A NOTE FROM PHIL Join us on 'Christmas Eve' at 6pm at the Loyola Red Line stop for a time of Caroling together and sharing the joy of Christ's birth with our neighborhood.  Park-RP Family!This Christmas, we celebrate the greatest gift ever given: Jesus Christ. As a result of His love for this world, He stepped into our brokenness and sin—not only to walk among us but to save us. He came to offer f...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Join us tonight as we gather with a number of other Northside churches for the annual 'Carols on Clark Street.' Park-RP,  it's my hope and prayer this Christmas Season that you are finding time to pause and reflect on the wonder of Christ's birth. It's through Christ's incarnation that we know that we have a Savior and King who sympathizes with our weaknesses and yet, still chose ...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL This Sunday is the last week to take an ornament from the 'Angel Tree' - we've 29 ornaments left to be taken. Park-RP,  Advent is a time that stirs with hope and anticipation as we remind ourselves that in Jesus, God stepped into our world so we no longer have to remain in darkness. Jesus bore on himself the darkness of this world, fully understanding the weight of our struggles....  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Bring a dish to share as we celebrate thanksgiving together as one big family this Sunday  after-service! Good Morning RP, this week I've been so grateful for the ways that our church is showing up in various places and spaces to be representatives of Christ  - there is such a sweet fragrance of Christ when we step up to serve and be present in our community together. Even this m...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Good Morning RP,As the Election Results came in this week I was surprised by the various emotions that I felt, particularly as Ruth and I consider what it could mean for us to become citizens of the United States in time for the next election in 2028. A deeper sense of rootedness and belonging is appealing, but this election has given me caution when I've found myself being emotio...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Church Family,What a gift to be able to gather in spaces where friendships can deepen and each of us can feel seen and known regardless of where we are on our spiritual journey, as we hear reminders of God's faithfulness and love together! A big shout out to our 'Women's Testimony Night' and our 'Mens Fall Summit' as examples of more intimate spaces into which we can invite friend...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Church Family,Last Sunday, through looking at the disciples request that Jesus teach them to prayer (Luke 11:1-13), we we're reminded that God's heart towards his children is that of a loving Heavenly Father, who weighs his response to our prayers with wisdom based upon his commitment to our good and flourishing. So that, when we commit our lives to following Christ we can be assu...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Hey RP,I was reflecting last night that one of the great gifts of the local church is the opportunity it creates to regularly reflect together on the deepest and most profound questions that arise from our souls. Often it's coming to the end of that which we have been hoping in that opens within us a greater willingness to pursue concrete answers that speak to our longing  to be f...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Hey Church Family,This week as I've talked with a spectrum of individuals from across our church - from mature believers and leaders, to those who have recently committed to their lives to Christ, to those who are in a period of investigating Christ and his claims - I see how crucial a season we are in as a Church.One of the signs of a healthy church is seeing various individuals ...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Hi Park-RP!As I shared last Sunday it is great gift to be a part of the Park family of churches in how we get to live our the oneness Christ prayed would be true of his followers, and in how we get to serve areas of our city in ways that we could not do alone!This Weekend there are two opportunities to come alongside and be an encouragement to other churches in the Park family:1. ...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Church Family,This Sunday we'll continue in our current sermon series 'Courageous Convictions' reminding ourselves of the great purpose into which Christ has called us to 'Seek First the Kingdom' - it's be a great reminder to my soul of God's heart of provision and care for his people. We'll also be hearing from a number of Small Group leaders - and gathering for a 'Tailgate Theme...  Read More

A NOTE FROM PHIL Park-RP,This Sunday we will begin a four-week sermon series entitled 'COURAGEOUS CONVICTIONS.'In 1  Corinthians 13:16, the Apostle Paul writes 'stand firm in the faith; be courageous', and so over the coming weeks we will be teaching through a number of passages in Scripture, for the sake of calling one another to greater courage and faithfulness in our upholding of a number of bi...  Read More