Preparing leaders in Christian ministry for the urbanized society of the global community

About the Metro-Urban Institute

The Lord says…“the New Jerusalem I make will be full of joy…there will be no weeping…no calling for help. Babies will no longer die in infancy, and all people will live out their life span.” Isaiah 65:17-20

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary has been preparing leaders for Christian ministry for more than 200 years. In 1991, the Seminary initiated the Metro-Urban Institute (MUI) to help churches address growing concerns related to urban living. 

MUI has become an important resource for those concerned with “the welfare of the city” (Jeremiah 12:7) whether or not they actually live in urban areas. 

Trusting in God as revealed in Jesus Christ of the Holy Spirit, the Metro-Urban Institute encourages inter-disciplinary and inter-faith approaches to solving social problems and reconciling human beings to God and to one another. 

Theological education in this context is both theoretical and practical and seeks to encourage compassionate ministries of justice, service, and advocacy, while promoting systematic change to improve the quality of urban life.

MUI Survey Finds Pittsburgh Youth Affected by Gun-Violence at a Rate Higher than the National Average

The Metro-Urban Institute of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, through an informal survey of 455 Pittsburgh area youth ages 9-18 conducted last October, found that 78.9 percent of those surveyed had experienced gun-violence; either a family member or close friend had been shot. Nationally, an average of 61 percent of youth report some form of experience with violence and this figure includes all types of violence, including domestic abuse, bullying, and such. Read More.

Urban Intensive Weekend April 8-10, 2010

Becoming the Beloved Community: Environmental Justice in the City / Calling for the Order of the Day is a three-day conference on Martin Luther King Jr.’s theology of the Beloved Community as a resource for strengthening churches through community outreach for social and ecological justice. Learn more.