From ENS-
Officials at Seabury Western Theological Seminary announced Sept. 23 that the Episcopal Church-affiliated school will move from Evanston, Illinois into space at the Lutheran Center, headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in nearby Chicago.
"Our new quarters, just a few minutes from O'Hare Airport, will not only make it easier for us to attract top-quality faculty and students, but will make tangible our commitment to ecumenical collaboration like that exemplified by our partners at Bexley Hall," Robert Bottoms, who serves as interim president of both Seabury and Bexley Hall, said in a press release.
Bexley Hall, also an Episcopal Church-affiliated seminary, is located on the campus of Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
The move, expected to take place in early December, will provide Seabury with more flexible offices and classrooms, Elizabeth Jameson, Seabury's vice president and chief operating officer, said in the release.
"We will continue to have space for worship at our center," she said. "Renowned liturgist Dent Davidson and scholar John Dally are helping to create what John referred to as 'a striking statement of presence' in the midst of new offices and classrooms."
Seabury sold its property and buildings in Evanston to Northwestern University as part of its 2008 reorganization and has been renting part of that space since the sale. The reorganization included dropping of its Master of Divinity degree program, the training most commonly taken by prospective priests in the Episcopal Church.
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http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80263_129941_ENG_HTM.htm
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