Different groups
make common cause
LEIGH KING
staff writer
When I got to college I thought, "this
is great, no more nagging parents, no more
nagging teachers (here they call them pro
fessors) and no more waking up at 7:00 a.m.
to go to Sunday morning mass." Just be
cause you are not forced to go to church on
Sundays, however, does not mean that you
cannot learn and be with God.
Guilford has many different religious
groups around campus and two Christian
Youth Organizations are Fellowship of
Christian Athletes (FCA) and Intervarsity
(IV). Both of these organizations are open
to anyone that wants to learn more about
God and helps many people grow closer to
Him. FCA has been operating on campuses
throughout the United States for 40 years
and strives to promote Christian ideals
through sports.
The programs for both FCA and IV
change from week to week, but are always
fun and innovative. Most meetings began
in prayer and song and there are often
speakers who are never dull.
IV and FCA are important in that they
help to promote fellowship and they offer
a great opportunity to meet people that
share some of the same thoughts and views.
I encourage anyone who has the slightest
interest in these organizations to come and
see what FCA and IV are all about. Both
offer a greta opportunity to meet people that
share the same thoughts and views.
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FC A has been operating on college cam
puses as well as in high schools and middle
schools for 40 years. For first-year student
Carlton Irving, FCA is, "a place I could learn
more about God, His world and how He
wants to guide me on this campus." The
weekly meetings, called huddles, change
from week to week, but the activities often
include speakers, videos, and songs.
"FCA has had a huge impact on my life
and I know it has made an impact on a lot
of students' lives," said FCA coordinator
Kurtis Gentry.
Gentry feels his and FCA's shared pur
pose is to challenge people to take a truth
ful look at their lives and see where they
are headed and what God's role will be in
their lives.
Intervarsity is a little different in that it
began abroad, was brought to the United
States in 1940, and is promoted world-wide
as both Intervarsity and Intercollegiate. Ac
cording to IV coordinator Barbara Rice, "IV
is a place where people can develop a greater
sense of community." At one of the last IV
meetings I attended, a speaker read from the
Old Testament. I know, the Old Testament
equals snoresville for most students, but in
IV that is not the case. Instead of just read
ing a passage, we interacted with it, adding
such comments as "You da man" and "Get
a life!"
FCA meets at 8:30 p.m. on Mondays in
Boren Lounge and IV meets at 8:30
Wednesday's in Boren Lounge.
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The Guilfordian
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ampus lVlmistries
Daily: Unprogrammed worship, 8:05-8:20 am. Hut
Friday, February 7
Noon: GCRO brown bag lunch dis
cussion, "Reflections on Ramadan." Hut.
Sunday, February 9
9:15 am: College Meeting for Wor
ship, senior religious studies majors lead
ing. Moon Room.
10:30 am: Silent Meeting. Archdale
lawn.
2:00 pm: IV Co-ed Bible Study. Hut.
7:00 pm: Catholic Mass. Gallery.
Monday, February 10
7:30 pm: GCRO meeting. Hut.
8:30 pm: Fellowship of Christian
Athletes. Boren.
Tuesday, February 11
5:15 pm: Episcopal Eucharist. Moon
Room.
6:00 pm: Seekers Session, "Under
valued Gifts," led by Deborah Shaw.
Hut.
8:30 pm: New Generations Ministry.
Boren.
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Meetings every Monday at 7:15 pm
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Wednesday, February 12
(Ash Wednesday)
Noon: Campus ministers' lunch.
Caf.
5:30 pm: Midweek Meeting for
Worship. Hut.
6:05 pm: Seekers Session, "Am I
the Only One?," led by Max Carter.
Hut.
7:30 pm: Quaker Concerns meet
ing. Hut.
8:30 pm: Inter Varsity Christian Fel
lowship. Boren.
Thursday, February 13
6:30 pm: "The Spirituality of Tho
mas Kelly." Hut.
Friday, February 14
Noon: GCRO brown bag lunch dis
cussion, "Lent." Hut.
7:30 pm: Friday Fireside Worship,
"Buddhism." Hut.
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