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  • Living While Black Book Launch

    ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The Facing Systemic Racism (FSR) Committee and the Faith Formation Board are co-sponsoring a book launch of Beverly Harris-Schenz‘s new book, Living While Black: My Experience with Everyday Racism on Sunday, January 28, 1:30–3:30 pm, in the Social Hall. Beverly is a member of the congregation and active in the FSR Committee. She will present […]

  • Gun Violence Prevention Letter Writing

    Join the Peace Committee following Sanctuary Worship on Sunday, April 21, for a social hour to write letters to Pennsylvania legislators regarding gun violence prevention legislation. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed two bills—HB 714: Universal Background Checks and HB 1018: Extreme Risk Protection Order—which have been proven to save lives. Even though they have bi-partisan support, […]

  • End Gun Violence: Pa. Advocacy Day

    On average, someone is killed with a gun every 5 hours in Pennsylvania. Your voice needs to be heard by our lawmakers; advocacy is effective! After last years March for Our Lives, PA Advocacy Day—during which 500 Pennsylvanians were in Harrisburg talking with legislators and rallying at the Capitol—the most significant gun safety policies in […]

  • Supporting Justice Issues

    Now is the time to invest your energy in justice issues! The Justice Committee will have an in-person meeting following worship on Sunday, July 28. We will evaluate the many issues and activities we have focused on over the last few years—such as criminal justice reform, environmental sustainability and action, immigrant resources, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion. […]

  • Environmental Book Study: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

    The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee is reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. This is a classic book by a revered writer who grew up in Point Breeze. It won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction. Told from a first-person point of view, the book details Dillard's explorations near her home, and […]

  • Amen to Action

    Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    On Saturday, November 2, 8 am–12 pm, join with other volunteers from ELPC and more than 250 other neighbors from across 10 local congregations and nonprofits to pack 100,000 meals for Pittsburghers at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (616 N. Highland Ave.). Register at tiny.cc/amen-to-action. Questions? Contact anyone on Neighbors Committee or email Bob Forloines. Sign up […]

  • Environmental Book Study: Flight Behavior

    The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee is reading Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. Set in Appalachia, the novel chronicles a community’s reactions to the astonishing arrival of thousands of monarch butterflies, which have forgone their winter migration due to warming temperatures in northern climates. It presents the clash between protecting the environment and carving […]

  • Environmental Team Book Study: The Great Displacement

    The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee invites you to read The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration by Jake Bittle, and then join a book discussion on Thursday, February 20, 7 pm, with the group on Zoom. Even as climate change dominates the headlines, many of us still think about it […]

  • Tool Drive for GCF

    Garth Overlook Room 116 South Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Springtime means lots of work at Garfield Community Farm (GCF), but they need gardening tools to get the job done. Following worship on Sunday, April 27, GCF will be collecting tools and a representative will be in the Garth Overlook Room. Stop by to learn more about their needs and volunteer opportunities.   Click the […]

  • Community Meal

    ELPC - Good Samaritan Room 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The ELPC Neighbors Committee is piloting a Community Meal for our neighbors on Friday, May 16, 5–7 pm. If you are interested in volunteering, or learning more about this new ministry, please contact Gerald McClendon.

  • Alternative Transportation Challenge

    The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee would like to challenge the ELPC congregation to lower its transportation carbon footprint, which is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. We can make an impact by working together to care for God’s creation, and help reverse inequities caused by climate change. Join the challenge on […]

  • New Book Study: A Children’s Bible

    For their next book, the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee has selected A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet. This 2020 short fiction book is full of twists and turns. A Children’s Bible follows a group of 12 eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of […]

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