Mission Activities
Drones: A Panel Discussion
ELPC - Good Samaritan Room 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin the Peace Committee of the Mission Board for a panel discussion on the moral and ethical implications of the new face of war in the 21st Century. The panel will include Dr. Ronald Stone, Professor Emeritus of Christian Ethics at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; Jules Lobel, Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh; […]
Poverty Simulation
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDo you have what it takes to survive a month in poverty? Several area organizations are joining forces to launch Circles East Liberty—which will use a nationally recognized, proven model to help families move out of poverty. Circles is not a budgeting class, but a relationally driven program that benefits from the long-term relationships of “Circles Allies.” […]
YOUTH INTERFAITH SERVICE TEAM: DG2! Doing Good Together!
Repair the World 6022 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United Statesfor youth in 4th-12th grade and their families at the Repair the World Workshop for Good Deeds Day We will host youth from Rodef Shalom for lunch at ELPC and walk over to Repair the World for an afternoon of service. We will sort & wrap toys and baby items for local shelters and put […]
Community Planning Meeting
Please join the Urban Redevelopment Authority and East Liberty Development, Inc., for an evening of community discussion and planning, at the East Liberty Carnegie Library. The Urban Redevelopment Authority has commissioned the consulting group, Fu Wilmers Design, to lead an engagement and planning process with the community, regarding the future of the Mellon's Orchard Site: […]
Film Festival: Spent: Looking for Change
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. Presented by the Neighbors Committee, this film is about everyday Americans without the financial options most of us take for […]
Film Festival: Prison State
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. The Justice Committee will screen this PBS Frontline documentary, which examines the impact of mass incarceration in America. The film […]
Film Festival: The Stones Cry Out
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. The Peace Committee will show this film about Palestinian Christians. Christianity was born in Palestine two thousand years ago. […]
Film Festival: Families Held Captive
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. The Justice Committee will screen this film. The Office of the General Assembly (OGA) of the PC(USA) recently joined […]
Senior High Mission Trip
Unnamed Venue WVYouth who have finished 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade will be traveling to Maxwelton, West Virginia to serve with the West Virginia Ministry or Advocacy and Workcamps. The mission of WVMAW is to offer the opportunity for discipleship by partnering with those in need whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters or by the disaster […]
Solitary Confinement Discussion
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for dinner and discussion on the topic, Solitary Confinement: The Immoral Treatment of Prisoners in America's Prison System, with the Rev. Ron Stief and Shandre Delaney. The event is being sponsored by the ELPC Mission Board and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. The United States accounts for 5% of the world’s population, […]
Discovering Prison Ministries
ELPC - Second Floor Parlor 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Justice Committee will host an informational meeting in the second floor Parlor with three local prison ministries, Amachi Pittsburgh, the Foundation of HOPE, and Jail Worship at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. This gathering will assess the level of support for a prison ministry within ELPC and neighboring faith communities, and start exploring partnership opportunities […]
Coat Drive
ELPC is collecting coats, hats, scarves and gloves for The Chapel Market and East End Cooperative Ministry to distribute to those in need for the upcoming winter. Please share the warmth by donating new or gently used clean coats, hats, scarves and gloves in all sizes for men, women and children. They especially could use […]