Join us for Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Homecoming! This fall, alumni with class years ending in 1s and 6s will celebrate reunions. Make plans to gather with friends, reconnect with classmates, and come home for one last visit.
This weekend is for Every Garrett alum. Every era. Every campus. Every calling.
We can’t wait to see you at Homecoming, November 12-14, 2026!
Formation doesn’t end at graduation. Neither does the Spirit that began it.
Garrett Homecoming 2026 invites alumni of every era home for a gathering unlike any in our history — a sacred closing and a global opening. As Garrett enters its next chapter, transitioning our physical home and going global, we gather to honor the formation that shaped our calls, to give thanks to the community that carried us, and to commission one another to carry it forward, wherever the church is called next.
Whatever campus, classroom, or season formed you, you belong here. The Spirit that moved through time at Garrett moves still — and now it moves outward, with us.
Come home. Then go, unbound.
Homecoming events are subject to change.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Registration | Lobby
9:30 a.m. | Centers & Institutes Open House | Main Campus Building
10:00 a.m. | Beyond the Stacks Tour | Styberg Library
11:00 a.m. | Tour | Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful
12:00 p.m. | Reunion Lunches Class of 1975 (50th) and Class of 2001 (25th) | Off campus
4:00 p.m. | Keynote | Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful
4:30 p.m. | Homecoming Chapel | Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful
5:30 p.m. | Community Meal | Loder Dining Hall
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Registration & Breakfast
9:30 a.m. | Global Conversations: What’s Next for Garrett
10:30 a.m. | Beyond the Stacks Tour | Styberg Library
12:00 p.m. | Lunch
1:30 p.m. | Choose Your Path: The Collective, Class Audit or Seminars to choose from
6:00 p.m. | Alumni Awards Dinner & Ceremony
10:00 a.m. | Farewell Brunch
12:00 p.m. | Special Outing (TBD)
This is a moment in Garrett’s life that will not come again. Unbound: The Spirit of This Place marks both a benediction over what has been and a charge toward what is next.
A Sacred Closing. We give thanks for the people, the formation, and the community that has carried Garrett for generations. We honor the ground, in every sense, that has held us.
A Global Opening. We celebrate Garrett expanding our global reach — the next chapter in a calling that was never bound by zip code or a building. The Spirit of this place is being sent outward, and so are we. Homecoming 2026 is an invitation for every alum to be part of what Garrett becomes next.
A Commissioning. Homecoming has always been a return. This year, it is also a sending. Alumni and institution will bless one another for whatever the church calls us to do next.
Alumni can take advantage of a special rate at the Graduate by Hilton in Evanston.
