InterVarsity is a nonprofit serving on college and university campuses across the country. We help students ask the big questions of life, get to know Jesus for themselves, and apply the Bible to issues we all face. We also develop critical thinking, leadership skills, strong character and integrity, and cross-cultural skills essential to navigate adulthood today.
Founded by C. Stacey Woods in 1941, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA traces its roots to Christian student groups in England and Canada. In 1947 we expanded our ministry through the official establishment of our publishing arm, InterVarsity Press. We also became a founding member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in 1947. Through the years we’ve mobilized over 300,000 students for God’s global mission through our triennial Urbana Student Missions Conferences and sent over a million InterVarsity alumni out from campus to live lives of hope and faith in myriad cities, fields, and countries. Prayer, manuscript Bible study, missions, and multiethnicity have been important parts of our DNA from the beginning.