Our Mission
Parker Street Ministries is committed to Gospel-centered community development beginning in Lakeland’s Parker Street neighborhood. We seek to join God’s transformation of our neighborhood through living and working in the neighborhood, through proven programs, and through building up others to make possible desirable neighborhoods, lifetime learners, financial sustainability, and healthy communities for all. Please join us!
The Neighborhood By The Numbers
1,204
Hours
of Academic Enrichment offered each child per year
19,000
Healthy Snacks/Meals
served in 2020
33
High School Students
completed financial course and opened bank accounts
61
Residents
volunteering in programs
Latest News
Welcome to Parker Street Sarah
Parker Street Ministries is thrilled to announce Sarah Breed will be joining our team as Development and Communications Director! Sarah begins her journey with us in July. Welcome, Sarah, we are excited to see what God will do in and through you. You had us at love...
Group Volunteer – His House
A group of young adults from His House Church in Michigan has been travelling to Lakeland for many years to volunteer. They are affectionately known to staff as “Michigan!” In May as they were going through orientation in the Community Center, staff was in the office...
God is Our Refuge and Strength
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble . . .” Ps 46:1. God calls us to love our neighbors, and, in the last year, love meant being a refuge for those in trouble just as God loved the world by providing refuge in Christ. Parker Street...
Upcoming Events
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Pray for Summer Camp 🙏
June 25, 2021 7:45 am - 8:00 am
Join us on Zoom for 15 minutes to Pray for Summer Camp! Just call Katie or email katie@psmlakeland.org for the Zoom invite
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Summer Bridge Camp AEP (Academic Enrichment Program)
June 25, 2021 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Parker Street Ministries, 719 N Massachusetts Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801, USACall for openings/volunteer opportunities! 863.682.4544 Serves K-12th children living within the Parker Street neighborhood as defined by Memorial Boulevard to the In Town bypass and South Florida Ave to Ingraham Ave.
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Summer Bridge Camp AEP (Academic Enrichment Program)
June 28, 2021 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Parker Street Ministries, 719 N Massachusetts Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801, USACall for openings/volunteer opportunities! 863.682.4544 Serves K-12th children living within the Parker Street neighborhood as defined by Memorial Boulevard to the In Town bypass and South Florida Ave to Ingraham Ave.