lˈɪntʃ ɐtˈɛndᵻd kˈɪmbɔːl jˈuːniən ɐkˈædəmi ɪn nˈuː hˈæmpʃɚ, wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɛnt tˈuː jˈɪɹz, ænd ðˈɛn mˈuːvd tʊ ˌɪndiənˈæpəlˌɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː kəmˈɪɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf tə mˈɪnɪstɹi.
Lynch attended Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire, where he spent two years, and then moved to Indianapolis, where he committed himself to ministry.