ELPC reaches out to the local and global communities
Serving God's people in need is one the most basic callings of the Christian life. The Mission Ministries at East Liberty Presbyterian Church are dedicated to and involved in Christian ministry to the local and global communities. Find out more about our East Liberty neighborhood and news about what’s happening in the community.
With a commitment to social justice, mercy, peacemaking, understanding and acceptance, we provide support through volunteers, cultural exchanges, financial gifts, and in-kind resources for the basic human needs of food, shelter, clothing, and intervention. Our church serves the residents of our local neighborhoods and others who are seeking help from our congregation with housing, health, education and faith, through partnerships with various non-profit organizations and agencies.
Read more about how the Pittsburgh Presbytery helps in our community
The Pittsburgh Presbytery, of which ELPC is a member, works with 17 Ministry Teams and Taskforces, each engaging in community activities that help different populations in the Pittsburgh community. These teams combat issues of racism, social justice, hunger, poverty, violence, discrimination based on sexual orientation, and lack of basic health care. The teams also provide positive support for disciplemaking, college scholarships, peacemaking, mission efforts locally and in Malawi, as well as help for local congregations on stewardship, church property maintenance, and summer camps. The Ministry Teams involve more than 160 people actively working to help our community deal with an incredibly wide range of social, spiritual, economic, and physical problems, yet their efforts are largely unknown to the members of our Presbytery’s congregations. Every
member of every congregation in Pittsburgh Presbytery needs to know that the teams are one
of the ways that Presbytery is making a difference in the lives of our neighbors. Read more about these ministry teams, with descriptions of their current projects.
Respond to the earthquake in Haiti
 Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has issued an emergency appeal for Haiti, where millions of people have been affected by a major earthquake that struck the country on Tuesday, January 12. The PDA rushed an immediate $100,000 to help provide immediate emergency relief to the affected people. You, too, can be part of God’s answer to prayer for those affected by this disaster by donating to the ongoing relief through PDA’s secure online website. (Gifts can also be made by phone at (800) 872-3283 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (EST) and checks can be mailed to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700.) You can also donate securely to the Haiti Relief through the American Red Cross’s secure website.
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