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Asian American Intervarsity - University of Washington

File:AAIV-UW Logo (2013).png AAIV-UW Logo
Founded	2009 (2009)
Type	Religious/Spiritual
Focus	Undergraduate students
Area served	University of Washington, Seattle campus
Members	120+ (2012-13)
Website	students.washington.edu/aaiv/

Asian American Intervarsity Christian Fellowship - University of Washington Chapter (AAIV) is a non-denominational, Christian, student-led ministry organization at the University of Washington. AAIV-UW is a chapter of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ministry. Founded in 2009, the chapter split off from the Multiethnic Intervarsity Fellowship to start a ethnic-specific chapter for Asian American students. AAIV-UW is a registered student organization at the University of Washington.

Background

AAIV is an affilate chapter of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a nationwide ministry organization. As of the 2011-2012 school year, InverVarsity Christian Fellowship consists of 1014 campus staff members working with over 37,000 students and faculty in 893 chapters on 576 campuses in the United States.

Mission Statement

According to InterVarsity's official website, their purpose statement is the following:

“ In response to God's love, grace and truth: The Purpose of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is to establish and advance at colleges and universities witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture and God's purposes in the world. ”

AAIV-UW additionally own mission statement. According to the University of Washington Registered Student Organizations website, their mission statement is the following:

“ Outreaching to the greater Asian American community on campus with the intent of engaging students in the Gospel of Jesus Christ by emphasizing the development of Asian American ethnic identity and creating an Ohana community. ”

According to the AAIV-UW website, their core values are the following:

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• Building a community where all feel welcomed and included into our fellowship.
• Explore our ethnic identity as Asian Americans to be confident in our ethnic identity and love the way that God created us.
• Become integrated into the larger campus community.
• Develop disciples and future leaders of the church.

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