You are invited to view a small display of photographs and read an overview of the Sister Parish Program, which ELPC sponsored from 1992–2004. It is located on the bookshelf in the Garth Overlook Room.
At that time, civil war had occurred in Central America and it was advantageous for small communities there to have international friends…hence “Sister Parish” partnerships.
Five different delegations of ELPC members traveled to San Francisco El Alto, Guatemala, to spend a few days sharing the lives of people in the small, Catholic community. In return three delegations from the village came to Pittsburgh to visit with us. As Christians, we all shared our lives and our faith with one another.
This program started under the Rev. Dr. Robert Chesnut, ELPC pastor emeritus, with strong leadership from his wife Jan Chesnut. The display was assembled to honor a mission relationship that some current ELPC members vividly remember and cherish.