Chicagoland

Garrett-Evangelical was founded more than 150 years on an inspiration and a gift from civic leader and philanthropist Eliza Garrett. She selected a bucolic lakefront site in a grove of oaks a dozen or so miles north of the madding crowd in downtown Chicago, where her husband served as mayor. The town that grew up by the seminary was eventually incorporated as Evanston, named for John Evans, who helped Eliza Garrett realize her dream for this place of theological study.

Today, Garrett-Evangelical is intimately connected with Chicago, and students take advantage of the abundant opportunities offered by the world-class city looming just south of the campus.

Through ACTS (Association of Chicago Theological Schools), our students have access to courses at 12 Chicagoland seminaries.
Through Garrett's collaboration with SCUPE (Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education), students have an opportunity to earn an Urban Ministry Concentration.
Through a 150-year relationship with Northwestern University, our students can enroll in courses and use libraries at one of the nation's most prestigious universities.
Beyond the classroom, students choose from a wide range of urban, suburban and even rural sites for field education.
And when it's time to relax, students snap pictures by "The Bean" at Millennium Park... go to an Oprah Winfrey Show... take in a play in Chicago theater district... revel in the wonderfully diverse music scene at clubs throughout the city... ride the El to nearby Wrigley Field and relish a Chicago-style hotdog at a Cubs game... soak up sunshine at one of Chicago's many sandy beaches... bicycle on miles and miles of lakefront trails... and take sailing lessons on Lake Michigan through the seminary's connection with Northwestern University.

As you will see while exploring these links, when it comes to Chicago, our student's urban education (and adventure) is limited only by their imagination.

Visit the links below to learn more about what extraordinary opportunities this city presents:

The Art Institute of Chicago

(ACTS) Association of Chicago Theological Schools

Baha'i Temple

Buckingham Fountain

Buddy Guy's Legends (Blues Club)

Chicago Botanic Garden