East Liberty - Presbyterian Cathedral

East Liberty Presbyterian Church - Cathedral of Hope

Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania - U.S.A.

East Liberty is a culturally diverse neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's East End. It is bordered by Highland Park, Morningside, Stanton Heights, Garfield, Friendship, Shadyside and Larimer, and is represented on Pittsburgh City Council by Patrick Dowd. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, one of the more impressive churches in Pittsburgh, is located there.

The Cathedral of Hope is the home of the East Liberty Presbyterian Church in the East Liberty neighborhood of the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The current building is the fifth church building to occupy the site; the first was in 1819.

This cathedral in the Gothic style was built between 1932 and 1935 with a donation from Richard Beatty Mellon (18581933) as a memorial to his parents, Thomas Mellon (18131908) and Sarah Jane Negley, who were active members of the church. The principal architect was Ralph Adams Cram (18631942). Among the distinctions of the Cathedral of Hope are the representation of distinctly Reformed themes in stained glass and statuary. Notably, one stained glass window contains an image of Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, an ardent Presbyterian.

Worship Times:

8:00 am: Good Samaritan Worship; The Rev. James Snyder, Liberty Presbyterian Church preaching.
8:45 am: Journey Worship; the Rev. Heather T. Schoenewolf preaching.
11:00 am: Sanctuary Worship; the The Rev. Dr. Randall K. Bush preaching.

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[robertgift]

Any bells?

Looks like a copy of a Catholicathedral.

Interesting views.

When was the black and white photo taken?

No photos of the organ?

[episcopalcatholic]

@andaluzusa It can not be a Cathedral unless it is the seat of a Bishop seeing as Presbyterians have none how can this be Bishops that is St Giles is called that because it was a cathedral of the Roman church before the Reformation . But Scotland did away withthe Episcopate.

[episcopalcatholic]

@brassspitoon Amen to that !

[andaluzusa]

This is a PRESBYTERIAN CATHEDRAL and there are Presbyterian Cathedrals like this such as ST GIles in Scotland..which is the Church of Scotland and is Presbyterian. Amazing how some people unfamiliar with the Reformed faith and Presbyterians make some comments that are not based on fact.

[DreamsofMajesty]

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[brassspitoon]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but Presbys don't have cathedrals because their denominational polity is not episcopal (rule by bishops) but congregational. A cathedral in both RC and Anglican churches would have a cathedra, an official seat for the bishop. I doubt this church has such a fixture. Nonetheless, it is cathedral sized and quite impressive. But that's Mellon money.

[kariebeez]

It is probably The Reverend Dr. J. Richard Szeremany, the music director and director of worship, music and the arts who recently retired and will be surely missed.

[fthiggins]

A very cohesive and colorful organ improvisation - who is the organist?