As the days are warming up, I want to take this occasion to highlight Baptism! Why might the weather make me think of Baptism? Well, because every year in July, for several decades now, Park Community Church has been gathering as one big family out at Lake Michigan to baptize new followers of Christ! It is a REALLY awesome picture of God working. We'll be talking abou...  Read More

This Sunday is also our first Park in the Park' for the Summer! We'll gather on Sunday from 3pm onwards in Loyola Park on the grass by the Volley Ball Courts, where Loyola Park meets Farewell Ave. We'll have a Grill setup this year with free hotdogs! available to anyone and all - this is a great opportunity for us as a church family to spend time deepening friendships with one another playing and having fun, and also an opportunity to be present as a church with a heart to befriend and welcome others from our neighborhood! Bring a ball, Bring a frisbee, Bring a picnic, Bring your kids, Bring yourself! Come on out!  Read More

Hi RP Family Spending much time with the Minor Prophets lately?? Well, if you are joining us at Park Rogers Park this Sunday, you will be, starting this weekend as we hit pause on our Luke sermon series and dive into our Summer sermon series exploring all 12 books of the Minor Prophets   Read More

I hope you were blessed last Sunday getting to hear from partner ministries and churches that we serve alongside. If you would like to get connected with NIGHT CHURCH (Scott Parker), C/24/7 Ministries (Natalie and James Crockett), Hands Across Chicago (Doc Fuder), Sabka Sahaara (Shine Gidla) or New Life for Girls (Elizabeth Galvan) - feel free to get in touch and I'd gladly connect you!  Read More

Hi RP Family - As Phil announced to us, this Sunday at Park Rogers Park is Neighborhood Partners Sunday Our Sunday service will include a couple components that will help us know who some of our local ministry partners are and how it is that we can and do work together. It's going to be a fun time of hearing some great voices tell us about what God is doing in their ministries and the important role our local church plays with them.  Read More

Living with a sense of inner frenzy and hurry can quickly crowd out the peace and rest that Christ has secured for us in the Gospel. I hope this week has been one where you have been reminded that it is you who are the beloved, and God gives to his beloved the free gift of rest - rest for your body, and rest for your soul.  Read More

Hi RP Family- This Sunday we have the joy of celebrating the Baptism of one our very own...  Read More

Every week as we gather it's only possible as we be a church of individuals committed to serving the whole! Remember that serving on our ministry teams is so much more than completing particular tasks, but an opportunity to express our alignment with God's love for the local church and his desire that we would imitate him as the one 'who came not to be served, but to serve.'   Read More

Hi RP Family -Ladies! Super exciting to hear that about 100 of you (across the North Region churches) have signed up for the IF Gathering! Grateful you will all have this time together to learn and fellowship and explore ways to be part of God’s mission in the world this season. Just fyi, if there are a couple last-minuters there’s a good chance there is space for you, just please...  Read More

Hey Park-RP, If you were with us back in January you likely completed our ‘2024 Church Survey’! The purpose behind the survey was to help us know and listen well to our church, with the intent that the results would help our leadership and ministry leads prioritize areas of focus. Thank you for the time and intentionality you took in completing the survey! I’ve been prayerfully seeking wisdom, discernment and the Lord’s help in how to offer a reflection that integrates the church survey results, along with various reflections in conversation with members, ministry leads, staff, deacons and elders.  Read More

Hi RP Family - You and I are living post-Resurrection Sunday! Has Jesus’s resurrection affected you post-Easter Celebration? I hope it has. The level of affect it can have on you is limitless, and all the hope we have in our Savior can be found in the reality that he has conquered the grave. If Jesus can defeat the biggest evil, what more can he defeat? We are a people that can li...  Read More

Pastor Kensen Lam (Park’s Near South Region Lead Pastor), sent this quote out yesterday and it reminded me that yes we will celebrate Christ’s Resurrection this Sunday, but if we are to truly grasp the joy and hope of all that we have gained through Christ’s triumph over sin and death we first need to remind ourselves of the brokenness and sorrow of this world.  Read More