“Well Glory!” Those are the words former Liberty University professor Dr. C. Sumner Wemp pronounced in an email he had written to be released upon his death. “If you’re reading this, it means I have seen Jesus and heard Him say those cherished words, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant.’” Dr. Clifford Sumner Wemp died shortly after midnight Dec. […]
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The Center for Ministry Training funds trip to New York Walking carefully through homes, students peered from behind oversized goggles, their breath ragged through the respirators they had to wear as they witnessed the chaos left in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. Amid the debris, Liberty University students came from Jan. 6 to Jan. 11, offering relief to tired homeowners in a […]
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Liberty University is now providing opportunities for students to show their care for the Lynchburg community through regular short term service projects. Since Sept. 6, 2012, Liberty students have been reaching out to the Lynchburg community through the Community Care Initiative (CCI). Will Honeycutt is the program’s faculty coordinator. “You can serve without caring, but you can’t care without serving,” […]
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The university now has the ability to offer discounts for Liberty-related visitors who need a place to stay Liberty University recently purchased the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel on Candlers Mountain Road this past summer at an auction where they out bid two other participants. The hotel was built in 1998 and auctioned for $9.2 million due to foreclosure, according to […]
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Amidst the clamor of construction noises on campus, sizeable progress has been made on the various buildings Liberty University is erecting.
The addition of multiple facilities, including an incoming Osteopathic Medical and Health Sciences School, the Jerry Falwell Library, a baseball […]
Read moreThe new faith-based film premiered Jan. 19 The worship center at Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC) filled to capacity Saturday, Jan. 19, as the world premiere of the new faith-based movie “Finding Faith” was introduced to a crowd of cast members, family, friends, local police and community members. In association with TRBC and Liberty University, “Finding Faith” is a film […]
Read moreCurrent living expenses in the Hill City are well below the national average Students and local residents alike may know already that Lynchburg was ranked in a nationwide survey that placed it as the second lowest cost of living city in the commonwealth of Virginia. “The price of residential living is one of the reasons I decided to move off,” […]
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The program has added three new pieces of equipment to assist students in hands-on techniques Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics (SOA) recently formed a partnership with Dynamic Aviation, a partnership that will provide numerous benefits, including the donation of a King Air 90 Turbine aircraft. Dynamic Aviation is the self-proclaimed “leading provider of innovative solutions for government and commercial organizations […]
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Students from the communications honors society helped package supplies for shipment around the world Liberty’s communication studies honor society, Lambda Pi Eta (LPE), recently took part in a project to send medical supplies to those in need internationally through the organization Gleaning For The World. Members from the honor society took a trip to the Gleaning For The World warehouse, […]
Read moreLiberty works together to bless the Lynchburg area Every year, different organizations at Liberty University get involved in special drives giving back to the community for the holiday season. Many students take part in events ranging from a Thanksgiving food drive to the United Way campaign. Christian Service Coordinator and Assistant Professor Darren Wu is in charge of overseeing many […]
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Longtime Liberty contributor passes David Ulysses Campbell, 88, former resident of Lynchburg and contributor to Liberty University, died at home Tuesday, Nov. 27. Campbell is survived by his wife, Faye Stump Campbell, whom he was married to for 66 years. He is also survived by his daughter, Sherry Callahan and her husband William; his son, David Keith Campbell and his […]
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Liberty University’s litigation against the president’s health care bill will be reconsidered in Richmond After being dismissed from court in June 2012, Liberty University’s lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s health care law will be reconsidered in the fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., according to a Supreme Court announcement Monday, Nov. 26. Liberty filed a petition for […]
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With the addition of the new Visitor’s Center and the DeMoss Hall rooftop patio, Liberty University’s recent campus expansion has been evident. Additionally, the university has broken ground on a number of other projects, including a new baseball stadium, the Jerry Falwell Library, a Vines Center practice facility for basketball teams and new dorms on South Campus. During an interview […]
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Following in the footsteps of Amelia Earhart, the School of Aeronautics (SOA) is doing its part to add a feminine touch to the American skies with its all-female flight team, the Liberty Belles. Considerably smaller than the SOA’s National Intercollegiate Flight Association (NIFA) competition team, the Liberty Belles have a more focused goal in the Air Race Classic (ARC) as […]
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Some people may find it hard to give thanks, even without a natural disaster ripping across their backyards. On the other hand, others who have lost their houses and family know all about giving thanks. According to their blog, the Salem […]
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