MITACF is a chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA (IVCF), an interdenominational evangelical student-oriented ministry incorporated in 1941. InterVarsity actually comes from England where the term "varsity" referred to one's school. InterVarsity literally means "Inter-School" Christian Fellowship.

In 2001-02, IVCF/USA had more than 32,000 students and faculty participate in its ministries. IVCF has 747 undergraduate chapters on 532 campuses nationwide and employs about 873 campus field staff.

	ACFers at Urbana 2000. Over 20,000 other students attended.

As an InterVarsity chaper, ACF has staff trained specifically for and devoted to college student ministry. Additionally, InterVarsity provides resources such as the Asian-American Christian Conference, Urban Plunge over spring break, and the triannual Urbana Missions Conference for the benefit of students across different campuses.

InterVarsity also provides various opportunities for involvement in summer missions. Each summer, we send a number of people to various areas around the world through a Global Project, Global Urban Trek, and Urban Project.

In addition to ACF, there are five other InterVarsity chapters at MIT:

• United Christian Fellowship
• Black Christian Fellowship
• Graduate Christian Fellowship
• Sloan Christian Fellowship
• a faculty chapter

Statement of Purpose

Statement of Faith

We believe in:

• The only true God, the almighty Creator of all things,
  existing eternally in three persons
  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit full of love and glory.
  
• The unique divine inspiration,
  entire trustworthiness
  and authority of the Bible.
  
• The value and dignity of all people:
  created in God's image to live in love and holiness,
  but alienated from God and each other because of our sin and guilt,
  and justly subject to God's wrath.
  
• Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine,
  who lived as a perfect example,
  who assumed the judgment due sinners by dying in our place,
  and who was bodily raised from the dead and ascended as Savior and Lord.
  
• Justification by God's grace to all who repent
  and put their faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
  
• The indwelling presence and transforming power of the Holy Spirit,
  who gives to all believers a new life and a new calling to obedient service.
  
• The unity of all believers in Jesus Christ,
  manifest in worshipping and witnessing churches
  making disciples throughout the world.
  
• The victorious reign and future personal return of Jesus Christ,
  who will judge all people with justice and mercy,
  giving over the unrepentant to eternal condemnation
  but receiving the redeemed into eternal life.
  

To God be glory forever.

Ministry Values

InterVarsity pursues its vision committed to these Biblical values:

Evangelism

We belive that every person ought to have an opportunity to respond to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to accept His invitation to follow Him into a life of Christian discipleship.

Spiritual Formation

We will teach and practice spiritual discipline (e.g., personal Bible study, prayer, reliance upon the Holy Spirit, worship) so that men and women can learn to grow in Christian obedience and Christ-like maturity.

The Church

We will serve the church by helping each person to appreciate its purpose and by encouraging their activity as lifelong worshippers and participating members.

Human Relationships

We will teach and demonstrate by example the command of Christ that we love one another, and that healthy human relationships are a mark of true discipleship and eventuate in fruitful friendships, marriages, and working partnerships.

Righteousness

Aware of the reality of evil as it exists in the human heart and in the social structures and system of global community, we will teach and demonstrate repentance and humility and the importance of personal integrity, compassion, and prophetic renunciation and confrontation.

Vocational Stewardship

We will challenge Christians to acknowledge the stewardship of personal skills and vocational opportunity so as to bring honor to God through our work in the college community, in the home, or in the marketplace.

World Evangelization

Believing that God has called all Christians to involvement in world evangelization, we seek to help each person know how to hear that call and discover their place of maximum participation.

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