General Seminary leases New York City campus to Vanderbilt University

General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church on September 26 announced that it had signed an agreement to lease its property in New York City to Vanderbilt University, which has its main campus in Nashville, Tennessee.

The agreement provides GTS a continued, year-round presence on the campus in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan for decades to come, the press release said.

“The General Theological Seminary is seeking to adapt to a changing world. Following the introduction of our hybrid M.Div., which combines online learning with in-person intensives, we found a mission-compatible tenant, which guarantees we continue to operate out of our historic home. GTS is now set to serve the church for another century in New York,” GTS’s president, Ian Markham, said.