East Liberty Presbyterian Church

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering on Zoom
2020-10-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-15 12:30 - 14:30, 2020-12-20 12:30 - 14:30, 2021-02-07 12:30 - 14:30, 2021-03-14 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 get the Zoom info to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Happy Hour on Zoom
2021-01-08 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | PA
At the end of a long week, come together with friends on Zoom. Pour your favorite beverage, log on/call in, and share in fellowship and fun. All LGBTQIA+ folks and their allies invited.
Contact Wil Forrest for more information and/or to participate. Wil can be reached at wil@coh.net or 412.441.3800 X118.

LGBTQ Ministry Day Retreat
2021-01-16 09:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Members and friends of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry are invited to spend the day with your church family while we celebrate the new year through worship, discussion, creative activities, reflections and fellowship. While it is likely most or all of this event will be online via Zoom, there is a chance that we might gather, if conditions permit, at the home of Michele and Henk Bossers. This will be a fun and safe place to explore and to laugh.

Please contact Wil with any questions, accommodation, ideas, or RSVP.

Hope you can make it.

RSVP by January 10 on Facebook (or to Wil at wil@coh.net or 412.260.2554 if not on Facebook).

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-04-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-16 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | PA

Earth Day Photo Scavenger Hunt
2021-05-02 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | PA
Join us Sunday, May 2, for a fun-for-all-ages photo scavenger hunt that can be done in Highland Park or your yard and neighborhood. The Children and Family Ministry Team and staff will be at Lake Point Shelter in Highland Park from 1:30–3:30 pm, with hands-on Earth Day activities for all ages!
The photo scavenger hunt will be happening in real time via Flipgrid, so you may join in the fun no matter where you are. And if you can’t join us Sunday afternoon, the photo sharing will remain open all week.
Please register by emailing Sara Hackett at SaraH@coh.net.
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A History of Pride Month
2021-06-06 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Join the LGBTQ Ministry and Justice Committee for an online presentation and discussion on the history of Pride Month, led by Jason Lucarelli, MSCP, Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life.
Click the button below to join via Zoom, or call 646.558.8656. Enter meeting ID 882 4291 1320 and passcode [REDACTED] when prompted.
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LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering In-Person and on Zoom
2021-07-25 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to share food and fellowship at our LGBTQ Ministry’s next Spiritual Gathering. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome. We will meet in person and may have a Zoom component.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to get the Zoom info to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-08-15 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to get the Zoom info to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

Church Life Sampler
2021-09-19 12:15 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC’s annual Church Life Sampler will be held following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, September 19, outdoors on Whitfield Street (weather permitting). Stop by to learn more about the various ministries that are a part of our church life together!
Every committee and ministry area at ELPC will be on hand to highlight fall programming and share how you can get involved! And a special treat will be provided by the Children and Family Ministry Team for you to enjoy on your way home.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-09-26 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-02-20 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-03-27 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-04-24 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-05-22 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-10-23 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
This month we will meet in person (with a Zoom option if requested in advance). Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-11-21 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
NOTE THAT THIS IS A NEW DATE (changed from the original 11/14/21 date).
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-12-19 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome. This month, we will meet in person and via Zoom. Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

Zoom: LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2022-01-16 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share fellowship via Zoom. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
GOD CREATED YOU. GOD LOVES YOU. BE YOURSELF.

LGBTQ July Spiritual Gathering
2022-07-10 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States

ELPC @ Pittsburgh Black Pride
2022-07-28 18:00 - 2022-07-30 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
This year’s Pittsburgh Black Pride Week will take place Thursday–Saturday, July 28–30. The spectacular event will provide an opportunity to celebrate the lives and contributions of Black LGBTQIA+ individuals in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Events include:

Opening Reception, Networking Event, and Dance Party
Thursday, July 28 | 6–8 pm
5801 Bar | 5801 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh Black Pride Week Concert | Featuring Grammy Award-Winning Artist Mýa
Friday, July 29, 7 pm
August Wilson Center | 980 Liberty Avenue
Tickets are available at TruStarts.org or by calling 412.456.6666
Community BBQ and Vendors Fair
Saturday, July 30 | 2–7 pm
Schenley Park–Prospect Shelter | Prospect Drive at Hobart Street

Please plan to attend one or more of the events. For more information, visit PGHBlackPride.org.
To volunteer to staff the booth at the BBQ, contact Stephanie Creasy.

Pittsburgh Black Pride has been celebrated for 27 years, and ELPC hosted several of their family picnics over the years. As one of the oldest Black Pride celebrations in the country, Pittsburgh Black Pride strives to provide culturally relevant programming in a safe environment aimed at increasing the health and wellbeing of our community members.

LGBTQ August Spiritual Gathering
2022-08-14 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States

September LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2022-09-04 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States

October LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2022-10-16 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome. This will be an interactive meal with friends celebrating Full Inclusion Sunday.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
GOD CREATED YOU. GOD LOVES YOU. BE YOURSELF.

Community Sing for Social Justice
2022-10-16 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Experience the joy of choral singing as we join our voices together for social justice on Sunday, October 16, 1:30–2:30 pm! The Renaissance City Choir (RCC), as well as ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry and Justice Committee invite singers of all ages and skill levels to attend this community sing event in the Social Hall. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status.
Guided by Kym Scott, RCC artistic director, attendees will learn and sing simple—yet powerful—choral pieces with a focus on social justice, along with some familiar justice songs.
RCC affirms and celebrates LGBTQIA+ identity through the unifying power of music, and rehearses and performs at ELPC as artists-in-residence.
Please contact president@rccpittsburgh.com with questions, or accessibility@rccpittsburgh.com with any access concerns.

November LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2022-11-13 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
