First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

Food is a basic human need, yet every day thousands of our neighbors struggle to have enough food on their plates. At Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, we work to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. The Mission of the Food Bank is to leverage the power of community to achieve lasting solutions to hunger and its root causes. The Vision of the Food Bank is to see a future with communities where everyone has access to the food and resources they need to thrive. To learn more about the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, visit its website at Home | Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (pittsburghfoodbank.org)

  In 2025 we launched an exciting campaign to make our church more welcoming, accessible, and sustainable. Planned improvements include energy-efficient heating and cooling, upgraded lighting and sound, a modern video system, outdoor enhancements, and a long-term endowment. We invite every member to get involved. Learn more.

Here is Mary’s description of the mural: Love is at the center, in the form of a brightly lit Chalice, the symbol of our faith.  Surrounding images depict the Values: Equity raises up those who otherwise might not see or have access.  Hands are joined as multi-hued children invite others in. Interdependence is a web, wherein all forms of life need others to thrive and survive.  What our indigenous brothers and sisters have long  known, ecology now teaches us, anew. Justice may be uncertain, but the arc of the moral universe bends in its direction.  With our efforts. Generosity reveals itself in the giving of our love, our hands, our time, our food. Transformation can occur in caterpillars to butterflies, and for all of us, throughout our lives. Pluralism: We learn from many religious traditions and respect a diversity of people and ideas.