Adventist Christian Fellowship North American Division [ACF/NAD] is the official umbrella organization for Adventist ministry on college and university campuses not owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church in the US, Canada and Bermuda. The mission of ACF/NAD is to:

  • Build Christian fellowship chapters on non-Adventist campuses that honor God and nurture the spiritual lives of students.
  • Engage students in the mission of the Church through relational evangelism and Christ-like student fellowships.
  • Empower local ACF chapters, churches and sponsors through pastoral support, professional training and access to resources.

The Adventist campus ministries movement is quite diverse. This diversity is reflected by the many names and acronyms associated with ACF. Below is a listing of names being used. Adventist Christian Fellowship (ACF) is the name suggested for official recognition and status for denominational use in English-speaking countries.

  • Adventist Association of Students
  • Advent Christian Fellowship
  • Adventist Christian Fellowship (ACF)
  • Adventist Ministry to College and University Students (AMiCUS)
  • Adventist Student Association (ASA)
  • Adventist Student Fellowship (ASF)
  • Adventist Student Christian Movement
  • Adventist Student Movement
  • Adventist Students for Christ
  • A.N.E.W.
  • C.A.M.P.U.S.
  • Campus Advent
  • Campus Adventist Network (CAN)
  • Federacion Adventista de Universitarios (FADU)
  • Grupo de Estudantes Adventistas (GEA)
  • Sanctuary
  • S.T.R.I.D.E.

Please contact us if the name of your campus group is not in this list

Worldwide

Although there is not an actual campus ministry department for the world church, the Adventist campus ministry movement does involve several major groups. The Adventist Ministry to College and University Students (AMiCUS) is part of the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists Education department. This organization publishes Dialogue - a worldwide campus ministries magazine featuring articles and important campus ministry news and events.

Some Seventh-day Adventist unions and conferences have a leader/ representative for ministries on non-Adventist campuses. CAMPUS is an example of a conference wide campus ministry organization (Michigan). The Adventist Student Association is a larger regional group covering Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papau New Guineau.

Finally, there are independent ministries and non-denominational organizations such as Campus Crusade for Christ, the Generation Of Youth For Christ, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship that cover campus ministries and related areas.

North American Division

ACF was established in 2005 by the North American Division Youth and Young Adult Department as the official Adventist campus ministry organization on non-Adventist college and university campuses. Chaplain Ron Pickell (profile available to registered users) is the NAD Coordinator for ACF. All Adventist campus ministry groups are encouraged and advised to network with ACF for ministry unity, shared mission and mutual support in all campus ministry efforts. Terms of reference for the North American Division campus ministry committee can be downloaded in the link below