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Volume
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Number
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September
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CAMPUS BIBLE FELLOWSHIP IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA
There are 10,000 students at the University of Notre Dame, 90% of whom
are Roman Catholics. 800 internationals from 111 different countries
are studying here. The large number of Catholics and Charismatics in
the South Bend area is reflected on the campuses.
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The Discipleship Center
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Campus Bible Fellowship is an off campus ministry which operates
through the Discipleship Center located just across the street from the
Notre Dame campus. Some at the university don't want the name of Campus
Bible Fellowship known to any of the Notre Dame students. We were
threatened that if caught doing “pastoral ministry” on the Notre Dame
campus, a letter would be issued which would warrant our arrest for
trespassing on the university grounds. Despite the threats from the
university, the Lord is mightier than Notre Dame and has supplied
contacts on a yearly basis. The Lord gave one staff worker an
opportunity to share the Gospel with 65 Notre Dame students at once!
Through the friendship family program, teaching English as a Second
Language, off campus one-on-one discipleship opportunities and group
Bible studies, this CBF ministry continues to grow.
Indiana University of South Bend (IUSB) has about 8,000 students. There
are no dormitories; so most students commute to campus. The university
allows CBF to be on campus so that Bible studies can be conducted in
classrooms each week. There are approximately 200 international
students at IUSB. Some of the opportunities CBF has on this campus are
a weekly literature table, group Bible studies, one-on-one Bible
studies, counseling, and teaching New Testament Greek to students.
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A Friday Evening Fellowship
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Friday evenings are a time for either an off campus Bible study or
activities at the Discipleship Center. These are designed for students
from different campuses and college age young people. The goal is to
teach college students to disciple others even while they are in
college.
Our ministries are unique in that one of them is off campus and the
other is on a commuter campus. There is a tremendous need for more
workers here. The potential is great. Please prayerfully consider
helping us in this needy mission field in South Bend.
Steve and Charlene Giegerich
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