Story I

Story #1 – Student Organization

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

People Living with People and God in Love

byYunji Seo

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship offers interesting activities and programs variously to help in connecting people to people and to God with love as they learn from God.  

IVCF was created more than 6 years ago at the University of Wisconsin Superior as a part of International Christian Fellowship with an idea which is trying to create Christian communities on campus. “The vision statement of IVCF at UWS is to see students and faculties transformed and renewed on campus and world changers developed,” Samantha Licht, a leader of IVCF added. They have 3 small groups with about 20 members. About 4 or 5 people of each group have gathered together to study the Bible once a week with their available time, from Monday to Wednesday. They have some fun activities and additional events in the large regular group meeting every other week on Thursday. They also have various events; Red Cup Campaign is to make people do conversation about life, God or everything they want to talk about by writing a word or comment on the sticker paper. They usually have retreats 3 times a year, right after beginning of every semester and during winter vacation. 9 members of UWS went to retreat and had a fun time with about 30 students from the other colleges, UMD and St. Scholastica on October 1. A UWS freshman, Deborah Yam, said, “It was difficult for me to adjust to a new area as an international student, but I was really satisfied with the retreat which lets me be closer to God and make new friends from other colleges. Every year right before Easter, they serve programs, such as watching movies and Easter egg hunts during Jesus week in order to help people hear to the good news about Jesus.