Welcome.
We are one of the oldest congregations on the North Side of Chicago. Located in the lakefront Bryn Mawr Historic District, we have served the residents of Edgewater, Andersonville, Uptown, and Rogers Park for over 129 years.
Eld. Gerry Farinas will be serving in the Presbytery General Assembly in Milwaukee, Wis. this June on behalf of the Presbytery of Chicago as Commissioner.
The Feast of the Resurrection.
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”
Luke 24:5 (NRSVue)
Liturgies and Meetings.
Worship services are every Sunday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson presiding. The Sacrament of Communion or Eucharist is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. Click to view live stream on Zoom.
Sunday, April 26. Fourth Sunday of Easter. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson
Sunday, May 3. Fifth Sunday of Easter. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson
Sunday, May 10. Sixth Sunday of Easter. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson
Sunday, May 24. Pentecost. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson
Sunday, May 31. Trinity Sunday. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson
From the Clerk’s Desk
‘I suffered so you should, too’ is not a Christian response to social programs
My suffering should not be a blueprint for others.
Theology 101: Theologians you should know for Presbyterians
These thinkers help us engage Scripture, tradition, and culture with wisdom and courage.
Anti-Catholic hate by Protestants spiked; it must stop
Too many Protestants still cling to a hostility toward Roman Catholicism that sounds more like 19th-century nativism than 21st-century Christian maturity.
Pope Leo XIV has a great deal of importance to Presbyterians
Our very identity as Presbyterians is entangled with the papacy, not in allegiance but in origin.
What would a Presbyterian want in a new pope?
Reformed Protestant denomination doesn’t recognize papal authority—but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t hope for certain qualities in a new pope that align with shared Christian values and global moral leadership.
Cleo Baker was stitched with many threads; some bright, frayed
Some threads came from messy life situations, others from unexpected friendships; some from service, others from struggle—deep struggle.
What’s in a papal name? Names new pope might choose
As the Rev. James J. Martin, S.J. said about all the speculation going on, in the end no one really knows.
Watch on your mobile device or computer
We livestream our services on Zoom.com. The Edgewater Presbyterian Church meeting ID is 868 7371 4352.
Edgewater Presbyterian Church is a member of the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, ONE Northside, and the Edgewater Community Religious Association. Pastor Kristin is a member of the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance leadership team.
this is an affirming safe space
More information: Presbyterian Church (USA) on Sexuality and Same Gender Relationships
black lives matter
More information: Presbyterian Church (USA) Bearing Witness: Black Lives Matter
Jesus called women to ministry
More information: Presbyterian Women
we commit to child safety
More information: Presbyterian Church (USA) Child/Youth/Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy and Procedure
Northside Friends Meeting
Northside Friends Meeting is a congregation of the Religious Society of Friends, popularly known as the Quakers. An historically progressive group of denominations in Christianity, it has long been pacifist, advocated for the abolition of slavery in Great Britain and the United States. They are known to be intensely social justice-oriented.
Friends have two types of meetings: programmed worship and waiting worship. Their worship space is called a meeting house. The New Community House is this congregation’s meeting house.
Grace Baptist Church
A longtime space-sharer in The New Community House is a congregation of the American Baptist Churches USA—historically known as the Northern Baptist Convention (1907-1950) and Triennial Convention (1814-1907). This particular congregation is fully affirming of LGBTQ persons in the life of the Church.
Many of the Founding Fathers and Mothers of the United States were members of the original colonial Baptist churches in New England.
