Inter-varsity Christian fellowship
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Inter-varsity Christian fellowship
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Inter-varsity Christian fellowship
Ontario Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
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Ontario Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
IVCF
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IVCF
Intervarsity Christian fellowship of the United States of America
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Intervarsity Christian fellowship of the United States of America
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Evangelical organization working among college students in the United States; founded in 1940; headquarters in Chicago (1940-1969) and Madison, Wisc. (1969-present); lead by C. Stacey Woods (1940-1960), Charles Hummel (1960-1961), Charles Troutman (1961-1965), John Alexander (1965- 1981), James McLeish (1981-1984), Gordon McDonald (1984-1987), Tom Dunkerton (1987-1988), Steve Hayner (1988- ); emphasizes evangelism and discipleship of students and participation in world missions; campus groups are directed by student leaders; publishes books through InterVarsity Press; convenes triennial Student Missions Conventions in Urbana, Ill., after its first in Toronto in 1946; has ministry among nurses (Nurses Christian Fellowship) and a media division (Twenty-One Hundred); is a member movement in International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/127841832
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80104318
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n80104318
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Christian education, Outdoor
Christian leadership
Christian life
Christian literature
Church work with foreign students
Church work with students
College students
College students in missionary work
Discipling (Christianity)
Education, Higher
Evangelicalism
Evangelistic work
Evangelistic work
Students, Foreign
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United States
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