassmen Bible study and by the end of the semester I was a volunteer staff. Today, I work a full time job as a teacher in Cambridge, and I spend 18 hours a week after school with Tufts students. From Bible Studies to prayer to mentor ship and discipleship, God has opened my heart to being his servant on this campus. ”
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.
Draw people to Jesus as Savior and Lord
Teach students to respond to God’s Word
Engage people of all cultures and ethnicities
Encourage service to God’s purposes in the world
Students and faculty decide to follow Christ every month
Chapters on 770 campuses
International students involved
World changers developed as followers of Jesus
The majority of young people today are not fans of church. Only 1 in 5 says attending church is very important to them.
You can reach them by investing in campus ministry, bringing a student-led gospel presence to every corner of every campus.
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