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.
The Annual Meeting of the Congregation will take place on Sunday, February 1 after the 11 a.m. Liturgy. All registered members of the congregation are asked to attend.
On Sunday, February 8, we welcome the Hon. Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago, to worship at 11 a.m. Liturgy. All are welcome from the neighborhood or larger community.
The visit does not constitute an endorsement of the Church of any related campaigns.
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, February 1. Liturgy of the Word and Sacrament at 11 a.m.
Sunday, February 1. Congregational Meeting at 12:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
From the Clerk’s Desk
Technically, there is no required ‘Order of Worship’ in the Presbyterian tradition
If the Session wanted, worship on Sundays could be an hour of total silence like Quakers, or an hour of just a sermon and nothing else. A king of England was beheaded partly for trying to force a common order of worship on Presbyterians.
Remember the scholars who proved women held pastoral roles in early Church
Scholars like Rosemary Radford Ruether and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza proved that women pastors are actually part of a long, often hidden history of the early Church.
The early presbyter Irenaeus vs. those pesky Basilidian heresies
I recently stumbled across a group called the Basilidians while reading a novel called "In the Name of the Worm" by Mitchell LüthI.
Why some Christians remember Adam and Eve on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve, looking back at Adam and Eve makes us realize that we are part of a family tree that has been struggling in the dark for a very long time.
Theology 101: Stop treating atheists like enemies in a war
I believe it is time for those of us who hold firm to the Gospel to stop treating the non-believer as an enemy in a spiritual war. That rhetoric is not just unproductive it actively hinders our shared human mission.
How the Catholic Feast of Christ the King ended up on Protestant calendars
It was created to push back against Christian nationalism, white supremacy, and the total control that governments were taking in Europe after World War I.
Theology 101: What is Purgatory and how did it spark the Protestant Reformation?
The Catholic Church teaches that Purgatory is a temporary place or state where people go to after they die. It’s for people who love God and are saved, but still have small sins or faults when they pass away.
Altar Rail Debate: In retrospect, I’m glad I kept the joke in my head
I had the dubious honor of witnessing a serious theological debate recently—the kind that makes you question whether you’re listening to ancient philosophers or just people arguing about furniture.
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.