Passion for Worship

Later in the nineteenth century, the conflicts over "ritualism" led to sustained conflict between Anglo-Catholics and Evangelicals, but the former increasingly gained the advantage, with weekly Eucharistic celebrations becoming the norm in most parishes. During the early twentieth century, street services and missions organized out of Trinity Church became a feature of Downtown Pittsburgh. In 1921, Calvary Church in East Liberty hosted the first radio broadcast of a church service in the United States and evening broadcasts of its services soon became a regular feature.

A diocesan liturgical commission was established in 1965 to explore revision of the Prayer Book liturgy, a process that proved painful to many before the final adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. In the 1980s and 1990s, many Evangelical parishes have adopted mere contemporary forms, which they see as more accessible for to the newcomer to the Christian life.