Editing General Theological Seminary (section)

{{Short description|Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = General Theological Seminary
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 | motto                  = ''Sermo Tuus Veritas Est''
 | mottoeng               = "Your Word Is Truth"
 | established            = {{start date and age|1817}}
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]] [[seminary]]
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 | president              = Ian S. Markham
 | dean                   = 
 | students               = 50<ref name="ATS"/>
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 | postgrad               = 
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 | faculty                = 6 full-time faculty,<ref name="GTS Faculty"/> various adjunct professors<ref>{{cite web|url= http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=683&Itemid=110|title= Adjunct and Lecturers|publisher= General Theological Seminary|access-date= November 2, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111023094311/http://www.gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=683&Itemid=110|archive-date= 2011-10-23|url-status= dead}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[New York City, New York]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | campus                 = Urban, {{cvt|5.5|acres}}
 | coor                   = {{Coord|40|44|44|N|74|00|14|W|type:edu_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
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 | religious_affiliation  = [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]
 | colors                 = {{color box|#009}}&nbsp;{{color box|white}} Blue and white
 | sports_nickname        = Penguins
 | website                = {{URL|http://www.gts.edu}}
}}

The '''General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church''' ('''GTS''') is an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] [[seminary]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://gts.edu|title= Homepage|publisher= General Theological Seminary |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> Founded in 1817, GTS is the oldest seminary of the Episcopal Church and the longest continuously operating seminary in the [[Anglican Communion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/3577_77331_ENG_HTM.htm |title=Episcopal seminaries prepare for new academic year |publisher=Episcopal News Service |access-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205631/http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/3577_77331_ENG_HTM.htm |archive-date=2008-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The seminary was chartered by an act of the Episcopal Church's [[General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|General Convention]] and its name was chosen to reflect its founders' vision that it be a seminary to serve the whole Church.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web |title=Our Heritage |url=http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=725&Itemid=52 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024005116/http://www.gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=725&Itemid=52 |archive-date=2011-10-24 |access-date=November 3, 2011 |publisher=General Theological Seminary}}</ref>  In 2022, the General Theological Seminary entered into a formal affiliation with [[Virginia Theological Seminary]] whereby the two separate institutions share a common leadership structure.