McCormick Theological Seminary

[2] Although it primarily serves the Presbytery of Chicago and the Synod of Lincoln Trails, McCormick Theological Seminary also educates members of other Christian denominations.

Hanover Seminary was established in 1829 as a preparatory school in Hanover, Indiana, for prospective ministers in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., hoping to serve on the western frontier of the expanding United States.

In 1886, it was renamed in honor of American industrialist Cyrus McCormick (1809–1884), who had served as a member of the seminary's board of trustees.

In 1975, facing a dire financial situation and declining enrollment, McCormick sold the Lincoln Park campus to DePaul University and moved to the Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago.

This move divested the institution of infrastructure while reinforcing its commitment to urban ministry.

Monument to the seminary in Hanover
The school was named after Cyrus McCormick .