Mission Activities
Mission Board Film Series | 42: The Jackie Robinson Story
The Peace Committee will host a screening of 42: The Jackie Robinson Story, following worship on Sunday, August 20, in the Social Hall. A light lunch will be provided. Starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, 42 tells the dramatic story of their breaking the color barrier in major league baseball. […]
Letters to Legislators Event
ELPC – Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesOur Mission Board Committees are hosting a Letters to Legislators event in the Social Hall immediately following worship on Sunday, August 27. Participants will have an opportunity to write to legislators advocating for action on a variety of social justice issues—including driving privileges for immigrants; fair housing and nondiscrimination policies; environmental protections; prisoners’ rights; gun […]
OHM House Rehab
Help us work with Open Hand Ministries (OHM) to renovate their current property and make it available to a qualified and deserving family! We spent the last few months of 2023 cleaning up the property, and now we’re on the construction side, where the house will begin to take shape and look like a home. […]
OHM Family TeamWorks Dinner
Open Hand Ministries (OHM) is one of our mission partners serving the neighborhoods near ELPC. We will be supplying food for their community dinner on Tuesday, September 26. We are asking for volunteers to provide salads, side dishes, or desserts (to serve 6 to 8 people) for this dinner. Look for the sign-up tables at […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
Panel on Gun Violence
A panel discussion with local elected and community leaders—co-sponsored by Amnesty International Group 39, CeaseFirePA, and Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence—will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 7 pm, at Calvary Episcopal Church (315 Shady Ave, 15206). Too many people in our communities are victims of shootings every year. However, community groups, public health […]
Seed Distribution
As you may have heard, our iconic Monarch butterflies are in trouble. These seemingly fragile creatures have the longest known migration of any insect, wintering in Mexico and then migrating north across North America, some flying as far as 3,000 miles! But these beautiful and intrepid insects are now being decimated by a combination of […]
World Communion Sunday & International Meal
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, October 1, the ELPC Board of Deacons will host its annual International Meal commemorating World Communion Sunday. Join us in the McKelvy Room after Sanctuary worship for a sample of global cuisine. For more info, contact Deacons Peta Harrigan Cole or Linda Sanders. The Peace and Global Witness Offering also will be received. […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]