Mission Activities
Letter Writing Event
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Environmental Team of the Justice Committee will offer an in-person letter-writing and advocacy time on Sunday, March 27, following our Sunday Church School classes and our Sanctuary worship service. Topics address environmental and social justice components of the Build Back Better Act, as well as the Hopes for Homes Act. Please join and contribute […]
Letter from Birminham Jail | Session 3
Are We a Social Club or Justice Seekers? In his prophetic Letter From Birmingham Jail, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., expressed frustration with white moderates, including clergy who were critical of civil rights efforts. King likened their complacency to the outright hostility of white supremacists, writing, "Shallow understanding from people of good will […]
Neighborhood Earth Care Workday
Join Tree Pittsburgh and your ELPC friends and neighbors to care for and beautify our East Liberty neighborhood! We'll be making a difference together by mulching, trimming, weeding, and tending. We'll be meeting at the corner of S. Highland and Penn Avenues. Sign up required. Contact Nancy Heastings for details. Sponsored in partnership by the […]
GCF Sidewalk Seedling Sale
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesGarfield Community Farm will be hosting a Sidewalk Seedling Sale on Penn Avenue in front of ELPC on Sunday, May 22. Stop by after Sanctuary worship and get started on your garden while supporting a local neighborhood community farm! For more information, contact Nancy Heastings. Brought to you by the ELPC Environmental Team of the […]
Making a Difference Together Panel Presentation
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIn accordance with our 2022 ELPC Earth Day theme, Invest in Our Planet: Turn Hope Into Action…Together, find a partner—a friend, family member, neighbor—and commit to taking action steps together to invest in the well being of our planet and your community. Pledge to support a local environmental group, start a garden, buy less, evaluate […]
Juneteenth March & Events
Freedom Corner 1500 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, United StatesJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day—commemorates the historic moment on June 19, 1865, when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas. It is an opportunity to give thanks for our country's progress while also calling attention to the work we have before us in creating the equity that reflects God's kingdom. Join the Justice Committee […]
Silent Vigil in Response to Roe v. Wade Ruling
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are asking people to gather on Penn Ave on Thursday, July 7, 7 pm, with signs expressing their righteous outrage over the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This will be a silent vigil, just as women's voices have been silenced. We will stand with and for women in support of their sovereign […]
Film Screening | Torture in Our Name
Garth Overlook Room 116 South Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Justice Committee invites you to a screening of Torture in Our Name following worship on Sunday, July 17, in the Garth Overlook Room. Snacks will be provided. In this compelling 35-minute documentary for faith audiences, filmmaker Matthew Gossage showcases the tenacity and resilience of people who have faced the torture of solitary confinement first-hand […]
ELPC @ Pittsburgh Black Pride
This year's Pittsburgh Black Pride Week will take place Thursday–Saturday, July 28–30. The spectacular event will provide an opportunity to celebrate the lives and contributions of Black LGBTQIA+ individuals in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Events include: Opening Reception, Networking Event, and Dance Party Thursday, July 28 | 6–8 pm 5801 Bar | 5801 Ellsworth Avenue Pittsburgh Black Pride […]
Book Discussion | Parable of the Sower
ELPC - Highland Room (Room 108) 116 South Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Environmental Team of the Justice Committee has selected Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler as its next book. You’re invited to read it and join us for a discussion on Thursday, August 25, 7 pm, led Nancy Heastings and Penn Hackney online via Zoom. For more details, please contact Nancy Heastings. Published […]
2023 WMI Conference
What does it mean to engage in God’s mission of love, peace, and justice through the major disruptions of our day? How can we lead in mission in new ways amidst such disruption? Join us Friday–Saturday, October 7–8, in person or online, as we explore these questions in lectures, workshops and plenary. The Rev. Eugene […]
Register to Vote
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIn partnership with the League of Women Voters, the ELPC Justice and Facing Systemic Racism Committees are sponsoring three opportunities for citizens to: Register as new voter; Assure registration is still active; Double check polling location; Make changes to current voting status (name, address, affiliation); Obtain website info to apply for electronic voting, etc.; and […]