Mission Activities
NBPC Annual Celebration of Joy Event
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus will hold the annual Celebration of Joy event in Knox Hall at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The program will highlight a history of African Americans in the Presbyterian Church and include performances by former Coleman/Patrick Scholarship recipients. A small donation in support of the Coleman/Patrick Scholarship Fund is […]
Forum on Problems in Sudan and South Sudan
ELPC - Music Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe ELPC Peace Committee is hosting Famine, Political Breakdown and the Trump Travel Ban, a forum on the problems occurring in Sudan and South Sudan. The panel includes Congressman Mike Doyle, Rubani Trimiew, Hawa Abdallah Salih, and others. A light lunch will be provided by members of the Sudanese Community in Pittsburgh. All are welcome […]
The Impact of Open Hand Ministries
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPlease join the Mission Board and Neighbors Committee as the Rev. Michael Stanton, executive director of Open Hand Ministries (OHM), updates us on the impact of OHM in East Liberty and Garfield. ELPC is a founding church of OHM, which was established in 2008, following the success of the 2007 East End Blitz. OHM reflects […]
Summer Film Series: The Secret Life of Your Clothes
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fifth annual Summer Film Series. Films will be shown after our Summer worship service, along with a light potluck lunch in the Social Hall. In The Secret Life of Your Clothes, charismatic paralympian Ade Adepitan tells the fascinating story […]
Summer Film Series: A Justice that Heals
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fifth annual Summer Film Series. Films will be shown after our Summer worship service, along with a light potluck lunch in the Social Hall. A Justice that Heals is a documentary that explores the aftermath of the senseless murder […]
Summer Film Series: Locked in a Box
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fifth annual Summer Film Series. Films will be shown after our Summer worship service, along with a light potluck lunch in the Social Hall. Locked in a Box is an award-winning short documentary that follows the stories of individuals […]
Outside Cleanup Day at ELPC
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAll are welcome to help pull some weeds and clean up ELPC's landscaping! No gardening experience is necessary. For more information, please call Chuck Lukehart at 412.782.6447.
Summer Film Series: The Brainwashing of My Dad
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fifth annual Summer Film Series. Films will be shown after our Summer worship service, along with a light potluck lunch in the Social Hall. The Brainwashing of My Dad is a documentary film directed by Jen Senko about the […]
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 […]