Featured Events
A Wintering Retreat
Join us for a time of rest and retreat, community and conversation, and play and prayer at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Pulaski, Pennsylvania, Friday–Sunday, February 2–4. Lean into the simple, slow, and still rhythms of winter. Our retreat schedule will flow naturally with morning, midday, and evening prayers that gather us together and […]
OHM House Rehab
Help us work with Open Hand Ministries (OHM) to renovate their current property and make it available to a qualified and deserving family! We spent the last few months of 2023 cleaning up the property, and now we’re on the construction side, where the house will begin to take shape and look like a home. […]
Lift Every Voice
On Saturday, February 3, 7 pm, join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and special guests for an evening that pays tribute to the spirit and richness of Black music in America—and its enduring strength in times of tumult and trouble. The concert features GRAMMY® Award winner Oleta Adams and the Lift Every Voice Unity Choir. Learn […]
Inquirers’ Class
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAre you interested in becoming part of our faith family? Join us at our Inquirers' Class following worship on Sunday, February 4, to learn about ELPC's ministries and programs, as well as ways to be involved at ELPC and in our community. Click here to learn more about becoming an ELPC member or friend. To ask […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
Connections @ Blues is the Roots
O'Reilly Theater 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin ELPC’s Connections Group on Saturday, February 10, 7:30 pm, for Blues Is The Roots, presented by New Horizon’s Theater, written by Charles Dumas, and directed by Herb Newsome. The performance will be in the Helen Wayne Rauh Rehearsal Hall at the O'Reilly Theater (621 Penn Ave.) downtown in the Cultural District. Tickets are available […]
Dog Treat Baking
Children, Youth, and Families are baking and decorating dog treats in the Good Samaritan Room following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, February 11 from 12–2 pm. We’ll be making peanut butter dog treats for Ellie’s Pet Pantry, a program at Humane Animal Rescue. Pups and their humans will be thrilled to receive the homemade treats and […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
Lenten Soup & Sustenance
Join us during Lent on Thursdays, February 15–March 28, 5:30–6:45 pm, to share soup and bread (provided). If you’d like to bring a soup to share, contact Pastor BJ at BJW@coh.net. And bring canned food items to share with our neighbors who are food insecure. “The COVID pandemic taught us a lot about hunger. It […]
Rev. Dr. Henry Highland Garnet Weekend
You are invited to join in celebrating the very first Henry Highland Garnet Weekend in Pittsburgh Presbytery. Together, we'll honor the man who went from slavery to freedom, and who served as a pastor, educator, abolitionist, orator, ambassador, and the first Black Presbyterian minister in Pittsburgh. There will be dinner and dialogue on Friday, February […]
Rev. Dr. Henry Highland Garnet Weekend
You are invited to join in celebrating the very first Henry Highland Garnet Weekend in Pittsburgh Presbytery. Together, we'll honor the man who went from slavery to freedom, and who served as a pastor, educator, abolitionist, orator, ambassador, and the first Black Presbyterian minister in Pittsburgh. There will be dinner and dialogue on Friday, February […]
Sunday Social Hour
Join us after Sanctuary worship on Sunday, February 18, for a Social Hour hosted by the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee. During the time, you will be able to express your feelings about climate change, ideas about potential actions, and priorities for ELPC. Your contribution is important to help the Environmental Team and ELPC […]