InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA HQ
Every Corner, Every Campus
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
College campuses are in desperate need of the real hope that Jesus offers—now more than ever. Hundreds of campuses have no current Christian ministry--many are in underserved geographies (particularly rural contexts) or primarily made up of underserved people groups (like Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and more), or community colleges. We want every student and faculty member to be one person away from hearing about Jesus, regardless of campus context. Whether in-person or virtually, InterVarsity is working to start new ministries so that students and faculty continue to develop as disciples of Jesus in Christian community and non-Christians have opportunities to hear the Gospel.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Increase Outreach on Campus
Providing training and resources for staff ministers, students, and faculty to reach out to increasing numbers of men and women on college campuses with the Christian faith, and helping people grapple with issues of the day and see how spirituality intersects with those issues.
Reach More Students, Faculty, and Campuses
Increasing the number of students and faculty involved in InterVarsity and increasing the number of campuses that have an InterVarsity presence.
Strengthen Discipleship in Breadth and Depth
Preparing the Millennial generation of students to follow Christ for a lifetime. InterVarsity is helping students and faculty deepen their relationships with God and develop into devoted disciples of Jesus who go out and help others follow and love like Jesus.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability - Member 2014
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of campuses with an InterVarsity Christian ministry.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Religious groups
Related Program
Reach More Students, Faculty, and Campuses
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Recent decreases due to campus closures during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Returning to in-person ministry is leading to increasing numbers once again.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The goals in our current 5-year plan (2018-2023) include: Starting new ministries to reach 1,000 campuses, partnering with more volunteers, churches, and organizations, and support a thriving staff team. Our over-arching goal is to reach the 20 million college students with the Gospel. Therefore, we seek to reach out to more students and faculty on more campuses with the Gospel, inviting them to become followers of Jesus and people who can help reveal God's kingdom on campus and in the world.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
InterVarsity establishes and advances witnessing communities on college and university campuses that follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: contributing towards growth in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
InterVarsity is working to reach every corner of every campus with 1,049 chapters on 691 campuses (at the end of our 2021-2022 fiscal year). InterVarsity chapters minister to students and faculty through small group Bible studies, large group gatherings, leadership training, thoughtful discipleship, and life-changing mission trips.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
After several several difficult years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, InterVarsity is encouraged by the signs of progress we are once again seeing in our campus ministry. Chapter planting and evangelism are essential components of InterVarsity's ministry. Overall participation from core students and faculty (those that participate in at least 50% of ministry activities) was up 6% during the last academic year (2021-2022) We saw 65% more new new believers last year--1,557 women and men decided to follow Jesus because of InterVarsity communities. A recent survey showed 87% of InterVarsity students and alumni read the Bible at least weekly, compared to 25% of non-InterVarsity Millennials. We will continue to seek even more growth in the years ahead. With the signs of revival breaking out across the country, our 2030 Calling urges us to keep moving ahead and continue reaching out to students and faculty on all U.S. campuses by the year 2030.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
Board of directorsas of 01/30/2024
Ed Ollie, Jr.
Campus Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, North Campus
Term: 2020 - 2024
Elizabeth Nielsen
First Presbyterian Church, North Palm Beach, FL
Kenneth Elzinga
University of Virginia
William C Gates
Retired
April Hanson
Vice Chair
Jimmy Quach
Good Paper
Alvin Padilla
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Bishop Claude Alexander
The Park Church, Charlotte, NC
Joanne Cheng
Jellyfish
Dallas Creson
Retired
Andy Crouch
Praxis
David Liu
Essential Products
Holly Liu
Kabam
Kara Powell
Fuller Theological Sminary
Sandy Shugart
Retired
Beth Stephenson
Willis Stein & Partners
Tom Lin
President, InterVarsity/USA
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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