By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News
PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Louisiana Christian University will hold three additional Town Hall meetings in September to hear from members of the public interested in offering input in the search for the next president and the direction of the school moving forward.
The newly added meetings will be held:
Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m. – Home of Beth Frith, 416 Marilyn Dr., Lafayette
Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m. – Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge Building, 10560 Airline Hwy., Baton Rouge
Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. – Location TBD, Lake Charles
Meetings already announced include:
Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m. – Edgewood Building, 201 Riggs St., West Monroe
Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m. – New Orleans Baptist Association Building, 2222 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans
LCU is conducting a nationwide search for the 10th president of the nearly 120-year-old institution, according to Tommy Kiker, who serves on the university’s Board of Trustees and as search committee chair.
“As we continue this process, the committee and I need your prayers and ask for your input,” said Kiker, lead pastor with East Leesville Baptist Church, Leesville. “We are accepting applications and recommendations and have spent the summer praying, receiving input from faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the school, and developing a desired profile.”
In addition, the search committee has enlisted the firm of CarterBaldwin Executive Search, one of the top 50 executive search firms in the United States.
“They will interact with faculty, staff, students and others who wish to contribute to the process,” Kiker said. “They will work closely with our search committee throughout the process.”
The search committee welcomes applications and recommendations from alumni, community members and other interested parties to the following email address: psc@lcuniversity.edu.
David Jeffreys has been serving as LCU’s acting president since the spring retirement of Rick Brewer, who was the 9th president of the institution from February 2015-March 2024.
Jeffreys served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the university under Brewer from January 2022 until he assumed the role of acting president.
“I pray for God’s leadership during this transition and as the search committee continues its important work of finding the next president of LCU,” Jeffreys said. “We appreciate the input of all of our supporters in this search and look forward to hearing from folks across the state at the upcoming Town Hall meetings.”
