Featured Events
Every Kid’s Birthday Party
The Children and Family Ministry team is hosting a Birthday Party for families with kids at the Toy Lending Library (5401 Centre Ave. 15232) on Friday, March 22, 5:30–7:30 pm. If you would like to help plan the birthday party or bring a game or treat, please let Sara Hackett know. The Children and Families […]
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 […]
RCC 2024 Cabaret
The RCC continues its homage to the natural elements this season with its Cabaret 2024: Earth, Wind, & Choir on Saturday, April 6, 7:30 pm, and Sunday, April 7, 2 pm, at ELPC. This concert highlights the grounding force of the earth, the motivating power of the wind, and the boundless joy of joining together […]
Clean Energy Standard Proposal Letter Writing Event
Pennsylvania is one of the five worst states when it comes to the amount of clean, renewable energy that’s used to power our homes and businesses. Governor Shapiro has released a slate of major energy policies that would increase that to 35% by 2035. It will plug abandoned gas wells, and includes investments in underutilized […]
Young Adult Ministry Walks Highland Park
Come along on Saturday, April 20, as we walk and talk at Highland Park. We will be at Tazza D’oro in the Highland Park neighborhood from 9:30–10 am, and then walk through Highland Park starting at 10 am. This was a beloved Young Adult Ministry event a few years ago, and Earth Day weekend felt […]
Gun Violence Prevention Letter Writing
Join the Peace Committee following Sanctuary Worship on Sunday, April 21, for a social hour to write letters to Pennsylvania legislators regarding gun violence prevention legislation. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed two bills—HB 714: Universal Background Checks and HB 1018: Extreme Risk Protection Order—which have been proven to save lives. Even though they have bi-partisan support, […]
Connections Potluck Lunch
ELPC - Good Samaritan Room 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Connections Ministry invites everyone at ELPC to a potluck lunch on Sunday, April 28, 12:15 pm, in the Good Samaritan Room. RSVP to connectelpc@gmail.com, and let us know what you’re bringing to share at tiny.cc/connections-potluck.
All-Church Retreat
Join us at our All-Church Retreat Friday–Sunday, May 3–5, or come for the day on Saturday, May 4, at Lutherlyn Camp in Prospect, Pennsylvania! Together, we will explore the theme Block Party: a neighborhood of kindness and love. Through worship, rest, workshops, study, and games, we will explore what it means to be good neighbors! […]
Spring Planting Day
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesEach spring, a group of dedicated members and friends refresh the Highland Avenue entrance with beautiful flowering plants, so it is vibrant and welcoming; the courtyard, so it is a lovely setting for summer weddings and worship; and the rain garden, so it is accommodating to birds and butterflies alike. This year, we are gathering […]
End Gun Violence: Pa. Advocacy Day
On average, someone is killed with a gun every 5 hours in Pennsylvania. Your voice needs to be heard by our lawmakers; advocacy is effective! After last years March for Our Lives, PA Advocacy Day—during which 500 Pennsylvanians were in Harrisburg talking with legislators and rallying at the Capitol—the most significant gun safety policies in […]
2024 Festival of Homiletics
ELPC will be one of the primary host sites for the 2024 Festival of Homiletics, Monday–Thursday, May 13–16, along with Calvary Episcopal Church and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The 2024 Festival of Homiletics is an invitation for preachers and pastors to lean into a little self-love, to relearn ways to care for the craft of […]
Celebrating the Rev. Dr. Patrice Fowler-Searcy
We are pleased to announce that our pastor, the Rev. Patrice Fowler-Searcy, will receive the Doctor of Ministry degree from PTS at the end of this month. We at ELPC are appreciative of her ministry and her dedication and commitment to this significant achievement. To that end, the ELPC Mission Board, along with the congregation, […]