Pick the night that works best for you and get connected. Together Groups meet at the CSF Center and include music, Bible study, CSF activities info, prayer, and some time for snacks and socializing.

Wednesday Together Group
Go the the Wednesday Together Group blog for complete information.

Thursday Together Group
Go the the Thursday Together Group blog for complete information.

These activities are intended to make international students feel welcome and to make their time at the University of Minnesota a very good experience.  We want to provide answers to questions and find the resources they need.  We want to give opportunities to make friends with American students and use conversational English. Find out more at the International Student blog

Let's Talk Dinners
Come and enjoy a delicious soup and bread meal (FREE).  Meet new friends and practice your conversational English.

Special Activities
Besides our Monday night dinners, CSF offers international students many other opportunities to make friends and experience American culture.  These events include trips to interesting places, music concerts, outdoor activities, visits in the homes of American families, and special activities for the children of international students.

Exploring Christian Faith Events
These activities are designed to help international students find out more about what Christianity is all about and what it means to be a Christian.  These activities will include movie nights, special guest speakers, field trips, and retreats.

Join with others for a friendly and meaningful time of worship that blends the beauty and liturgy of ancient Christian traditions with devotional songs, scripture reading, prayer, and practical insights from God's written word. Find out more at the Evensong blog

We offer a wide variety of special events and activities intended to help you build friendships, grow in your faith, and experience the joy of serving others.  Some of our special activities are listed and described below, for complete details about upcoming events and activities, click here.  If you have any questions about CSF Events, send an email to connect@csf.net.

All Day Together
A one day retreat for fun and relationship building at the beginning of each semester. Go to the CSF Events Calendar to find dates and details about our next All Day Together. Here are a few examples of what might we do on a CSF All Day Together:
Deeper Life Retreats
Each semester we offer a weekend retreat experience designed to give you practical tools and help you discover effective pathways toward spiritual formation and growth.  We reserve a retreat facility near Twin Cities and do our best to keep the cost very low (usually $35-$50).

Deeper Life Events
In addition to Together Groups and Evensong, we offer students a variety of ways to stimulate their spiritual growth.  These include Deeper Life Mentorships (follow-up to the Deeper Life Retreat); Men's Fellowship Events; and Women's Fellowship Events.  For more information, contact Brad Dewing at: heybrad@csf.net.

Service Days
Learning to serve others is a very important part of the Christian life.  In CSF you'll have several opportunities each semester to share yourself with others through serving.  Examples of service day projects include: working at a food shelf; providing a meal at a homeless shelter; playing with children in an after-school program; spending time with seniors in a care center; packaging meals for starving children in third-world countries; and more.  Check the CSF Events Calendar to find the dates and details of upcoming Service Days.

Mission Trips
We think it is important for students to develop a healthy perspective of the world and to gain life experience beyond their own language, culture, and place.  To this end, CSF offers students a number cross-cultural and international missions opportunities.  These include: inner-city work in New York; Gulf Coast relief work in Mississippi; work in juvenile detention facilities;  working with orphanages and youth camps in Romania; working with youth in Ukraine; and more.  Check the CSF Events Calendar to find the dates and details of upcoming Missions Trips.

Campus Life Events
Christian Student Fellowship is committed to making the University of Minnesota great place to study, work, and live.  Some of the ways we do this are: To find out about upcoming Campus Life Events, check the CSF Special Events blog and the CSF Events Calendar.