View more Then & Now photos online at www.Liberty.edu/Since1971. 1975 – Dr. Carl Diemer, currently the director of the Master of Divinity program at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, teaches in the upstairs lobby of the old Thomas Road Baptist Church.2012 – Students are trained on camera equipment at the new Cinematic Arts, Zaki Gordon Center.1975 – A school bus transports students from their residence halls at Treasure Island on the James River (which also served as a summer youth camp) to classes at the old Thomas Road Baptist Church.2012 – A campus-wide transit system, provided by the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company, currently offers service every 10 minutes from several locations on campus and throughout the city.1978 – A 3,000-seat tent was erected so that there was a space large enough for Convocation.2012 – Convocation is now held in the Vines Center beside DeMoss Hall.1977 – Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Sr. and 2,500 students, faculty, and administrators stand in the snow for two hours, praying and asking God to provide financial support to build the new campus.2012 – More than 5,000 people attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Jerry Falwell Library, a four-story, 170,000-square-foot Jeffersonian structure now under construction.1986 – The Hancock Athletic Center was built in 1986 to train and condition Liberty athletes. The building was demolished in February 2011 to make way for the new Hancock Welcome Center.2012 – The new Hancock Welcome Center was dedicated on Dec. 14, 2012.1982 – Liberty Baptist College’s men’s basketball team plays in the Schilling Center, the college’s multipurpose center.2012 – Liberty hosts the College of William & Mary at the Vines Center, where 10,000 fans can watch games on high-definition video scoreboards.2007 – Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Sr. places one of the sections of the pedestrian tunnel that would allow students to cross underneath U.S. 460 and access all parts of the campus safely.2012 – Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. participates in the demolition of the Schilling Center to make way for the new Jerry Falwell Library.1981- A billboard advertises Liberty’s football program.2012 – A recently designed billboard promotes Liberty Athletics, as well as a host of other popular recreational events open to the public.