Lincoln Christian University

Lincoln Christian University (LCU) is a private Christian university in Lincoln, Illinois. It maintains extension sites in Normal, Illinois, metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana, and Las Vegas, Nevada. LCU is affiliated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ.

Lincoln Christian University
Established1944 (1944)
AffiliationChristian churches and churches of Christ
PresidentSilas McCormick
Administrative staff
95
Students537 (as of 2021)
Location
Lincoln, Illinois
,
U.S.
Colors    Red, white
NicknameRed Lions
Sporting affiliations
NAIA – Independent
NCCAA – North Central Region
Websitewww.lincolnchristian.edu

LCU provides four year, co-educational, Bible college offerings including Bachelor's degrees.[1][2] LCU's graduate seminary offers Master's degrees (including a Master of Divinity).[1][2] The university also offers continuing educational programs at its various sites and online.[3]

History

LCU was founded in 1944 as Lincoln Bible Institute,[3] a four-year Bible college aligned with the Restoration Movement. Its first President was Earl Hargrove; its first Dean was Enos Dowling. The seminary opened in 1951.

In 1993 LCU became affiliated with Eastern Christian College, which was renamed Lincoln Christian College-East Coast.[4] ECC then closed in 2005 and was absorbed by Mid-Atlantic Christian University.[5]

LCU's most recent construction projects were new athletics facilities in 2006 and new housing in 2007 with ongoing renovation of office and classroom buildings.

In May 2009, officials from then-LCCS announced that the institution would change its name to Lincoln Christian University, effective September 2009.[3]

Athletics

Lincoln Christian teams, known athletically as the Red Lions, participate as a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), as well as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). They compete as an Independent on both organizations. Lincoln Christian was a member of the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) from 2006–07 to the 2007 fall season (2007–08 school year). Men's sports include baseball, basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, soccer and volleyball.

On February 22, 2022, Lincoln Christian had announced a restructuring by their President Silas McCormick and their Board Chair Tamsen Murray which will include the discontinuation of the school's varsity athletics program, effective the end of the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year).[6]

References
  1. Association for Biblical Higher Education Directory. Accessed 9 May 2009.
  2. MEMO
  3. "LCCS to become LCU." Lincoln Courier, 6 May 2009. Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. LCU Athletics Update: Next Steps | Lincoln Christian University Athletics

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