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Lindsey Wilson's Rev. Terry Swan talks about the school then and now It was 20 years ago this semester when the Rev. Terry Swan spoke for the first time at a Lindsey Wilson College chapel service. Swan, who is Lindsey Wilson's dean of the chapel, recalled recently how much the college has changed since then. "At that time, I could look out the window (of V.P. Henry Auditorium) and see a junior college with 400-plus students," Swan said. "No gym -- it was being built during that semester -- no nice dining hall, no new student center, no superb library, no Turner Building, no chapel. Just a big dream with a big God. I decided to sign on to that team ... and what a ride it has been." Today, Swan noted, Lindsey Wilson has added all of those buildings to its campus and grown into a liberal arts college with more than 1,800 students. Swan's remarks came at Lindsey Wilson's annual United Methodist Church Celebration service, held recently in V.P. Henry Auditorium. "I've been here 20 years, and that is a long time in one place for a Methodist minister," Swan said. "Generally, Methodist ministers move about every four years, but my congregation moves every four years because they graduate." A big reason Lindsey Wilson has expanded so much over the last 20 years, Swan said, is because the college's faculty and staff have focused on its mission. "Lindsey Wilson has been described as one of the most mission-driven colleges in the country," he said. "And our mission comes out of the 'great commission.' ... Character education is what we do best." Swan also celebrated Lindsey Wilson for remaining strong to its church heritage over the last 20 years. "Our very college symbol is the John B. Begley Chapel," he said. "To know that we are on a church-related campus, a place of dialogue, where we talk about issues and faith -- where we can discuss the very deepest issues of our lives." Swan said that another example of Lindsey Wilson's development over the last 20 years is the college's vibrant Christian ministries major. The college currently has about 90 students enrolled in the program. "How many beautiful, faith-filled people work and teach and learn on this campus," he said. "This is a wonderful place and you are indeed beautiful people." This story was posted on 2004-11-08 14:46:54
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