Amherst College
Amherst, MA

President………………………….. Biddy Martin
Type………………………………… 4-year, Private Non-Profit
Campus Housing……………….. Yes
Student Population……………. 1,839
Student-to-Faculty Ratio……. 7 to 1
International Students (2019) 151 from at least 36 Countries.
Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam.

Mission Statement
‘LET THEM GIVE LIGHT TO THE WORLD.’ 1821
Amherst College educates students of exceptional potential from all backgrounds so that they may seek, value, and advance knowledge, engage the world around them, and lead principled lives of consequence… Amherst College is committed to learning through close colloquy and to expanding the realm of knowledge through scholarly research and artistic creation at the highest level. Its graduates link learning with leadership—in service to the College, to their communities, and to the world beyond.”

This Campus Has NOT Been Adopted

Known Christian Groups on Campus:
Christian Fellowship…………………….. Christopher Rivera
Dinner Church…………………………….. Julia Merrill
Hermenia Gardner Christian Service…Eunice Daudu
Newman Catholic Student Association…Alfred Kibowen
Nothing New………………………………. Joshua Burns
Remnant Black Campus Ministry…… Atekana Nyamaa
Resurrect Gospel Choir………………… Abigail Offei-Addo
Terras Irradient……………………………. Ashley Kim

Prayer Request:
1) The semester is up and rolling, let us remember to pray for an out pouring of the Holy Spirit on this campus, the like of which they have never seen.

2) Please remember to pray Luke 10.2 “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

3) Please pray that the first several weeks of Christian group outreaches will be blessed by God and inspired by the Holy Spirit.

4) Please pray for international students, if present, that God would reach their hearts and minds. Pray that they would go back to their home countries filled with Holy Spirit fire for the Kingdom of God.

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