News and Media
News and Media
UPMC Partners with Wilkinsburg Organizations to Host COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
In April, UPMC, in partnership with the Wilkinsburg Sanctuary Project for Peace, Wilkinsburg ministers, the Community Vaccine Collaborative and Hosanna House, immunized 1,000 community members against COVID-19. Please click here for more..
From Parkland to Pittsburgh
A Project CommUNITY Town Hall convening Local Faith Leadership and Survivors of the Parkland Shooting in the Aftermath of the Horrific Events at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October of 2019
Pastor Janet Hellner-Burres joins her colleagues in faith leadership to talk through the senseless gun violence plaguing our nation during a special town hall meeting at the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh. Pleaseclick here(https://vimeo.com/329582159) for full coverage of this moving and important event.
Presenting to the General Assembly
Peace in the City & Building Hope
Recently, Pastor Janet Hellner-Burres was honored to present at the General Assembly during Missionfest 2019 - please click here
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AMi2a6_0fM&feature=youtu.be) to watch her presentation, "Peace in the City & Building Hope."
A response to the Franklin Avenue Shooting
You Can Go Through Horrible Things, But You Can Shine, Too: Wilkinsburg One Year Later
Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg is a mostly uneventful place these days.
“It’s been quiet,” said Jackie Pendleton, who’s lived in the borough northeast of Pittsburgh for 34 years. “It’s been quiet since that incident took place down the street.”
“It’s been quiet,” said Jackie Pendleton, who’s lived in the borough northeast of Pittsburgh for 34 years. “It’s been quiet since that incident took place down the street.”
The “incident” was an ambush-style backyard shooting that left five adults, including a pregnant woman, dead on March 9, 2016...
Wilkinsburg Pastor Leads Community Group Dedicated To Ending Youth Violence
On a stormy Thursday in Wilkinsburg, Janet Hellner-Burris stepped out of the rain on Wallace Avenue and into the doors of the Christian Church of Wilkinsburg, where she's served as a pastor since 1990.
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Once inside, Hellner-Burris began climbing the staircase, gesturing upwards a flight to an open door that leads into a small gymnasium with a hardwood floor...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Peace Vigil
Despite the bitter cold, a great spirit of unity feel upon those gathered for our annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Vigil. For the first time ever, members of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian community prayed for peace in our community, nation and world. Dr. King would have been proud of us!