East Liberty Presbyterian Church

TransPride Conferences
2018-09-29 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | PA
You are invited to attend and volunteer at the TransPride Professional Conference on Friday, September 28 from 8 am–6 pm and/or the TransPride Community Conference on Saturday, September 29 from 9 am–6 pm—both at the Persad Center in Lawrenceville. ELPC is co-sponsoring this event.
If you’d like to volunteer at the ELPC information table, contact Antwone Wright at 412.225.8154 or wrightantwone@yahoo.com.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-10-20 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies. Contact Wil Forrest at 412-260-2554 or wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-11-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-01-20 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-02-17 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-03-24 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies. Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 or wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.

Thanksgiving Feast
2018-11-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Come one, come all to this annual event where our ELPC family and community celebrate the many blessings in our lives with fellowship and a turkey luncheon with all the trimmings!
Consider Volunteering
We need about 50 volunteers to ensure this event not only successfully feeds ELPC friends and members, but also warmly welcomes members of our community. If you’re willing and able to help, sign up in the hallway near the front desk to either set up (9:45–11:45 am) or clean up (1–3 pm).
Bring a side or Dessert
You also can sign up to bring side dishes and desserts. All dishes should be labeled with your name. There is no need to bring serving utensils. A signup sheet will be available on the bulletin board near the Highland Ave. entrance beginning on Sunday, November 4.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-12-16 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412,260,2554 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.

RCC Cabaret: Telling Our Stories
2019-02-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2019-03-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2019-03-03 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Renaissance City Choir—ELPC’s Artists in Residence and Western Pennsylvania’s only LGBTQA+ choral group—invites you to their 2019 Cabaret, Telling Our Stories.
Some of the finest composers, poets, lyricists, authors, and musicians have been and are part of the LGBTQIA+ and allies community. This cabaret will feature the musical, poetic, and prose works by members of the LGBTQIA+ and allies community, as we try to make sense of the successes and the challenging times in life.
Enjoy songs from artists such as Elton John, Indigo Girls, Jason Mraz, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Queen, Jonathan Larson, and others. The poetry and prose will feature work from authors such as Oscar Wilde, Alison Bechdel, James Baldwin, Leslie Feinberg, Truman Capote, Audre Lorde, Tennessee Williams, Alice Walker, Sappho, Dan Savage, Yukio Mishima, and more.
For more details and tickets, visit RCCPittsburgh.com.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2019-04-28 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
We will continue discussing the themes in Matthew Vine’s book, God and the Gay Christian. Previous attendance or reading of the book is not required.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you.
Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2019-05-26 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-06-30 11:30 - 13:30, 2019-07-14 11:30 - 13:30, 2019-09-01 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you.
Be yourself.

RCC Pride Concert 2019
2019-06-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2019-06-02 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Courtyard, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
Join Renaissance City Choir for their 2019 Pride Concert: A Celebration of our Community of Singers!
We celebrate together, the large and small victories of life.
For this year’s Pride Concert, RCC will bring together music that our community has called on in the past and calls on today to celebrate the fabulous uniqueness who we are as a LGBTQIA+ community and as diverse group of individuals.
In addition to stories from our choir members about love, community, supporting one another, and coming out, some of the songs we will sing for you will be “Born This Way,” “We Are Family,” “You Will Be Found,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Let Me Be a Seal Upon Your Heart,” “Sure on This Shining Night,” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat.”
Ticket Information
Tickets are $25; $10 for students. Visit RCCPittsburgh.com for details.

Delta PrideFest 2019
2019-06-08 12:00 - 18:00, 2019-06-09 13:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
ELPC will be joining seven other Presbyterian Churches in an inclusive booth at PrideFest 2019! Use this link to sign up to volunteer.
PrideFest will take place Saturday–Sunday, June 8–9, on the Andy Warhol Bridge, as well as on Ft. Duquesne Boulevard (between 7th Street and 9th Street). Click here for a Google Map of the location.
For more information, contact Carol Chonoska at 724.272.9722 or carolchonoska@gmail.com.
Join us as we witness to God’s love for all people, show solidarity, and represent our church!

Peoples Pride Parade & Pride of the Ages
2019-06-09 10:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | PA
As part of our faith family’s commitment to showing inclusive love to all of God’s children, we will be marching in the Peoples Pride Parade on Sunday, June 9. The parade begins at Freedom Corner (intersection of Crawford St. and Centre Ave.), 10 am, and ends at Allegheny Commons Park West. Click here to view the two-mile parade route on Google Maps. You do not need to sign up to march in the parade. Look for Antwone Wright at Freedom Corner, and remember to wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen.
After the parade, enjoy the day in the park at Peoples Pride of the Ages. ELPC will have a booth in the park, 10 am–8 pm. Contact Brittney Krieger at brittney.blaine.hope@gmail.com or 908.723.5305 to serve as a host. If you need a ride to the parade, the ELPC van will leave from the church at 9:15 am. Return trip will be at approximately 3 pm. Pick-up points/times will be available at both booth locations. Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 for details.
Join us as we witness to God’s love for all people, show solidarity, and represent our church!

Pittsburgh Pride March
2019-06-09 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Join our faith family as we support our LGBTQ brothers and sisters and march in the Pittsburgh Pride March on Sunday, June 9, 12:30 pm. The parade begins at the intersection of the Boulevard of the Allies and Grant Street, proceeds down Grant Street and Fifth Avenue, and ends at Liberty Avenue. Click here to view the half-mile parade route on Google Maps.
You do not need to sign up to march, but please meet Tony Richardson and the new ELPC van between 11:30 am–12:30 pm. If you need a ride to the parade, the ELPC van will leave from the church at 9:15 am. Return trip will be at approximately 3 pm. Pick-up points/times will be available at both booth locations. Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 for details.
For more information, contact Carol Chonoska at carolchonoska@gmail.com.
Join us as we witness to God’s love for all people, show solidarity, and represent our church!

LGBTQ Ministry Potluck & Fellowship
2019-08-17 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this potluck lunch and fellowship time of LGBTQ Christians and their allies. Bring a dish to share.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you.
Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2019-10-13 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-11-17 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | PA
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441-3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you.
Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Advent Day Retreat
2019-12-07 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | PA
All are welcome at this annual day retreat of LGBTQ Christians and their allies. This year we will again focus on Advent and will return to the home of Michele and Henk Bossers. Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441-3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you.
Be yourself.

RCC Holiday Concert
2019-12-14 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Hear the Renaissance City Choir perform their 2019 Holiday Concert, The Many Moods of the Holidays!
The holidays mean many things to many people. This year, Pittsburgh’s Renaissance City Choir is delighted to explore the many different emotions that this time of year elicits from people of different backgrounds and experiences. You are warmly invited to join us as the choir, led by new Artistic Director, S.C. Toe, presents holiday standards many know and love like “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” as well as moving pieces like “Ani Ma’amin” that will quickly earn a place in your heart. A sign language interpreter is provided.
A cookie reception will follow the performance in the Social Hall.
Click here for more details and ticketing information. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay. We look forward to spending the evening with you!

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2020-01-12 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2020-02-16 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself
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RCC Cabaret: Villains & Heroes
2020-02-29 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
Renaissance City Choir—ELPC’s Artists in Residence and Western Pennsylvania’s only LGBTQA+ choral group—invites you to their 2020 Cabaret, Villains & Heroes.
We have all encountered “good guys” and “bad guys” along our life’s journey. We have been in situations where we see the light or the dark. Yet perhaps these categories aren’t always so clear-cut. Often there’s more to the story than meets the eye!
Join the RCC family as we explore these themes through the music of The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Waitress, Wicked, Les Misérables, and more!
Click here for more details.
