Reformed University Fellowship
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Reformed University Fellowship, or RUF, is the university campus ministry organization of the Presbyterian Church in America. RUF has experienced rapid growth the past few years, and currently has 110 chapters at different college campuses spread over 27 states Mexico and Canada. Most of its schools are in the South, but it has ministries from California to Massachusetts. The Presbyterian Church in America, or PCA, follows traditional Westminister standards, including belief in the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible.
RUF is not constructed to be a substitute for formal church, thus RUF is open to all to join and be members and is not specifically exclusive to people within a certain denomination or indeed within the Christian religion. However, the organization itself, and indeed the meetings, are closely associated with the Reformed theological viewpoint, as the name implies. Its' meetings range in size from campus to campus. There are different types of meetings, often referred to as 'large groups' or 'small groups'.
RUF hosts two main Christian conferences a year held in Laguna Beach, Florida in the summer and, Breckenridge, Colorado in the winter. There are regional conferences that happen throughout the year. The conferences, like the organization meetings, are not limited to those ascribing to the Reformed school of theology, but rather anyone of any faith, or non-faith, is welcome to attend.
The Reformed Youth Movement, or RYM, is a similar ministry to RUF, but is not officially a part of the PCA.
[edit] Indelible Grace Music
"Indelible Grace Music", a project which produces traditional hymns set to modern melodies, was formed by the RUF chapter at Belmont University. The project has released four CDs in the "Indelible Grace" series, as well as two CDs by solo artists.
