Alumni from three decades mingled with current students, staff, and faculty, during the InterVarsity South Florida 2023 Gala in April at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. Seventeen students were recognized as graduating Christian leaders on campus with individual blessings and prayers during the alumni commissioning and cord ceremony that concluded the three-hour signature event.

Barry University alumna and current Business faculty Clara Stroude Vazquez, as well as Chief of Culture and Inclusion at the Miami Heat, shared how to keep it real and contribute to Christian community to keep growing in love and godly character.

InterVarsity Pastor

InterVarsity-FIU alumnus and Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Lead Pastor Doug Sauder beamed like a proud older brother and shared how an InterVarsity urban mission project some decades ago catalyzed him and several other IV students to incorporate 4-KIDS, a national standard for foster care agencies. It all started when Doug came to FIU as a brand-new believer scared about how he would live out his faith on campus and beyond. His freshman year Doug met this guy that looked like Jesus, Gary Cameron (IV campus minister). That’s how he connected with InterVarsity and the rest is history…a lovely reminder of the importance of God’s campus work.

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