The General Theological Seminary

The General Theological Seminary General Seminary was founded in 1817.

Education & Formation: Because today's church needs leaders ready to hit the ground running, General Theological Seminary provides a complete formation and education experience for those who feel called to ministry. The mission of The General Theological Seminary—to educate and form leaders for the church in a changing world—has been a central focus throughout its long history. General seeks to be

and to become a community in which ongoing and deepening conversion to new life in Christ is a constant goal. Our purpose is to invite and call others to that life of conversion by our own understanding of the Christian faith—biblical, historical and theological—and our ability to reflect on that faith, and convey it to others

Please join us for God’s Pride: Defiant Hope, a Pride Month evensong marking the 10th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub...
06/01/2026

Please join us for God’s Pride: Defiant Hope, a Pride Month evensong marking the 10th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub massacre. We will remember the 49 people murdered at Pulse and all q***r people whose lives have been cut short by violence.
Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Please enter at 429 W. 20th Street.

05/28/2026

King of Glory sung to the tune of General Seminary!

05/25/2026

This year Baccalaureate Evensong was held at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Chelsea, to mark the 195th anniversary of its founding by faculty and students from GTS. The service was followed by a procession back to the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, which intentionally reversed the route of the Seminary’s founding procession, symbolizing both continuity and renewal.

From construction site to this in just two days! We are ready for Commencement!
05/24/2026

From construction site to this in just two days! We are ready for Commencement!

It’s great to welcome members of cohort 3 and 4 back to the Close for the first of our May intensives!
05/20/2026

It’s great to welcome members of cohort 3 and 4 back to the Close for the first of our May intensives!

We are saddened to share the news that the Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal, who served as the John Henry Hobart Professor of...
05/19/2026

We are saddened to share the news that the Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal, who served as the John Henry Hobart Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology at The General Theological Seminary from 1992 to 2001, has died. We give thanks for his life and scholarship. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Hard hats required: Dean DeLashmutt and Artist in Residence Buck McDaniel getting ready for next week’s intensive.
05/14/2026

Hard hats required: Dean DeLashmutt and Artist in Residence Buck McDaniel getting ready for next week’s intensive.

Reminder: The second online listening session for GTS alumni to share their thoughts on the qualities and qualifications...
05/12/2026

Reminder: The second online listening session for GTS alumni to share their thoughts on the qualities and qualifications they would like to see in the next Dean and President will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13, at 4:30 p.m. ET.

If you are unable to attend, we invite you to join the online session for friends of GTS on Friday, May 22, at 12:00 p.m. ET. An in-person listening session will also be held on the Close on Thursday, May 28, at 6:00 p.m. ET.

If you have not received an invitation with the Zoom link, please email [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

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440 W 21st Street
New York, NY
10011

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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