Young Adult
YAM Craft Night
Take a break from the week and get creative. Each of our craft nights require no previous craft experience. It’s a time to relax, socialize, and make something. Supplies and materials will be provided, so please RSVP to Kelli by Thursday, February 18. More details will be sent via email or text.
YAM | Tiny Campfire
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesGather around your screens and join us for storytelling, games, and s’mores. No mosquito repellent needed. RSVP to Kelli Booher for this online camping experience and to receive your camping kit.
YAMs | Exploring Our Ecological Identity
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States"Developing a profound sense of oneself in relationship to natural and social ecosystems is necessary grounding for the difficult work of environmental advocacy." Through hands-on activities, we will discuss and learn how to construct our ecological identity: using the direct experience of nature as a framework for our personal decisions, professional choices, political action, and […]
Earth Day Photo Scavenger Hunt
Join us Sunday, May 2, for a fun-for-all-ages photo scavenger hunt that can be done in Highland Park or your yard and neighborhood. The Children and Family Ministry Team and staff will be at Lake Point Shelter in Highland Park from 1:30–3:30 pm, with hands-on Earth Day activities for all ages! The photo scavenger hunt […]
YAM Summer Planning Happy Hour
Calling all young adults. Grab your dinner and a drink, let's catch up and plan for a fun YAM summer!
YAM Outdoor Detective Adventure
CluedUpp is an exciting, outdoor detective adventure—and it's coming to Pittsburgh on May 22! "Can your team of detectives scramble across town, solve the clues and crack the case in time?" We think we can! RSVP is needed, so please contact Kelli Booher by Monday, May 17.
YAM Spiritual Fermentation
Let us join together with Pastor BJ at a local brewery for our last Spiritual Fermentation gathering! As we enjoy the process of brewing and look back at the contemplative practices we have discussed, we invite you to share an everyday ordinary activity, an interest, hobby, or passion of yours that you currently engage in […]
Picklesburgh Party
Picklesburgh—voted America's #1 Best Specialty Food Festival in America—is back! We will meet at a specified location downtown and then walk over to the festivities. We will walk through the festival, eat some pickles, and then enjoy a picnic, live music, and each other's company! Feel free to get dressed up, but let’s all wear […]
Coal Tubin’ in Johnstown
As summer winds down, let's venture out of Pittsburgh for some relaxing fun. YAMs will enjoy floating down The Stonycreek in inner tubes. We will leave around 9 am, float, eat dinner at a local favorite, and then return to Pittsburgh around 7 pm. The cost is $15/person ($20 if you'd like an upgraded inner […]
Church Life Sampler
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesELPC’s annual Church Life Sampler will be held following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, September 19, outdoors on Whitfield Street (weather permitting). Stop by to learn more about the various ministries that are a part of our church life together! Every committee and ministry area at ELPC will be on hand to highlight fall programming and […]
YAM Fall Series | Exploring Taizé
All young adults are invited to join us on Tuesday, October 26, 6:30–8 pm, as we continue our fall series to learn about, discuss, and attend Taizé prayer services. ELPC's Taizé service is based on a style of worship developed at the Taizé community in France in the 1940s by the late Brother Roger. Come […]
YAM Fall Retreat | “Champing”
You may have heard of “glamping,” but this year’s retreat is unique in that it is “champing”—camping at a church that is no longer used for services. We will travel outside of Pittsburgh to a historic church built in 1903. We will have access to the main sanctuary, balcony, kitchen, and yes, hot showers! Tents, […]