Featured Events
Environmental Book Study
For their next session, the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee has selected two fiction books: Waste Tide by Chen Quifan and Grapes of Wrath by John Steinback. Feel free to read one or both! And plan on joining us to discuss them on Thursday, August 3, 7 pm, in the Courtyard. Come at 6:30 […]
Mission Board Film Series: The Human Element
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Environmental Team of the Justice Committee will host a screening of and discussion on the film, The Human Element, following worship on Sunday, August 6, in the Social Hall. A light lunch will be provided. In the film, National Geographic photographer James Balog takes us through a journey of the “four elements”—water, air, fire, […]
PNC Listening Session
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAs part of our final formal phase of information gathering, the Pastoral Nominating Committee is hosting a series of Listening Sessions on Sundays and weekdays in August. The purpose of these sessions is to get qualitative feedback on what we most need in terms of leadership for our congregation. These sessions are serving as a […]
Mission Board Film Series: My Name is Pauli Murray
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Justice Committee will host a screening of the documentary, My Name is Pauli Murray, following worship on Sunday, August 13, in the Social Hall. A light lunch will be provided. Pauli Murray was a writer, activist, legal theorist, and episcopal priest, and was involved in articulating key legal arguments of the Civil Rights Movement. […]
PNC Listening Session
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAs part of our final formal phase of information gathering, the Pastoral Nominating Committee is hosting a series of Listening Sessions on Sundays and weekdays in August. The purpose of these sessions is to get qualitative feedback on what we most need in terms of leadership for our congregation. These sessions are serving as a […]
An Afternoon of Palestinian Storytelling and Music
Join your friends and neighbors on Monday, August 14, from 3 to 5 PM, as we experience contemporary Palestinian storytelling and music. We will gather at Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church (905 Mifflin Ave, 15221) in Regent Square. Ethnomusicologist Hanna Salmon will be our guide. Oral storytelling has a well established history in Palestine. It […]
PNC Listening Session
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAs part of our final formal phase of information gathering, the Pastoral Nominating Committee is hosting a series of Listening Sessions on Sundays and weekdays in August. The purpose of these sessions is to get qualitative feedback on what we most need in terms of leadership for our congregation. These sessions are serving as a […]
ELPC Connections @ Fridays at Frick
Join ELPC's Connections Group on Friday, August 18, 5 pm, for Summer Fridays at Frick! There will be live music by Truth and Rites (roots reggae), food trucks, artmaking, and family fun. Bring a chair and your own picnic dinner or purchase from food vendors. RSVP to connectelpc@gmail.com.
Mission Board Film Series | 42: The Jackie Robinson Story
The Peace Committee will host a screening of 42: The Jackie Robinson Story, following worship on Sunday, August 20, in the Social Hall. A light lunch will be provided. Starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, 42 tells the dramatic story of their breaking the color barrier in major league baseball. […]
PNC Listening Session
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAs part of our final formal phase of information gathering, the Pastoral Nominating Committee is hosting a series of Listening Sessions on Sundays and weekdays in August. The purpose of these sessions is to get qualitative feedback on what we most need in terms of leadership for our congregation. These sessions are serving as a […]
PNC Listening Session
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAs part of our final formal phase of information gathering, the Pastoral Nominating Committee is hosting a series of Listening Sessions on Sundays and weekdays in August. The purpose of these sessions is to get qualitative feedback on what we most need in terms of leadership for our congregation. These sessions are serving as a […]
Letters to Legislators Event
ELPC – Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesOur Mission Board Committees are hosting a Letters to Legislators event in the Social Hall immediately following worship on Sunday, August 27. Participants will have an opportunity to write to legislators advocating for action on a variety of social justice issues—including driving privileges for immigrants; fair housing and nondiscrimination policies; environmental protections; prisoners’ rights; gun […]