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...
“It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor, Could you be mine? Would you be mine?" Valentine's Day became the perfect opportunity to showcase artwork form our AEP kids accompanied by words form Mr. Rogers. Kids had spent the week...
Thank you to Grace City Church who sent a crew of volunteers to clean up a site that has been routinely and illegally dumped on, while others stayed to help reorganize and refresh the gym. They helped sift through everything from school supplies to curriculum for the...
New Parker Street Ministries staff are challenged to read John Perkins’ Restoring at-risk Communities, Doing it Together and Doing it Right. Parker Street Ministries was founded on Dr. Perkins’ vision for Christian Community Development. He came to Lakeland in 1997...
https://psmlakeland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AEP-kids-playing-in-lot.mp4 LOTS to celebrate! It's been a year since the purchase of the lots across from the main campus. They've become safe spaces to heal, love, learn, play, and park!
It was great working side-by-side with neighbors in the North Lake Wire neighborhood with organizations and churches too! North Lake Wire Neighborhood Association, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Dream Center of Lakeland, City of Lakeland, Lakeland Police Department,...
We're still here in the Parker Street neighborhood beginning a busy fall of service and neighboring. Looking back at our usual summer programming compared to Covid summer programming – we were at 22% of normal program hours for Grades K-8. At the same time, our high...
Taking Jesus and BBQ to the streets! Once a month Tim Mitchell and a few helpers are cooking out at a Parker Street corner all day, smoking up some sweet BBQ to share for dinner. Since it’s all day, they’re also able to crank out breakfast and lunch. Praise the Lord...
Parker Street Ministries is grateful for Publix Super Markets Charities and its funding that goes as far back as we have electronic records (2005) and probably earlier! This year’s funding was for…
So grateful for GiveWell Community Foundation’s Empower Polk Grant for funding this new website and a host of other Social Media enhancements. All for the good of engaging…