Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL

At a Glance...

Located on a 40-acre campus 10 miles west of downtown Chicago, in beautiful, upscale, suburban River Forest, Illinois, Concordia University Chicago is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod faith. The University is one of ten colleges and universities that are part of a nation-wide system. Founded in 1864 as Addison Lutheran Teachers Seminary, Concordia University Chicago today is a comprehensive liberal arts university. More than 5,200 full-time students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral study through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Graduate and Innovative Programs.

Mission

As a distinctive, comprehensive university of The Lutheran Church?Missouri Synod, centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and based in the liberal arts, Concordia University equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence, and compassion in a diverse, interconnected, and increasingly urbanized church and world.

Church Work Preparation

  • Deaconess
  • Director of Christian Education
  • Director of Parish Music
  • Lutheran Teacher
  • Pre-Seminary Studies