{"id":81,"date":"2016-07-02T15:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illinoisgcf.org\/wp\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-08-09T22:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T03:47:22","slug":"affiliation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/illinoisgcf.org\/wp\/affiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVARSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our GCF is affiliated with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, USA<\/a>. \u00a0And InterVarsity, USA is affiliated with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).<\/p>\n

The Purpose<\/strong> of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship\/USA<\/p>\n

is to establish and advance
\nat colleges and universities
\nwitnessing communities<\/strong> of students and faculty<\/strong>
\nwho follow Jesus as Savior and Lord<\/strong>:
\ngrowing in love for God,
\nGod’s Word,
\nGod’s people of every ethnicity and culture
\nand God’s purposes in the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

GCF (and InterVarsity, USA) is interdenominational<\/em>. \u00a0Our members attend a variety of churches in the area<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our GCF is affiliated with InterVarsity’s ministry to graduate students around the country<\/a><\/strong> and especially with those GCFs at Northwestern University<\/a> and the University of Chicago<\/a>. \u00a0Some years in January we join with these GCFs for a Winter Retreat<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our GCF is affiliated with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, USA. \u00a0And InterVarsity, USA is affiliated with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). 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