Christian Student Fellowship (or simply known as CSF) is a non-denominational
Christian campus ministry at the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state ...
. CSF is mainly staffed by recent graduates of UK who give the first year or two years post-graduation to giving back to the UK community by working full-time at CSF. They have a few 'older' people who serve as long-term staff that help guide and invest into these younger staff members. The staff then pours into our student leaders who then pour into campus.
CSF hosts over 150 unique events throughout the year to connect with people at UK. On top of all this, there are dozens of freshmen groups and bible studies, plus 400+ CSF students that meet in weekly "M-groups" for discipleship and accountability. The "M" stands for "Mission".
They are notable for holding the
Guinness World Record for the world's largest
water balloon
A water balloon or water bomb is a balloon, often made of latex rubber, filled with water. Water balloons are used in a summer pastime of cooling off through water balloon fights. Water balloons are also popular for celebrations, including celebr ...
fight on August 25, 2008 on Pieratt's Recreational Field at the University of Kentucky. Guinness's Book of World Records official statistics include 58,000 water balloons and a count of 2,744 people.
On August 26, 2011, they broke their own previously standing record with 175,141 water balloons and a count of 8,957 people.
References
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World's Largest Water Balloon FightMission in NewsUKNOW's CSF Event Profile
External links
Christian Student Fellowship
University of Kentucky