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The Overseas Christian Fellowship Australia (OCF Australia) is a Parachurch Christian organization which ministers to overseas students studying in Australian universities and colleges of higher education. OCF Australia is inter-denomination and Evangelical in its doctrinal stand. Historically, members of OCF mostly consists of students from South East/East Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia, as these form the bulk of overseas student population in Australia since the 1950s. OCF also ministers to students from other countries, most notably those from island nations near Australia, such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Tonga. In recent years, students from mainland China have gained prominence, reflecting the influx of mainland Chinese students. OCF is founded in 1959 following a meeting in Sydney during which like-minded students from several student Christian bodies resolved to partner one another. In doing so, overseas university students from 13:14, 1 May 2006 (UTC) |
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