Membership & Parishes

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ calls us into a relationship with Himself and with His people. He never intends for His people to walk alone.

New Member Class

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We believe the Lord Jesus Christ calls us into a relationship with Himself and with His people. The Lord never intends for His people to walk alone. For many reasons, the local church is vitally important to our life in Christ. Whether you’re new to PCPC or have been visiting for years, we encourage you to consider becoming a member.

The New Member Class gives you the opportunity to hear from different ministry leaders and learn more about our church’s beliefs, purpose, vision, and mission. We talk about the benefits and expectations of membership and walk through the constitutional questions (membership vows) to join the church. We want all our members to connect to Christ and to one another, to abide in Christ, and to extend Christ. We want you to understand what these things mean and how you can take your next step in Christ as you become a member.

The class normally meets on Sunday mornings in the fall (from September to October) and in the spring (from January to March), with joining dates in early December and early May.

We look forward to getting to know you and helping you decipher whether the Lord is calling you to be a member of Park Cities Presbyterian Church.

For more information, contact Debbie Blanton. Ministry Coordinator for New Members, at [email protected] or 214-224-2744.

New Members Class Schedule

We host classes in the fall and spring that meet from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Debbie Blanton, Ministry Coordinator for New Members.

Fall New Members Class

Communicants

Help your child understand and profess faith in Jesus as they prepare to take Communion. The Communicants Class walks families through what it means to belong to Christ and His Church, offering guidance, encouragement, and a joyful next step toward the Lord’s Table.

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Through parish ministry, we live out that calling across Dallas, encouraging one another, praying for our neighbors, and extending the transforming presence of Christ in every place He has called us.

Community Life

Parish Ministry

Parish ministry helps our large church feel smaller as we live as Christ’s people in the places He has called us. Across Dallas, members gather in neighborhoods to share meals, pray together, and care for one another. The Lord unites us with Himself and with each other, and we want PCPC to feel like family wherever our members live. Through parish life, we connect to Christ and to one another, abiding in Him and extending His love throughout our city.

Our Parishes

Click on your parish to learn more

Parish near PCPC:

Uptown / Oak Lawn

Parishes in the Park Cities:

Parishes in North Dallas:

Parishes East of 75:

Parishes North of 635:

Parishes South of I-30:

Parishes West of I-35:

West (Region)

Parish FAQs

The Community Team at PCPC organizes different initiatives to help foster parish life, but our ultimate goal is to “equip the saints for the work of ministry” (Ephesians 4:11) so that the members of our church who live in the parish are leading and serving. We’re eager to work with Elders and Deacons and every member who senses the call to be the church where they are. We want you to get involved!

Parish Prayer Meetings

We want our members to gather regularly to pray for our church, their neighbors, and one another. To encourage this, we organize parish prayer meetings multiple times a year. These meetings happen in different homes around the city on the same day. We ask the Elders of our church to lead these meetings as we come together to pray for various needs.

Parish Dinners

Sharing a meal around a table is a simple and powerful way to connect with one another and to make our big church feel smaller. We offer parish dinners multiple times a year during a particular month. We identify members who are willing to host, choose the day and time, set up a registration, and invite members in the parish to register and attend. If you’d enjoy hosting a parish dinner, email [email protected].

Parish Home Groups

Home groups are a great way to grow in our relationship with the Lord and with one another. If you’re interested in forming a home group in your parish, contact the Community Team at [email protected]. We can help you think about leadership, vision, schedule, and content. We can also reach out to other members in your parish to help you build a group.

Beyond the regular rhythms outlined above, so many things can happen in a parish. If you want to get involved, our goal is to help you serve in ways that connect with your God-given gifts and passions. Here are some different areas where you can get involved as parishes grow and opportunities arise.

Care and Prayer
Communication and Coordination
Home Groups
Hospitality and Fellowship
Missions and Service
Shepherding and Connections

As the Lord blesses parish ministry, He transforms us and helps us to be salt and light in the city. In our parishes we can be the church in so many ways: welcoming new members, shepherding a large flock, caring for people with needs, studying God’s word, praying with and for one another, showing hospitality, and sharing Jesus with our neighbors.

We have created parish groups in the GroupMe app for every parish of our church. If you would like to be able to connect and communicate with other PCPC members in your parish, download the GroupMe app, create your profile, and reach out to us at [email protected] so our Community Team can email you an invitation link to join your parish GroupMe thread.

What is GroupMe?

GroupMe is a free group messaging app that allows users to participate in group chats, send direct messages, and share content.

Why do we use GroupMe for Parish communication?

GroupMe allows us to connect the members of each parish with one another.

GroupMe allows us to create a group for each parish. People can choose to participate or not. GroupMe gives us an easy way to communicate with one another without needing to send as many parish-wide emails.

GroupMe can be a helpful tool for parish life in many ways.

It expands opportunities for connection.

As more people join the parish groups, our people can make deeper connections across different life stages, schedules, and interests. GroupMe can help us extend our fellowship beyond our Sunday morning gatherings.

It encourages organic, everyday gatherings.

We’re grateful for structured, formal gatherings, but so much of life is organic and informal. GroupMe allows us to reach out to our parish with simple invitations.

“Does anyone want to grab donuts and go to the park?”
“We’re hosting a last-minute BBQ. Come if you can!”
“We’re playing basketball after work. Who’s interested?”

It supports seasonal gatherings and other social events.

GroupMe can help us come together in the different seasons of the year.

Holiday gatherings (Christmas, Easter, etc.)
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day
Pool parties and backyard cookouts
Weekend hangouts or after-work gatherings

It creates space for recreation and shared interests.

Through GroupMe we can connect with others through activities we enjoy.

Sports and fitness (tennis, pickleball, basketball, running, etc.)
Family friendly outings
Game nights

It complements (not replaces) structured ministry.

The Community Team will continue to organize parish prayer meetings and parish dinners, but GroupMe helps foster organic parish life in between the structured events. It’s a tool that empowers everyone to participate in building community, loving one another, and extending Christ to our neighbors.

Why is GroupMe a safe way to connect?

GroupMe offers “closed” groups.

We can close groups so that only PCPC members can participate. These parish groups are for members of our church who are interested in parish ministry. This brings a level of trust and familiarity.

GroupMe does not reveal personal contact information.

Within the app, other group members can see our name and profile picture. But they cannot see our phone number or email address. So we can participate while keeping our contact information private.

Comments and Posts

This parish GroupMe is a tool to help connect PCPC members for the sake of parish life in their neighborhood. Understanding that there can be many people in the group, please keep your comments focused on parish life and the purpose of the group. We hope the conversation can be fun and encouraging, but please exercise discernment in what you post and don’t post. We’d encourage you to refrain from posting memes, making random comments, and asking questions unrelated to the group.