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 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 with New Member Reception.
Sunday, November 9. Stated meeting of the Session at 12:30 p.m. Eld. TJ Martin will serve as secretary in the absence of the Clerk of Session.
Sunday, November 23. Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Eld. Gerry.
Sunday, November 30. First Sunday of Advent Liturgy of the Word at 11 a.m. with Pastor Kristin.
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
Prayer for National Coming Out Day
On this National Coming Out Day, we lift up all your children who have found the courage to live truthfully and openly.
LGBTQ debate in the Catholic Church. Why should Presbyterians care?
The Reformation was never meant to be an ending but a movement of renewal.
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.
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.
The Pentecost I never saw until Pastor Kristin and Father Greg showed me this weekend
Pentecost tells us that the Church was always meant to be global and far-reaching. Despite that, professed Christians are purging communities of people who don’t match their purist ideals.
We need more theologians of color; indigenous, women, queer, too
The way we talk about God, the questions we ask, and the answers we give are stuck in the past.
The Gospel marches in Pride: Why Presbyterians, other mainline churches are marching in 2025 Pride parades
They’re doing it at a time when LGBTQ rights are under renewed attack by political powers emboldened to legislate bigotry.
Why are you sitting at the tables Jesus flipped?!
Worse—some of you are dragging in new tables, setting them up with polished brass and velvet ropes, collecting power, money, and privilege while stepping over the people Jesus embraced.
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.
