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.
We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of The New Community House. It was dedicated in 1927.
Unfortunately, Phase II of construction was halted by the 1929 stock market crash. This was what our church on adjacent land, on the corner of Sheridan Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue, would have looked.
You can see the New Community House depicted behind the church.
Eld. Gerry Farinas is currently serving as Commissioner in the 227th Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly for 2026-2028. He served at the General Assembly plenaries in Milwaukee, Wis. The next General Assembly will take place in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. New commissioners will be elected for the 228th General Assembly.
Ordinary Time.
This season is called Ordinary because we count the Sundays until Advent begins. We listen to Jesus’ parables and follow his ministry.
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, August 16. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson. No Communion.
Sunday, August 23. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kristin Hutson. No Communion.
From the Clerk’s Desk
Our Nepali space sharers are celebrating Teej
The festival has been a platform to speak about gender equality and the everyday challenges women face.
Dark American past returns as old Japanese internment camps reopen, house ICE detainees
Fort Bliss will be the largest ICE detention center. During World War II, it was a Japanese internment camps.
Running a church ain’t pretty sometimes; it can be downright messy
There are moments when the decisions we must make will inevitably leave someone feeling disappointed, slighted, or even victimized.
Prayer for Gaza
We lift before you the people of Gaza, whose days are marked by fear, hunger, and loss.
We don’t preach what James Dobson preached; we preach mercy, love
He was known to tell families to throw out their LGBTQ children. He told battered and abused women to return to their husbands.
Ask the Elder: Why don’t we hear YHWH anymore in church?
Presbyterians, Catholics, Lutherans, Episcopalians, and Methodists moved away from using YHWH in prayers and hymns.
Judge Frank Caprio showed us how to be merciful when bad decisions were made
Caprio became a beloved public figure through the nationally broadcast program Caught in Providence, where clips of his courtroom went viral worldwide.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says Satan is making his power play in Holy Land
“Our Holy Land, which houses the highest revelation and manifestation of God, is also the place of the highest manifestation of Satan’s power,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said.
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.
