by Parker Street Ministries
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...
by Parker Street Ministries
“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...
by Parker Street Ministries
“My second week at PSM, I was working with a six-year-old. He told me that I was pretty and asked if I was married. I told him that I was. He then asked me if I baked cookies and I told him that I love to bake cookies. He then asked me to marry him. I tried to explain...
by Parker Street Ministries
Grateful for Lynne Simpkins who retired from the City of Lakeland. She has been pivotal in advocating for and encouraging Lakeland neighborhood associations through her position in Community Development and especially through her role facilitating the Neighborhood...
by Parker Street Ministries
When seeking to love our Parker Street neighbors, it is helpful that even the words used, with the popular descriptive labels, do not become mindsets. Labels like behind, learning gaps, under-resourced, achievement gaps, and COVID Slide communicate REAL needs. As...
