a ministry of Christian Reformed Campus Ministry at UofT
GCF is finished meeting for the summer and will return to having regular meetings when school re-starts in the fall.
What is Graduate Christian Fellowship?
GCF is a program run by the Christian Reformed campus ministry at the University of Toronto for graduate students and recent graduates.
There’s a “GCF kind of conversation.” Honest, probing, safe, challenging, and deeply Christian. A conversation that can go deep and tackle the big questions: faith and scholarship, prayer and scripture, relationships and community, vocation and calling.
GCF is a place of friendship and discipleship, a place to acknowledge the difficulties in life and academia, while still holding space for socializing, celebrating, and building community.
Alongside of Graduate Christian Fellowship, we offer pastoral care and host several other programs:
*These programs have ended for the school year.
What to Expect at a GCF Gathering
Dinner is at 6:15 and is followed by a conversation at 7 p.m. around various topics. Dinner is two different types of soup (one is always vegetarian), bread, and some kind of dessert. Please contact us ahead of time if you’re vegan, gluten-free, or have other food concerns). The topic for the conversation is announced ahead of time in the weekly emails (sign up here).
We start the conversation with a few announcements about upcoming events, transition into the rest of the evening with some opening words (land acknowledgement, lighting a candle, prayer and/or scripture reading), and then start the conversation with introducing ourselves and answering an opening question around the theme of the evening. The conversation is led by a member of the staff, one of the participants in the ministry, or an invited guest. Conversations include Bible study, topical discussion focused on academia, faith, and/or culture, as well as people telling their stories of their faith and academic/life journey. Click here for an overview of the semester.
There are usually anywhere between five to fifteen people present for dinner and/or the conversation. We are done by 9 p.m., and people are welcome to linger afterwards for conversation, tea, and snacks.
Stay Connected
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Got questions? Want to connect with someone before you give GCF a try? Email Carol Scovil or Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyink to connect.