Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship

Name

Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship

Legal name

Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship NZ Incorporated

Website

https://tscf.org.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based student ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Student ministry
• Campus ministry
• Christian fellowship
• Evangelical student movement
• Tertiary student outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The vast majority of funding comes from individuals, including graduates who have been part of TSCF's 85 years of mission, friends and family of past and present students, and supporters who include TSCF in their wills. TSCF is a registered charitable trust, making all donations eligible for a tax refund.
2. Trust and Foundation Grants: Personal, family and organizational trusts support the work of the gospel in New Zealand, with some supporting national work and staff, and others assisting with new initiatives and capital projects.
3. Church Partnerships: Churches from throughout New Zealand partner with TSCF financially and practically, recognizing their role in world and local mission.
4. Student Pack Sales: TSCF sells student packs at $40 per pack containing welcome materials, journal, book, Gospel of Mark, drink bottle, and tote bag. Revenue supports student ministry operations.
5. Conference Registration Fees: Annual Summit conference fees of $325 (North Island) and $350 (South Island) for registration, accommodation, food, and materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TSCF supports and resources student-led, campus-based Christian groups at New Zealand universities and polytechnics, providing Bible teaching, leadership development, conferences, publications, residential community, and evangelism training for tertiary students. Its programmes include the annual Summit conference, Canvas Magazine, the Formation graduate training programme, The Well residential community, Student Packs, Prayer Matters, and Conference Recordings, all channelled through 20+ campus groups staffed by regional team leaders.

Product overview

TSCF operates as a student movement offering a portfolio of ministry products and services centered on reaching tertiary students for Christ. The core offerings include Canvas Magazine (a free Christian publication), the annual Summit conference, Student Packs (physical welcome kits for new students), the Formation 10-month graduate training programme, The Well residential missional community in Lincoln, The Mark Drama performance events, Prayer Matters prayer resources, and conference recordings. Campus groups across New Zealand form the distributed delivery network for these resources and programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Canvas: TSCF's magazine that informs and encourages those who want to see students reached with the gospel, published quarterly in printed and digital formats.
• Summit
• Formation
• The Well
• Prayer Matters

Products and services

• Canvas Magazine

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSCF is a founding member of IFES, a community of national student movements engaging universities in more than 140 countries with the good news of Jesus. TSCF staff have worked with sister organizations in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ecuador, South Pacific nations, and India. This partnership enables global reach and cross-cultural mission opportunities.
• Scripture Union NZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose relationship with Scripture Union NZ, sharing an office building in Wellington. SUNZ works with children and youth helping them discover and follow Jesus. Partnership involves young people joining TSCF campus groups and university students assisting in SU leadership.
• Overseas Mission Fellowship (OMF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOMF has been serving in East Asia since the 1860s and supports TSCF's work with international students from that region. OMF has seconded Jeff and Annette Lane to work with TSCF's international student groups in Auckland.
• Nurses Christian Fellowship NZ (NCFNZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization supporting and advising Christian nurses. TSCF encourages nursing students to be involved with NCFNZ and supports the development of Christian nursing student groups on campuses.
• Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of doctors and medical students seeking to serve Christ through their work in medicine. TSCF encourages medical students to be involved with student groups on their campuses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Laidlaw College: Laidlaw College is a NZ theological education provider whose Manukau campus Pouwhakahaere (Animoa Goold) is a former TSCF Head of Student Ministries. Laidlaw and TSCF share student and staff pipelines and collaborate informally, making Laidlaw an adjacent educational peer rather than direct competitor.
• International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES): IFES is the global federation of which TSCF is a founding member. While not a direct competitor, IFES sets programmatic standards, enables staff and student exchanges, and provides the international network on which TSCF depends for cross-cultural mission and resource sharing.
• New Zealand Christian Network: NZ Christian Network is an ecumenical Christian umbrella body in New Zealand whose National Director (Rev Dr Stuart Lange) also serves as a TSCF Vice President. While not a student ministry, it operates in the same NZ Christian ecosystem and shares leadership overlap with TSCF.

Broad incumbents

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ International): Cru is one of the largest global interdenominational campus ministries, operating in over 190 countries with substantially greater scale and resources than TSCF. While not affiliated with IFES, Cru targets the same tertiary student population with similar discipleship and evangelism programming.
• Navigators: Navigators is a global, interdenominational Christian ministry with significant campus and student ministry operations across many countries. Comparable to TSCF in mission focus but operating at much greater scale, with established discipleship and leadership development programmes.

Regional players

• UCCF (Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship): UCCF is the IFES-affiliated student movement in the United Kingdom, operating student-led Christian groups at British universities with a model and theological orientation closely aligned to TSCF. Mei Rideout previously served with Inter Varsity Canada, a sister UCCF-model organization.
• AFES (Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students): AFES is the IFES national student movement in Australia with a near-identical mission of supporting student-led Christian groups on Australian campuses. AFES has provided staff to TSCF (Anna Jacobs served with AFES before joining TSCF in 2025), making it the closest functional peer across the Tasman.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA: InterVarsity is the IFES national student movement in the United States, with a comparable mission of establishing student-led Christian communities at US universities. Several TSCF staff (Will Chu, Esther Chu, Katie Knight, Lance Knight) came directly from InterVarsity, demonstrating a shared operating model and cross-movement staff exchange.
• UESI (Union of Evangelical Students of India): UESI is the IFES national student movement in India. Dennis Fountain, a current TSCF Vice President, previously served with UESI in India, illustrating the cross-border collaboration between TSCF and other IFES member movements operating in vastly larger tertiary markets.

Direct peers

• Scripture Union New Zealand: Scripture Union NZ is a sister Christian youth and student organization sharing the TSCF office building in Wellington. SUNZ works with children and youth, and pipeline into TSCF campus groups. Both organizations target faith formation among young people in NZ and share close leadership overlap (Hilary Hague, SUNZ National Director, serves as TSCF Vice President).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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