About LCC

Identity

Established in 1991

Christian Liberal Arts university, established by a joint venture of Lithuanian, Canadian and American foundations.

MISSION STATEMENT

LCC International University provides Christian liberal arts education within a diverse learning community that transforms people for servant leadership.

VISION STATEMENT

To be the leading Christian liberal arts university in Europe, renowned for its flourishing academic community, spiritual vitality, and global impact.

NORTH AMERICAN

education style

LIBERAL ARTS

philosophy

Christian

values and worldview

2,500+ Alumni

alumni since 1991

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Distinctives

Christian

We confirm the identity of LCC as a Christian university.

Liberal Arts

We emphasize eight core competencies: critical thinking, conflict transformation, multicultural perspective, effective communication, Christian worldview, servant leadership, multidisciplinary knowledge and community building. Our definition of liberal arts education takes into account quantitative diversity of course work, but further emphasizes the importance of student self-transformation.

International

We confirm our identity as an international university, with student and faculty/staff diversity. The international distinctive is mirrored in our program content, teaching approach and student life programming.

Peacebuilding

We cultivate a culture of peacebuilding at LCC, equipping students to promote justice, resilience, and reconciliation.

North American Style

An integral part of LCC's uniqueness is providing a North American style of education, but in the region of Eastern Europe.

Relational

LCC is a relational university. We believe that student transformation takes place within the context of community and one-on-one relations.

Philanthropic

A philanthropic identity is central to the life and mission of LCC. Indeed, we are global citizens who share a responsibility to collectively care for people in need.

Strategic Plan 2024-2029

A Bridge-Building Community (Executive Summary).

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“VALUED IN LITHUANIA
AND ABROAD”

“LCC is not only an example of personal initiative to a lot of academic institutions and young people, it is a high quality university, connecting both Christian principles and openness in society. The best evidence of that are LCC alumni, who are welcomed and valued both in Lithuania and abroad, and faculty from North America, who find a mature and bright audience filled with youthful courage at LCC International University.”

Valdas Adamkus
President of Lithuania
From 1998 to 2003 and 2004 to 2009

“VALUED IN LITHUANIA
AND ABROAD”

“LCC is not only an example of personal initiative to a lot of academic institutions and young people, it is a high quality university, connecting both Christian principles and openness in society. The best evidence of that are LCC alumni, who are welcomed and valued both in Lithuania and abroad, and faculty from North America, who find a mature and bright audience filled with youthful courage at LCC International University.”

Valdas Adamkus
President of Lithuania
From 1998 to 2003 and 2004 to 2009

Quality Assurance

BA & MA PROGRAMS

LCC International University offers accredited Bachelor's and Master's programs in social sciences and humanities recognized by The Republic of Lithuania.

EXTERNAL EVALUATION

LCC received a positive external evaluation in 2016. The review process included an institutional self-report and a site visit by international experts which happened in November, 2015.

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News and Events

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MA TESOL students present their research findings

2025-08-20

Tuesday, August 5, was a very important day for us! Five of our MA TESOL students faced the ultimate test. For one year, they had researched, read, explored, and wrote on a singular topic. These students worked very hard to explore the answers to their chosen research questions. They collected, analysed, and reported their findings. On Tuesday, each student stood alone in front of a panel of experts to describe and defend their research.And one by one, each student successfully demonstrated their deep knowledge and clear understanding of their topics! After all the stress, APPLAUSE! Every single student successfully completed their thesis research with high marks.Here is a brief description of each project.Taylor teaches English and Spanish to middle schoolers in a dual language program in the USA. Taylor’s practical, classroom research explored how his students engaged with different activities that promoted oral engagement. Taylors thesis title was “Effective Student to Student Talk Strategies in an American Middle School Dual Language Immersion Program.”Adam is passionate about Ukrainian children who are indefinitely living in the USA. As these children attend schools, Adam discovered how the schools communicated with their parents and supported these newcomer children. Adam’s thesis title was “The Dynamics of Communication Between Staff at an American Public Elementary School and Parents of Ukrainian Refugee Students.”In her context of Klaipeda, Juste understands that language teachers are encouraged to be life-long learners by attending workshops on pedagogy. However, Justa also knew that teachers express differing opinions about professional development seminars. Juste distributed a survey and interviewed language teachers to discover “Motivations and Barriers to Professional Development and Career Advancement among EFL Teachers in Klaipeda, Lithuania.”Alexandria is an adventuresome teacher! She teaches English at a university in Morocco, far way from her home in the USA. When she arrived, Alexandria noticed differences in the expectations for classroom behaviour of the students and the teachers in Moroccan classrooms. She set out to discover the answers to her questions about culture in EFL classrooms. Alexandria’s thesis title was “EFL students’ and teachers’ behavioural expectations in the Moroccan tertiary EFL classroom.”Luiza partnered with her advisor to explore how fluency activities might give teachers some ideas of how second language learners’ writing changes over a semester. She used a weekly fluency activity to explore how students writing became more complex, more accurate, and more fluent over 14 weeks. Luisa’s thesis title was “Investigating the development of Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in timed fluency writing activities.”We are extremely pleased (and not surprised) at our students’ excellent research.Author: Robin Gingerich, Ph.D., English Department Chair at LCC International University.

MA Graduation

2025-08-20

You know the music. You are familiar with the tune “Pomp and circumstance.” If not, listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-_Ew5bVxsWhen this particular song plays, you immediately know that it is graduation day.LCC International University hosted the graduation ceremony for our master’s degree students in the MA TESOL program and the MA in International Management program on Friday, August 8. The program opened with the familiar “Pomp and circumstance.” LCC students, faculty, family and friends attended the program in Neufeld Auditorium. The program was live streamed for friends and family who were unable to attend.Graduation is the ending of a program, the completion of a set of courses and the defence of a student’s research. But graduation is also a Commencement, the beginning of something new. Our adult MA students are already successfully employed in their respective field and making strides to improve companies, schools, and workplaces with their knowledge and skills. In what way is commencement both an ending and a beginning for them?I believe that our students begin a new way of thinking. They begin to look at problems differently. They form questions in new ways. They have new research skills to explore perplexing questions. They approach their work with new eyes and fresh perspectives. Graduates of our programs carry their diploma’s away with a fresh attitude about research, about theories, and about the complex relationships between theory and practice.We are extremely proud of these students.MA International Management graduates:Jihan Haji Miho Al Miho, IraqGabriele Kausyte, LithuaniaGleb Kopantsev, RussiaAndrej Smysnikov, LithuaniaMA TESOL graduates:Luiza Detkova, Russia/ ArmeniaTalyor Burns, USALina Saunore, LithuaniaJuste Dvarionaite-Panceroviene, LithuaniaAlexandria Johnson, USAAdam Morrison, USACongratulations to each of these fine people on successfully completing their degrees. We bless them as they begin again and continue to positively impact our world.Author: Robin Gingerich, Ph.D., English Department Chair at LCC International University.

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“Welcome from the President”

"Welcome to LCC International University. An LCC education is valuable – it offers opportunities to put theory into practice; it brings people together from many parts of the world to live and study and interact; it helps us discover how to live a life of faith. In community! At LCC we grow together as a learning community, we interact as a relational community, we celebrate our international community, and live lives of integrity as a Christ-centered community. Join our flourishing community of students, faculty and staff, friends and donors!"

Marlene Wall, Ph.D.
President

“Welcome from the President”

"Welcome to LCC International University. An LCC education is valuable – it offers opportunities to put theory into practice; it brings people together from many parts of the world to live and study and interact; it helps us discover how to live a life of faith. In community! At LCC we grow together as a learning community, we interact as a relational community, we celebrate our international community, and live lives of integrity as a Christ-centered community. Join our flourishing community of students, faculty and staff, friends and donors!"

Marlene Wall, Ph.D.
President

President's Cabinet

Marlene Wall, Ph.D.

President

Christopher Howard, Ph.D.

Academic Vice President

Marie Williams

Chief Operations Officer

Derek Benthem

Vice President of Marketing & Enrollment

Aaron Howell

Vice President for Student Life

Julija Gaiduk, Ph.D.

Academic Council Chair/Associate Professor

Joel Altena

University Chaplain

Avital Agafonova

Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Founding Board of Directors Members

Art DeFehr

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Otonas Balčiūnas

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Dennis Neumann

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Leona DeFehr

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Raimonda Balčiūnas

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Rene Neumann

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Board of Directors Members

Roger Friesen – Chair

Executive VP/Business Development

Palliser Furniture Holdings Ltd.

East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

Jurgita Choromanskytė

Political Consultant, Lecturer
Klaipėda, Lithuania

Ausra Jakuboviene

Vice President, Transformation Office at Under Armour Inc

Severna Park, Maryland, USA

Andris Lanka

Owner, Valodu Vēstniecība

Liepāja, Latvia

Johann Matthies

Director, Multiply-MB Mission/Europe and Central Asia

Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany

Peter Tielmann

President, EQ3

East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

David Wallace

Chief Investment Officer, Pomona College

Claremont, California, USA

Cornelia Horsch – Vice Chair

HORSCH Maschinen GmbH

Schwandorf, Germany

Shawn Neumann

CBTW Co-Founder & Partner, Versett Partner

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Alexander Kharitonov

President, CCI/Russia
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Allon Lefever

President, AB Hospitality Company

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

John Reynolds

President, LAPU

San Dimas, California, USA

Pär Lidaker

Owner, BJS Group AB

Bolmsö, Sweden

John McQuaig

McQuaig and Welk, PLLC CEO

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Board Emeritus Members

Ed Buller

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hansuli Gerber

Geneva, Switzerland
Bill Goff

Rome, Georgia, USA
Howard Loewen

Valencia, California, USA
Ron Mulder

Holland, Michigan, USA
Myrl Nofziger

Goshen, Indiana, USA
Ben Sprunger

Nokomis, Florida, USA

Stanley Clark

Emily, Minnesota, USA
Todd Gibson

Seattle, Washington, USA
Bruce and Marianne Konrad

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Russ and June Michealsen

Santa Barbara, California, USA
Gerald Neufeld

Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Ken Penner

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dwight Wyse

Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Memberships & Associations

Christian Mission

Core values

We believe that a liberal arts education integrates learning with all aspects of life.
We affirm a Christian worldview that invites all people to grow in truth and restoration through the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We value community as a safe place where people are respected, affirmed, and empowered, so that their dignity is upheld.
We pursue relationships that are mutual, authentic, and based on trust.
We celebrate diversity of cultures and traditions, personalities and opinions.