Mission Activities
First Friday @ Garfield Community Farm
Garfield Community Farm Corner of Wicklow and Cornwall Streets, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe will spend an evening serving on a reclaimed urban garden lot with local ministry partner Garfield Community Farms. Meet in ELPC lobby to travel together at 6:45pm or meet at the farm at 7pm. Dress to work in the dirt. Learn more at http://www.garfieldfarm.com/.
Pittsburgh Pridefest
Downtown Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesEach year ELPC members, both LGBTQ and allies, participate in the annual Pittsburgh Pride Festival in June to celebrate and support our LGBTQ sisters and brothers. On this date we will march in the parade at noon and will also host an information table for Pridefest participants to learn about ELPC and its ministries. See […]
Junior High Mission Trip
Youth who have finished 6th, 7th and 8th grade will be spending the week at Crestfield Camp and Conference Center for Mission Possible. We will live, eat, worship and play and camp and serve around the Slippery Rock and New Castle communities during the day. 2014 Junior High Mission Trip Permission Form 2014 Scholarship Assistance […]
Senior High Mission Trip
Youth who have finished 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to serve with the Center for Student Missions. Please pray for our youth as they join in God's work in the world. 2014 Senior High Mission Trip Permission Form 2014 Youth Mission Trip Requirements 2014 Scholarship Assistance Form […]
Out in the Night
Harris Theater 809 LIberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIt's ELPC Night at the Pittsburgh International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at the Harris Theater. Visit the PLGFS website to read more about the film, Out in the Night.
A Mission Affair
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin the Mission Board of ELPC as we welcome our 22 community mission partners to our church from 12:30-3:30 pm Sunday, October 26. Representatives from these groups, listed below, will host booths in the Social Hall to present their work and promote their mission to our members and friends. For more information, call Becky Gloninger […]
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 […]