¹û¶³ÊÓƵ Moves and Expands
For Immediate Release
(Madison, WI) -- ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ Christian Fellowship is moving our national office on the west side of Madison to 635 Science Drive. The move this month is the eighth in ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ’s 74-year history and is prompted once again by the growth of ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ’s ministry—now with 949 chapters on 616 college and university campuses across the U.S.
Our National Service Center (NSC) employs more than 150 people who provide a broad range of support services to ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ’s approximately 1,200 field staff, involved in ministry on college campuses in almost every state of the union. We also support staff at ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ Press in Westmont, Illinois, and at our retreat and training centers in Upper Michigan, Southern California, and New Hampshire.
When ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ began—our ministry was incorporated in November of 1941—our national office was in downtown Chicago. The office occupied six different Chicago locations over the first 27 years as the ministry grew steadily. ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ moved to Madison in 1968, operating out of a former sorority house at 233 Langdon Street, near the University of Wisconsin campus, for almost two decades. For the last 29 years ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ has been located at 6400 Schroeder Road, which is 1.7 miles from Science Drive.
During the month of May, NSC staff will continue to perform their regular duties while packing for the move, and then unpacking. The actual move itself is scheduled for May 15-19, during which time some services may be temporarily interrupted.
While some may find our new address at 635 Science Drive unusual, wondering about the relationship between religion and science, we embrace it. As a campus ministry, ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ affirms the research and educational mission of the academy. The is one of our core commitments, and our publishing arm–¹û¶³ÊÓƵ Press—publishes books that also reflect .
¹û¶³ÊÓƵ works on campus to insure that students and faculty who are have the opportunity to consider the life-giving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We encourage the work of scientists, engineers, musicians, philosophers, and the other members of the academic community as they examine, explore, and seek to explain the wondrous nature of the created universe and its inhabitants.
We look forward to the continued pursuit of ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ’s vision from our new location: to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed. ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ is a charter affiliate with the (IFES), and is a charter member of the.
For more information:
Gordon Govier
ggovier@intervarsity.org
608/443-3688
635 Science Drive
Madison WI 53711-1099