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Doors of S. Stephen’s
Philip Trammell ’15
Ministry Profile:
Asian Christian Fellowship
MATTHEW MIN
Brown/RISD Asian Christian Fellowship is one of the few ethnic-specific Christian ministries welcoming both Brown
and RISD students. We are blessed to be associated with the nationwide campus ministry—Intervarsity Christian
Fellowship (IVCF). Under the guidance of amazing Intervarsity staff, we have become a self-sustainable student-led
fellowship to grow in spirit and in faith. Our vision is to be a unified body in Christ reaching all Asian students for
the glory of God. Brown/RISD ACF is a welcome, open community not only to Asians, but also to all ethnicities and
cultures that are drawn to Asian cultural ministry, worship, or even the culture itself. In our fellowship, we turn to the
Gospel to deepen our understanding of our Christian faith. Through weekly large group Bible study, we engage in
student-led discussions in a vulnerable and welcoming environment to share any questions or personal concerns we
may have. We are blessed to be able to have a close-knit community where we can confide in our fellow brothers and
sisters in Christ while also learning from one another about God’s Word.
The summer before my freshman year at Brown, I confess that I wanted to focus my life entirely on my studies, to
take a break from my life in church. However, at my first activities fair, I realized how wrong this view was. An ACF
senior reached his hand out to me, and I am to this day, as a senior, very thankful and blessed that I have met this
person—I realized that one person could make all the difference. After attending the first ACF Large Group meeting,
I found a welcoming community where I could be vulnerable with my fellow members and also learn so much more
about Christianity walking alongside them. I found a group of friends and upperclassmen I made wonderful memories
with, a place where I could be myself and ask others for advice, experience spiritual and emotional healing, and most
importantly, engage in prayer. From a freshman now to a senior, I, along with the leadership team, yearn to provide
the same open community in which both Christians and non-Christians alike can walk with God together during their
college years and beyond. All are welcome to our large group meetings on Fridays at 7:30pm in Wilson Hall 302, and
our small groups on Thursdays at 7:30pm in the Faunce Basement. Feel free to come hang out with us!
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A Prayer for Brown and RISD
REVEREND AUGUSTINE MARIE REISENAUER, O.P.
Catholic Chaplain, Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design
Good and gracious Father we humbly lift up our hearts before you.
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We ask you to pour down your Spirit more deeply into our hearts.
Enliven them and enlighten them with your divine love.
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ook graciously upon our communities of Brown and RISD.
Remind us always of the constancy of your eternal goodness.
When we receive and perceive your light, help us praiseyour eternal glory.
When we seem grey and lackluster, focus us on your everlasting splendor.
When we feel gloomy and lukewarm, enkindle us with your inextinguishable fire.
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s we follow your Son along the way of discipleship, give
us the strength each day to carry our cross.
Empower us to be humble of heart and