Lincoln Christian University

Short description: Private Christian university with a main campus in Lincoln, Illinois

Lincoln Christian University

Type| Private university
Established| 1944 (1944)
Affiliation| Christian churches and churches of Christ
President| Silas McCormick

Administrative staff

| 95
Students| 258 (Fall 2022)
Location|

Lincoln

Illinois

U.S.

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Website| www.lincolnchristian.edu

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.

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]

In October 2023, LCU announced that it would close on May 31, 2024. LCU's president, Silas McCormick, attributed its closure to declines in enrollment and donor giving.[4] Ozark Christian College will acquire the seminary.[5][6]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Athletics
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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 C Hargrove and 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.[7] ECC then closed in 2005 and was absorbed by Mid-Atlantic Christian University.[8]

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

At the time of the school's cancellation of the athletic program, Lincoln Christian athletic teams were known as the Red Lions. The university was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as an NAIA Independent within the Continental Athletic Conference from 2014–15 to 2021–22. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the North Central Region of the Division I level. The Red Lions previously competed as a member of the NCAA Division III ranks, primarily competing in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) from 2006–07 to the 2007 fall season (2007–08 school year).

Lincoln Christian competed in seven intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports included baseball, basketball and soccer; while women's sports included basketball, soccer and volleyball; and co-ed sports included eSports.

The university discontinued varsity athletics program at the end of the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year).[9]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Association for Biblical Higher Education Directory. Accessed 9 May 2009.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MEMO
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "LCCS to become LCU." Lincoln Courier, 6 May 2009.
4. ↑ " Higher Ed Dive, 12 October 2023.
5. ↑ Moody, Josh (2023-10-13). "Lincoln Christian University Announces Closure" (in en). https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/10/13/lincoln-christian-university-announces-closure.
6. ↑ Mateusz, Janik (2023-10-14). "Lincoln Christian University set to close May 2024" (in en). https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/lincoln-christian-university-set-to-close-may-2024/article_63114264-6a08-11ee-a069-3b70d01f8aa8.html.
7. ↑ "Maryland Colleges that have Closed, Merged, Changed Names". http://www2.westminster-mo.edu/wc_users/homepages/staff/brownr/MarylandCC.htm.
8. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.macuniversity.edu/Assets/MACU/Documents/Academics/ECC Trans Req Form.pdf.
9. ↑ LCU Athletics Update: Next Steps | Lincoln Christian University Athletics

## External links

* Official website
* Official athletics website

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Members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

* Abilene Christian
* Anderson (Indiana)
* Anderson (South Carolina)
* Asbury
* Azusa Pacific
* Belhaven
* Bethel College
* Bethel University
* Biola
* Bluefield
* Bushnell
* California Baptist
* Calvin
* Campbellsville
* Carson–Newman
* Central Christian
* Charleston Southern
* Colorado Christian
* Concordia-Ann Arbor
* Concordia–Irvine
* Concordia-Wisconsin
* Corban
* Cornerstone
* Covenant
* Crown
* Dallas Baptist
* Dordt
* East Texas Baptist
* Eastern Nazarene
* Eastern
* Emmanuel
* Erskine
* Evangel
* Faulkner
* Fresno Pacific
* Geneva
* George Fox
* Gordon
* Grace
* Greenville
* Hannibal–LaGrange
* Hardin–Simmons
* Hope International
* Houghton
* Houston Baptist
* Howard Payne
* Huntington
* Indiana Wesleyan
* John Brown
* Judson (Alabama)
* Judson (Illinois)
* Kentucky Christian
* King
* King's
* Lee
* LeTourneau
* Lipscomb
* Malone
* Messiah
* MidAmerica Nazarene
* Milligan
* Mississippi
* Missouri Baptist
* Montreat
* Mount Vernon Nazarene
* North Central
* North Greenville
* North Park
* Northwest Nazarene
* Northwest
* Northwestern (Iowa)
* Nyack
* Oklahoma Baptist
* Oklahoma Christian
* Olivet Nazarene
* Oral Roberts
* Ozark Christian
* Palm Beach Atlantic
* Point Loma Nazarene
* Redeemer
* Regent
* Roberts Wesleyan
* San Diego Christian
* Seattle Pacific
* Simpson
* Southeastern
* Southern Nazarene
* Southern Wesleyan
* Southwest Baptist
* Spring Arbor
* Sterling
* Tabor
* Taylor
* Toccoa Falls
* Trevecca Nazarene
* Trinity Christian
* Trinity International
* Trinity Western
* Mary Hardin–Baylor
* Mobile
* Northwestern – St. Paul (UNWSP)
* Sioux Falls (USF)
* Southwest
* Vanguard
* Warner
* Warner Pacific
* Westmont
* Wheaton
* Whitworth
* William Jessup
* Williams Baptist
* York (Nebraska)

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NCCAA Division I – North-Central

* Bethel College
* Greenville University
* Hannibal–LaGrange University
* Judson University
* Lincoln Christian University
* University of Northwestern – St. Paul
* Olivet Nazarene University
* Trinity Christian College
* Trinity International University

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