FPCE is a Community Resource

The First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood is proud to be able to offer the building's facilities to several community organizations. Groups using the Church building for regular meetings or events include:

Boy Scout Troop #23 & Cub Scout Pack #23 - Monday evenings

Alcoholics Anonymous - 3 different weekly group meetings in the Social Room

• Edgewood Open Beginners' Meeting - Fridays at 7:00PM
• Edgewood Closed Discussion - Fridays at 8:30PM
• Swissvale Saturday Night Open Speaker - Saturdays at 8:00PM

SAA Recovery Group meets on Thursday evenings in the Lounge.

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf shares the School Street parking lot with FPCE.  They also allow the church to use their additional parking lots during larger events like the ESO and Vocal Confluence concerts.

Edgewood Recreation and Police Departments occasionally use the Social Room or Gathering Place for meetings, community information sessions, and fundraising events such as pasta dinners.

Edgewood Fire Department uses the School Street parking lot for training of new firefighters.

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra officially resides at FPCE as of 2022.  They have office space on the second floor, hold regular board meetings and auditions, and rehearse on Tuesday evenings at the church, as well as perform several concerts per year in the sanctuary. 

Milepost6 rehearses in the basement of the church on Thursday evenings. Milepost6 is a Pittsburgh-based band, performing personalized takes on classic rock hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond.

Vocal Confluence barbershop a cappella chorus rehearses on Mondays and holds their shows in the sanctuary.

Steranka Flute Studio holds private flute lessons weekly as well as occasional studio recitals, workshops, and recording sessions.

Munhall Community Band has performed selected season concerts in the sanctuary.

Voces Solis has held several of their Summer Singers performances in the sanctuary.

Belle Voci community treble choir annually sponsors a Treble Choral Festival in October at the church, welcoming 4-5 local upper voice high school, collegiate, and community choral ensembles for a shared concert.

The Woodland Hills Foundation uses the Heritage Room in the church basement to store supplies for events they sponsor to support students and teachers in the Woodland Hills School District.

Wilkinsburg Community Ministry Mobile Food Pantry uses the space in front of the church side lawn on East Swissvale Avenue as a location for food distribution on Friday afternoons.

Almost the entire second floor of the facility is the weekday home of the Edgewood Day Care.