LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) –
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026Time: 10:00 a.m.Location: Rip Griffin Center, LCU Campus (26th & Chicago)
Lubbock Christian University will celebrate its Spring 2026 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9, recognizing undergraduate and graduate students completing their degrees.
The commencement address will be delivered by Holly Betenbough Hope, a business and ministry leader who has spent more than two decades helping shape the people-first culture of Betenbough Companies through leadership, generosity, and spiritual mentorship. Hope co-founded Kingdom at Work, a movement equipping business leaders to advance God’s Kingdom through their influence in the marketplace, and serves as executive producer of Miracle, airing on the Angel Network.
One of LCU’s long-standing commencement traditions includes each undergraduate graduate selecting an escort to participate in the ceremony. Escorts, robed in white, walk into the ceremony with graduates, are seated behind them during commencement, and formally hood the graduates as their degrees are conferred.
Each semester, LCU selects a graduating student to address the class, reflecting on their journey at the university and offering a charge to fellow graduates. The Spring 2026 student speaker is Ruth Blayee of Mansfield, Texas, who is graduating with a degree in Biblical Text.
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