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 In
the words of the CTS mission statement, we seek
to serve “the churches and the wider faith community.”
That commitment is lived out in concrete ways with several denominations.
In particular:
- Chicago Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United
Church of Christ (www.ucc.org and www.stillspeaking.com).
- CTS is certified by the United
Methodist Church for the education of United Methodist
seminary students.
- CTS is in partnership with the Metropolitan
Community Churches and is recommended by them for students
who seek UFMCC ordination.
- The CTS community includes students, faculty and staff that
represent over 20 different denominations and faith traditions.
Chicago Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ.
Like the UCC, CTS is committed to ecumenism, with more than twenty denominations
and religious traditions represented in the community. Our students, faculty
and staff have been raised and nurtured in a broad range of church traditions,
from African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Methodist, Unitarian Universalist,
and American Baptist to Mennonite, Quaker, Church of God in Christ, Pentecostal
and Presbyterian.
Professors balance their teaching commitments with active involvement in the denominations to which they belong. Our faculty includes a consultant to the Methodist Bishop’s Inititave on Children in Poverty; the architect of the Christian education curriculum at Trinity United Church of Christ (largest congregation in the UCC); a nationally recognized preacher and speaker in the AME Zion Church; an ordained UCC clergyman who offers Bible study and liturgy seminars to area congregations and an American Baptist minister who mentors members of his congregation who are considering ministry.
Denominational diversity enriches the classroom experience; it also says something important about the seminary’s commitments. We are committed to involving a whole range of voices in theological discourse. We are also committed to maintaining connections with the church communities with whom we are in partnership—individually and collectively. We look to the wider church as a resource and dialogue partner. We gather with ecumenical brothers and sisters in times of crisis to celebrate the Good News and to strengthen our public witness.
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