Mission Activities
Painters Needed
The ELPC Mission Board needs your help in supporting one of our local partners on one or both days. Open Door Housing—which provides affordable, safe, and supportive housing for individuals living with HIV—is rehabbing its 15-unit apartment complex on Pittsburgh’s North Side and has doors that need to be painted. This is your chance to […]
Supporting Returning Citizens
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesOur worship services on Sun., Oct. 8, will have a special focus on returning citizens—those individuals who are returning to society following incarceration. The Justice Committee also will provide a program on welcoming and supporting these individuals at ELPC, featuring a post-release leader from Foundation of HOPE, a returning citizen mentor from ELPC, and a […]
Focus on the Environment at Frick
Frick Environmental Center 2005 Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a tour of Frick Environmental Center—a net-zero energy building that earned LEED Platinum certification. Bring a bag lunch and after the tour we can walk in the park and have fun. We will plan this event for rain or shine, so dress appropriately. RSVP to Linda Harrington at linda0144gmail.com.
Reel Q: LGBT Film Festival
Harris Theater 809 LIberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Justice Committee is sponsoring a film called Saturday Church, which will be shown at Harris Theater. After the unexpected death of his father, Ulysses, a shy, gender-nonconforming teen, faces a sudden onslaught of painful realities at home. In this coming-of-age drama, Ulysses flees to New York City and finds an inclusive gathering of trans and […]
WQED/ELPC Watch Party
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesYou are welcome to attend our watch party for a screening of We'll Meet Again: Coming Out in the Social Hall on Tuesday, April 3, 7 pm. While anyone is welcome, folks from […]
Climate Realities Presentation
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesGlobal warming has been on scientists’ radar for nearly 40 years. In 1979, the National Academy of Sciences explained the phenomena of warming due to an increase in heat trapping […]
World Mission Initiative Conference
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPresbyterian Women invites you to be their guests at the World Mission Initiative Conference, All God’s Children: Justice in God’s Mission, from Fri.–Sat., April 13–14, at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The […]
Fellowship with Café Justo Founders
ELPC - Whitfield Lobby 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesYou may know that ELPC only serves Café Justo fair trade PLUS coffee…but, do you know why? Join us for a special fellowship time in the Whitfield Lobby following our Sanctuary worship service, as we welcome Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado (pictured with their children: Cindy Yessenia, Anna Flor, and Nathan)—Café Justo founders and border […]
What is Systemic Racism?
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThroughout 2018, ELPC’s Mission Board will be presenting a series of events, titled Facing Systemic Racism. Discussions of racism often involve our personal experiences. What we may not realize is how racism in our social systems and institutions impacts our racial relationships. To tackle racism in our society, we need to acknowledge the systems in […]
Systemic Racism: A Non-Binary Historical Timeline
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThroughout 2018, ELPC’s Mission Board will be presenting a series of events, titled Facing Systemic Racism. Discussions of racism often involve our personal experiences. What we may not realize is how racism in our social systems and institutions impacts our racial relationships. To tackle racism in our society, we need to acknowledge the systems in […]
Climate Action Brainstorming Session
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTo continue the momentum from the recent Climate Reality Presentation, the Environmental Team from the Justice Committee will hold a follow up brainstorming after Sanctuary worship. You are invited whether you attended the presentation or are concerned about climate change. For those who could not attend the presentation in April, we will send you a mini […]
Advocacy on Behalf of Children Separated from Parents
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe ELPC Justice Committee is sponsoring a letter writing campaign against the U.S. policy of separating children from their parents at border crossings. Please join them following worship to write letters to government officials demanding the discontinuation of this horrific policy and action. A template letter and supplies will be available. For more info, please […]