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Silas McCormick, president of Lincoln Christian University, shares about the many considerations that went into the decision to close LCU at the end of this academic year. “Everyone loves a ‘turnaround’ story,” McCormick writes. “Very few go looking for a ‘finishing well’ story.” . . .
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Matt Proctor, president of Ozark Christian College, shares his thoughts on Lincoln Christian University’s closing in a few weeks, and LCU’s decision to gift their seminary and endowment to Ozark. . . .
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Lincoln Christian University shared a lengthy post on Facebook about their plans to continue the Lincoln Bible Institute even after LCU closes at the end of May. . . . Also briefs from Milligan University, Delta (Colo.) Christian Church, Financial Planning Ministry, and obituary information for Jonathon Roy Stedman.
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Lincoln Christian University announced Sunday that it has reached an agreement to sell the remaining portions of its campus to Open Arms Christian Fellowship for $800,000. . . .
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Officials with Lincoln Christian University have shared their plans for dissemination of the resources and collections in the Jessie C. Eury Library, now that the institution in Lincoln, Ill., is in the final few months of its existence. . . .
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Phil and Marian Yakey had a hard time digesting the news about the closure of Lincoln Christian University. The couple have been connected to the college for nearly five decades. “There’s an element of shock in it,” Phil Yakey said. “We kind of always assumed the college would continue to grow and prosper.” . . .
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Two weeks after announcing its upcoming closure, Lincoln Christian University is working out the details for its existing students and employees. LCU President Silas McCormick said he held an in-person meeting attended by 20 to 25 students at Lincoln’s campus. The students were “obviously sad and disappointed,” he said. But they were “incredibly gracious.” . . .
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Lincoln Christian University will close at the end of this school year. However, Lincoln Christian Seminary will be acquired by Ozark Christian College and moved to OCC’s campus in Joplin, Mo., presidents of the institutions announced on Wednesday. . . .
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Lincoln Christian University is entering the second year of a massive overhaul of its educational model. And it’s doing so with a mixed bag of early results. . . .