Student Summer Missions Trips

The days leading up to a mission trip can be filled with uncertainty. Questions race: What exactly will we be doing? Will I be in a group with someone I know? Will I make friends? How will everything go? These questions found unexpected answers as Parkside Church students and leaders embarked on two different mission trips this summer. Continue reading >

Building Connections Through English and Coffee

Forty-two hours of travel isn’t the most ideal way to begin a ten-day long missions trip. With three plane rides and a 12-hour layover in another European country in their sights, the team set off. Comprised of various ages, occupations, and stages of life, they were brought together by one common goal: the desire to make Christ known in a country that desperately needed Him.

 The team of young adults were headed to Skopje (SKOP-ee-ya), Macedonia, to teach English to the people there. Only three had experienced teaching a class before, and one of those was a pastor! The anticipation of what was to come brought many worries and questions from the rest. What would teaching the class look like? Would anyone even be willing to meet with them? Would they be able to share the gospel, and how would they do it?

Missions at Parkside

Parkside Church short-term mission projects are designed to give people an inside look at what God is doing worldwide.

High School Youth Ministry Trip: Musselburgh, Scotland

Every two years, our high school student ministry embarks on a short-term international missions trip.

Parkside Bolivia 2015 Dental Team Update and Photos

Parkside Church has been sending short term dental teams to Bolivia since 2004, to partner with Parkside missionaries Kep and Debbie James. In May, 2015 the latest team of seven made their way 5,000 miles south to LaPaz, Bolivia.

Mission Opportunity: World Changers

Jesus commissioned His Church to take the Good News to the ends of the earth, but he didn't mean to bypass the areas in which we live. While Parkside has partnered with many faithful followers to serve and share the love of Christ with people all around the world, we also recognize the need of those in our local communities.

Hurricane Sandy Relief Partnership

By now all of us have heard of the devastation that hurricane Sandy has caused on the East Coast.  Over 100 people have lost their lives and over 4 million are without power.  As a result of this catastrophic event Parkside Church will be collecting financial donations to help those who have been affected by the tragedy.   

Building Into the Next Generation: Gospel Impact in Our Region

Last week, 50 kids from Parkside Church teamed up with an additional 185 kids from around the country to serve our neighbors in the Northeast Ohio communities of Bedford, Bedford Heights, Walton Hills, and Euclid. Under the guidance of student missions organization, World Changers, members of Parkside's youth ministries painted, re-roofed, and performed other light construction jobs on 26 sites in the area.

Short-Term Missions Team is Leaving for Oaxaca, Mexico

We have a short-term missions trip team that is scheduled to leave for Oaxaca later this week. Here is the latest from Dave Cameron, a church Elder and leader on the trip, as they anticipate departure.

Mexico Dental Missions Trip Report

Seven of us traveled from Cleveland, Ohio, to Oaxaca, Mexico, for the week of September 19 to September 26, 2009. Joined by missionaries, dentists, pastors and translators, we became one team, united in the effort to share the love of Christ and provide dental care. Our three days in the mountains outside of Oaxaca provided numerous lessons in contrast.