Concordia signed a lease on Thursday for property in the growing Fallbrook community in northwest Lincoln. The 8,550 square feet of space will be used to expand Concordia's course offerings into Lincoln, especially graduate-level classes. The space will also be available for meetings, conference and other fundraising and charity events.
"This is a terrific opportunity," said Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich, president of Concordia. "This location will enable Concordia University, Nebraska to enhance and develop our growing graduate level offerings in education, family life ministry and gerontology on top of additional degree completion program classes for those looking to finish their bachelor's."
The 700-acre Fallbrook community is a carefully planned development designed by NEBCO, Inc., to include commercial and retail services within walking distance of many of the planned 1,500 homes. The small-town feel includes pedestrian paths, parks and a Town Center of shopping and dining. A new middle school and a new YMCA are also in development for the community. Concordia will be located on the second floor of one of the main buildings in the Town Center.
"Concordia is a terrific fit for the Town Center. The natural beauty of the area combined with the open Town Square located in the middle of the Town Center should provide the ideal learning environment," said Tony Young, Fallbrook spokesperson. "Based upon the proximity and reputation for quality, we thought a partnership [with Concordia University] would be beneficial to the residents and employees in and around the neighborhood. The ultimate goal of any progressive neighborhood is to allow your residents to live, work and play within the community. Concordia will help us to take another step towards that goal."
Concordia will also have a part in helping the first church in Fallbrook get started.
The university will share its newly leased space in the Town Center with Word of Life Lutheran, a church start that will begin holding services Sept. 28.
See also: Map of Fallbrook in northwest Lincoln, Neb. / Concordia's Aug. 12 Information Session at Fallbrook / Graduate studies at Concordia / Concordia's Degree Completion Program / Word of Life Lutheran in Lincoln, Nebraska
