
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.

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, October 19. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Pastor Kristin.
Sunday, October 19. Stated meeting of the Session at 12:30 p.m. New members will meet with Ruling Elders.
Sunday, October 26. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Eld. Gerry.
Sunday, November 9. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Pastor Kristin.
Sunday, November 9. Stated meeting of the Session at 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 21. Stated meeting of the Session at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, January 16. Congregational reports due to the Clerk of Session.
Sunday, January 25. Congregational reports published.
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
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.
The theology of joyful sacrifice
The cross was painful and it cost Christ everything. But he saw the bigger picture. He saw the joy of broken people being made whole, of families being restored, of creation being healed.
Protect your family’s legal rights as marriage equality comes before Supreme Court
Gathering the following documents can help protect you, your loved ones, and your wishes in the event of illness, incapacity, or death.
Theology 101: Yes, you can say worship is where heaven and earth meet
Sometimes we have to embrace that mystical nature to see how poignant, how poetic, how so utterly beyond our understanding what happens to us is when we go to worship.
Ask the Elder: Why does that painting look different from the other kinds?
One of our wonderful neighbors from Bryn Mawr Cares, a supportive residential community across the street from our church, asked me as I prepared for worship, “Why does that painting look different from the other kinds?”
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.