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The Seminary is part of a larger institution known as Lincoln Christian Collegeand Seminary. The Seminary shares a campus and several administrative and otherfunctions with its undergraduate counterpart, Lincoln Christian College, whichwas founded in 1944. The Seminary has its own faculty, academic programs, andpolicies for its students, as well as its own building (described below).Our LocationOur Facilities1. INTRODUCTION TO THE SEMINARYLincoln Christian Seminary is located in the heart ofIllinois on Interstate 55, midway between Chicago and St.Louis. The community of Lincoln has 15,000 residentsand provides numerous schools, stores, medical facilities,and places of employment. Five larger cities are withinan hour’s drive. Within a 200-mile radius of Lincolnare more than 1,000 Christian Churches and Churches ofChrist, providing ample ministry opportunities on either afull-time or part-time basis. The Seminary is located onthe east edge of the city on Highway 10, with easy accessto surrounding cities and churches.The Seminary building, known as Restoration Hall, was built in 1965 throughthe generosity of the late B.D.Phillips of Butler, Pennsylvania.It houses three large classrooms,three smaller seminar rooms, awell-equipped preaching lab, a120-seat chapel, a computer lab,a video studio, a conference room,a student lounge, and offices forall of the Seminary’s faculty andsupport staff.In sharing a campus with acollege that has more than 800students, the Seminary is able to provide a number of other physical resources forits students. These include a 56-unit student apartment complex (see Chapter 7),three residence halls for single students, a 1,400-seat auditorium for concerts andplays, a 30,000 square foot athletic facility featuring inter-collegiate sports anda physical fitness room, a dining hall with a variety of meal plans, and a studentcenter with a snack bar, game room, and lounge area. Other campus facilities aredescribed below.5