InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an evangelical campus mission serving more than 35,000 students and faculty on more than 560 college and university campuses nationwide. Incorporated in 1941, InterVarsity has a rich tradition of campus witness, thoughtful discipleship, and a concern for world missions. Locally, in addition to the chapter at Towson, there are InterVarsity student groups at UMBC, College Park, Johns Hopkins, Goucher, Loyola, McDaniel, Hood, and Frostburg. In the Baltimore area, there's a team of about ten staff working with students at local colleges.

When people hear the name InterVarsity, they often think we're focused on atheletic ministry. While we love student athletes, we exist for all college students. The name InterVarsity actually comes from England where the movement began in the 1930's. Back then, colleges were called "varsities." So when students from Oxford and Cambridge began meeting for prayer, they called themselves the Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship.

Our purpose as a movement is to advance witnessing communities of students who follow Jesus Christ, growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world. Our core values include the following:

• Scripture
  We encounter the living God through scripture and are transformed by the Holy Spirit as we read, study, teach and obey his Word.
  
  
• Prayer
  We express our faith, love and dependence on God through lives of prayer and worship.
  
  
• Spiritual Formation
  We cultivate intimacy with God and growth in Christ-like character through personal and corporate spiritual disciplines, empowered by the Spirit.
  
  
• Community
  We promote authentic relationships and redemptive communities marked by God's grace and truth.
  
  
• Discipleship of the Mind
  We engage in learning and thoughtful Biblical reflection in every area of life.
  
  
• Leadership Development
  We develop women and men to serve as leaders at every level of InterVarsity and ultimately for the Kingdom of God, honoring God's gifts and calling in them.
  
  
• Evangelism
  We proclaim and live out the gospel with love and boldness, calling people to repentance, faith and new life in Jesus Christ.
  
  
• Whole Life Stewardship
  We proclaim Jesus as Lord over all creation and culture, striving to integrate faith, life and vocation in serving Him.
  
  
• Ethnic Reconciliation and Justice
  We pursue ethnic reconciliation by practicing mutual empowerment, grace and truth and by promoting personal and systemic justice.
  
  
• Church
  We partner with churches in campus ministry and equip students, faculty and staff to be lifelong active members in local congregations.
  
  
• Missions
  We serve God and partner with his people to extend His kingdom cross-culturally on campus and around the world.
  
  

If you want to find out more, check out the website: www.InterVarsity.org.