The General Theological Seminary — Attraction in New York

My experience was miserable. This institution is a clubhouse. There is no learning taking place and you should only expect to find politics and vain displays of self-righteousness. Many of the seminarians and faculty display reprehensible behavior inside and outside the seminary. GTS was formerly the flagship of the Episcopal Church, it is now the flagship of the crumbling mainline which will cease to exist within a generation or two.

Do not go to seminary here. Do not let your Bishop send you here. There are other great faithful seminaries...

The seminary seems to be permanently fraught with entirely preventable drama. Don’t go to seminary here if you can manage to go anywhere else. If you live in the neighborhood, I’m sorry that you’ll probably never be invited in to even look at, let alone engage with, this beautiful and historic campus. Many of the staff are unfriendly and even hostile. I hope they have huge turnover and restore the seminary to a community serving institution in line with actual...

Years ago I went to this garden, today I was told it was closed and that there were students on campus & that it wasn't open to the public any longer. I've been an Episcopalian all my life. I wanted to take my adult daughter. The person who opened the gate was rude and made my daughter never want to enter any religion establishment. Perhaps you need to put a sign on the gate saying, "Pubic No Longer Welcome". Then no one will ring your bell...