Liberty’s first students return for 50-year reunion

When Ronnie Riggins, of Georgia, first heard about Lynchburg Baptist College (now Liberty University) in the Spring of 1971, there were no state-of-the-art facilities decorating a 7,000-acre campus, no nationally ranked sports teams or hundreds of unique academic programs.

Just a church, a preacher, and a bold vision to change the world.

As a high school senior and new believer in 1971, Riggins took a leap of faith and enrolled in this new college being established by Dr. Jerry Falwell in Lynchburg, Va.

Watch the video and read the rest of the reunion story on Liberty University News.