Parish Ministry

Parish ministry makes the big church smaller as we seek to live as Christ’s people in the places where He has called us.

As members of the body of Christ, the Lord has united us with Himself and with one another. The Lord has welcomed us into His family, and we want PCPC to feel like a family to our people. We love gathering together on Sundays, but we also know that we spend most of the week scattered all across the city. Wherever the Lord has called us to live, that is the place where we are called to love Him and love our neighbor. Our hope is that parish ministry gives us an opportunity to connect to Christ and one another, to abide in Christ, and to extend Christ where we spend so much of our lives.

Which parishes have we identified?

Our members are spread across the DFW area (and beyond), so we’ve identified 14 neighborhood parishes and 5 large regions where our people live. The interactive map shows the boundaries of these parishes. You can visit your particular parish website to see what’s happening in your part of the city.

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 30:

Parishes West of I-35:

West (Region)

How can people get involved?

We’re working to establish regular rhythms of parish dinners and parish prayer. These dinners and prayer times are the easiest ways for us to get to know our neighbors and to begin to engage in parish life.

What are 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 a little smaller. We hope to offer parish dinners multiple times a year. We identify members who are willing to host a dinner, then we help them pick a day and a time, set up a registration, and invite members in the parish to register and attend. If you’re interested in hosting a parish dinner, email [email protected].

What is parish prayer?
We want to encourage our people to gather regularly to pray for one another, their neighbors, and our church.

“Whenever God determines to do a great work,
He first sets His people to pray.”
— Charles Spurgeon

What is a parish team?
Beyond the regular rhythms, we want to establish parish teams wherever we have members who are eager to see the Lord do something in their neighborhood. We form a team of Elders and Deacons and members who feel called to serve, and we ask people to serve as parish leaders for one year. Three times a year, we invite all of our parish leaders to a meeting so we can remember the vision, share stories, and make plans for our parishes. We know that God has given all of our people different gifts and passions, so when they join a team, we ask them what role they want to play. The different roles allow people to focus on something they love to do as they seek to be a blessing in their parish. The roles include: Care and Prayer, Communication and Coordination, Home Groups, Hospitality and Fellowship, Missions and Service, and Shepherding and Connections.

As the Lord leads us, we trust that He’ll use regular rhythms and parish teams to transform us and to help us be salt and light in the city. Parish ministry can help us be the church in so many ways: welcoming new people, shepherding a large flock, caring for members with needs, studying God’s word, praying together, showing hospitality, and sharing Jesus with our neighbors.

We currently have teams in Far North Dallas / Richardson, Lake Highlands, Love Field, Preston Hollow, Oak Cliff, Old East Dallas / Lakewood, the South Region, and Uptown / Oak Lawn.

If you’re interested in joining an existing team in your parish or launching a team in a parish that doesn’t have one, reach out to us at [email protected].

The Lord is at work in parish ministry. What do you want to see Him do in your neighborhood?