Beginning in April 1962, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship launched its Beach Evangelism program in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Led by evangelist Paul Little, it was envisioned to accomplish two tasks: 1) to bring the gospel to vacationing student revelers on Spring Break and 2) to be a "laboratory for evangelism" by training Christian students to share their faith.

Above (top) is a 1963 photograph of an "Open Forum" beach outpost to draw students for spiritual conversations.

Below is Little's report on the 1962 event. Notice item #6 referring to the Wheaton College [Men's?] Glee Club performing on the Twist Platform.

These items come from the Archives' Collection 300 - InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Records. The IVCF records in the Archives document the effort until 1968. IVCF's most recent beach evangelism took place in April 2013 in Panama City Beach, Florida.