Worship Services

Rejoicing in God’s beautiful creation and seeking to promote healthy, sustainable lifestyles, ELPC will host a Blessing of the Bikes service on. People are encouraged to ride their bikes to ELPC and gather on the Penn Avenue side for a time of prayer, dedication, and celebration. Non-bike riders are welcome! Participants of all ages can […]

Join us for a special service led by our youth! Members of our senior high Church School class will prepare the liturgy, and our graduating seniors will share their reflections. Please be a part of this special service, as we give thanks for the gifts of our youth and praise God together! This service is […]

Everyone is invited to a special worship service, as we celebrate 25 years of partnership between Pittsburgh Presbytery and Malawi Presbyterians, as well as more recent connections with the Presbyterian Church in South Sudan.

Every day—but most especially on this World Communion Sunday—we strive to live as a community of mutuality, concern, equality, and love. On this day, we will welcome the Rev. Paul Roberts, president of the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, Atlanta, as our guest. Rev. Roberts will lead a combined adult Church School class at 9:45 […]

This week, we will celebrate Indigenous People’s Sunday. Following worship, the ELPC Mission Board invites everyone to the Social Hall for a light lunch and a presentation, titled Indigenous Pittsburgh: Christian Doctrine, Small Pox Blankets, and Native Populations. Click here to read more. This service is held in the Sanctuary on the first floor, with an organ […]

Join us at a special Taizé service as we remember those saints in our lives who have gone before us. We will have a candlelight processional into the Sanctuary and Trinity Chapel, where prayers will be spoken and sung. Join us and share in this moving remembrance service. ELPC offers evening prayers with chants from […]

The three major world religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—all share a common foundation in the life of the patriarch Abraham. God’s covenant with Abraham and his wife Sarah included the promise that their children will prosper and become the 12 tribes of ancient Israel. God’s promise of protection was given to Abraham’s servant Hagar, who bore […]

As a reminder, there will be no Sanctuary worship on Sunday, May 7, due to the route of the Pittsburgh Marathon. If you are not attending our All-Church Retreat, from May 5–7, you are encouraged to support a local congregation for worship that day. This service is held in the Sanctuary on the first floor, […]

Join us for a special Taizé service on All Saints’ Day as we remember all of the people in our lives who are no longer with us. Our All Saints’ Procession will begin and end in the Chapel, but will include moving through the Narthex and Sanctuary before gathering in the Trinity Chapel to sing […]