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, 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
The core messages of ‘Dilexi Te’ by Pope Leo XIV belong to us Reformed Christians, too
We take no authority from the bishop of Rome, but when he speaks, we listen and digest for ourselves as Reformed Christians. There is much to learn from Leo’s first official papal letter.
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.
Prayer for Farmworkers Appreciation Day
On this Farmworkers Appreciation Day, we lift up those who rise before the sun, stoop low in fields heavy with harvest, and labor with blistered hands to feed this nation.
Ask the Elder: What are the Biblical reasons for protesting the President?
The Bible teaches us to care for people who are poor, hurting, or left out.
Pope calls for ‘open borders’ in midst of nationalism, xenophobia in U.S., Europe
He warned that nationalism—the dangerous lie that our country matters more than human life—is poisoning the soul of our faith.
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.
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.
What are Matthew 25 Principles?
At their core, the Matthew 25 Principles are about living a faith that acts—rooted in Jesus’ words!
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.