Here’s a list of what’s happening this week in our Church School classes. We offer Christian Education classes for persons of all ages, from infancy through adulthood, on Sundays, 9:45–10:45 am, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our adult classes and children and youth offerings.
Children and Youth
Our children and youth are deeply spiritual people with great theological questions. To foster these gifts and to help students learn the stories, vocabulary, and actions of the Christian life in a loving community, ELPC offers Church School classes for kids and youth from pre-K–grade 12. Class locations are listed below. Parents, please register your child online. Email Sara Hackett for more details.
Pre-K | Nursery
K–Grade 3 | Room 206
Grades 4–6 | Room 211
Grades 7–12 | Second Floor Parlor
The History and Persistence of Racism Within the Christian Church | Social Hall and Zoom
The Facing Systemic Racism Committee invites you to join us on Sunday, January 29, for the second part of our series, The History and Persistence of Racism within the Christian Church, led by University of Pittsburgh professor and lecturer, Dr. Brock Bahler.
Comments following the first presentation included:
- I’ve been Christian all my life. Why didn’t I know this history?
- What else don’t I know about my faith in general as well as the Presbyterian denomination?
- How is ELPC implicated in that history? What now?
Dr. Bahler will speak to the intentional codification of racism within the church and how the church continues to perpetuate—and benefits from—white supremacy. His lecture will be followed by a small group discussion of the content, as well as consideration of next steps for ELPC.
The presentation will be held during the Church School hour, immediately following Journey worship in the Social Hall and on Zoom.