International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
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The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) is an interdenominational association of 180 evangelical Christian student movements worldwide, encouraging evangelism, discipleship and mission among students. The headquarters is in Oxford, England.
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| Founded | 1947 |
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| Type | Christian interdenominational student association |
| Headquarters | Oxford, United Kingdom |
Area served | 180 countries |
General Secretary | Tim Adams, since 2021 |
| Website | ifesworld.org |
History
In United Kingdom, the Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union, founded in 1879, was a founding member of the Student Christian Movement of Great Britain (SCM) in 1892.[1][2] Then in 1928, students left SCM due to differences over liberal positions and founded the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.[3] This movement was established in Canada in 1928, Australia in 1930, and in the United States in 1941.[4]
In 1947, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students was founded.[5] Representatives from Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Netherlands, Norway, France, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States came together in Boston (USA) to strengthen evangelism, discipleship and world mission among students all over the world. [6]
It was present in 180 countries in 2023. [7]
Programs
Group meetings are held each week to discuss the Bible in universities.[8] These groups are Evangelical, but not attached to any particular confession.[9]
Organization
Representatives of all the member movements gather once every four years at the "World Assembly", where the General Committee meets to conduct official business of the fellowship.[10] IFES's General Secretaries have included:[11]
- Stacey Woods (1947–1972)
- Chua Wee Hian (1972–1991)
- Lindsay Brown (1991–2007)[12]
- Daniel Bourdanné (2007–2019)
- Jamil (acting, 2019–2020)
- Tim Adams (2021–present)[13]
Publishing houses
Christian literature distribution is also a feature of this ministry. InterVarsity Press (USA), Inter-Varsity Press (UK), Presses Bibliques Africaines (Francophone Africa), Harmat (Hungary), Andamio (Spain), and Ediciones Certeza (Latin America) are examples of regional publishing houses.
Partnerships
Tyndale is a Christian publishing house, publishing Christian fiction, nonfiction, children’s books amongst others.[14] Tyndale has supported IFES since 1967, through Tyndale House Foundation and helps establish IFES-affiliated publishing programs in other countries including Pakistan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Brazil, Uganda, India and the United States. These programs enable students to write and publish their own brochures, books and curriculums, and to serve their local campuses.[15]
See also
- Cru Christian campus ministry
- Passion Conferences Founded by Louie Giglio to provide annual gathering of Christian students
- World Student Christian Federation
- Lausanne Movement, to which many IFES members have contributed
- Langham Partnership, to which many IFES members have contributed
- UCCF (formerly IVF)
References
Bibliography
External links
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