November is MISSIONS MONTH at Parkside!
All month long, we will learn the importance of missions, how Parksiders are already on mission, how we can support and pray for missions efforts, and how we can get involved in missions - locally, nationally, and internationally.
We will also have missions-focused sermons:
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November 2 - Cooperative Program
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November 9 - Foreign Missions
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November 16 - National Missions
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November 23 - Local Missions
CLICK HERE for a prayer guide that will help you pray for missions, during the month of November.
CLICK HERE for upcoming missions opportunities.
“GO, THEREFORE, AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.” MATTHEW 28:19
Parkside partners with gospel-centered ministries locally, nationally, and globally. Its mission is to build a missional culture, within the church, by increasing prayer for missions, generosity toward missions, and participation in mission opportunities, so that Christ’s love is shared and His glory made known throughout the world.
When you give to missions at Parkside, a percentage of your giving will support the variety of local and statewide ministries, as well as missionaries serving around the world. Every year, we dedicate November as our Missions Month where we encourage generous giving to support missions in our town, state, and around the world.
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
When you give through Parkside, a portion of your offering (6.6%) goes to the Cooperative Program. This is how Southern Baptist churches work together to support missions and ministry in our community, across Texas, and around the world.
Of that amount, 45% stays in Texas through the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) to:
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Help churches share Jesus and plant new churches
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Support disaster relief and compassion ministries
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Train pastors and strengthen churches across Texas
The remaining 55% goes beyond Texas through the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to:
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Send and support thousands of missionaries around the world
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Start new churches across North America
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Train future pastors and missionaries through our seminaries
So, when you give to Parkside, your generosity doesn’t stop here—it reaches people everywhere.
LOCAL MISSIONS
God has placed Parkside here in Grayson County to be a light to our local communities. There are many opportunities to serve our local partners and spread the Gospel. Below is a list of our local partners:
Texas Family Shelter
Denison Ministerial Alliance
True Options (Crisis Pregnancy Center)
Denison Helping Hands (Food Pantry)
Center Cross (Soup Kitchen)
H.E.A.T.(Homeless Empowerment Action Team)
Women’s Missionary Union
Grayson Baptist Association
SBC of Texas
Reach Texas
Habitat for Humanity
NATIONAL MISSIONS
Parkside also works and gives to organizations that share the Gospel with people across our nation. Our church takes a family mission trip each year, to various places to work with Builders for Christ. We also support other organizations in their effort to plant churches and send missionaries all over North America. Below is our list of National Partners:
Builders for Christ
Habitat for Humanity
Southern Baptist Convention
Annie Armstrong Offering
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
God has called us to also be ambassadors for Him all over the world. We seek to reach those in other cultures and nations and share the light of Christ. We have seen God call several people to leave their life in the States behind and become missionaries full-time. Below are some of our international partners:
Lottie Moon Offering
Hanks Family (Peru)
Operation Christmas Child
World Hunger
Possible New IMB Partnership in the Philippines - Jess Jennings
Parkside Missionaries on the Field
The Hanks Family
The Hanks family, Chuck, Tiffany, Emma, and Ben, moved to Lima, Peru in 2021 as a self-funded missionary for the Internation Mission Board. They work alongside Peruvian pastors to reach Lima and the surrounding areas with the message of the Gospel. Along with hosting Bible studies in their home and street evangelism, Chuck also works alongside other missionaries to provide video and graphic support to aid in spreading the Gospel. If you would like to partner with the Hanks family financially with a one-time gift or a reoccurring gift, CLICK HERE!
Rode Hao
Rode Hao started to fill the call to missions in 2020. Through much prayer and talking to friends and family, Rode decided to begin the process of applying to be a missionary with the International Mission Board. Over several months Rode met with advisors, participated in extensive training, and quit her local job to follow the call God placed upon her life. She was sent to Lima, Peru to work alongside the missionaries to spread the light of the Gospel. Rode is fully supported by the International Mission Board through the Cooperative Program. Continue to pray for Rode as she is in language training to be able to effectively communicate in Peru.
upcoming missions opportunities
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Operation Christmas Child demonstrates God's love to children in need worldwide, by delivering gift-filled shoeboxes and the good news of Jesus Christ. You can pick up a shoebox in the Worship Center next Sunday, November 2, and fill it with all kinds of goodies. Then, return the filled boxes on Sunday, November 16, and we will have a special time of prayer over them, during our worship service.
Dates: Nov 2 - 16
2025 MISSIONS INGATHERING
Our Missions Ingathering is a specific time we set aside at Parkside, to pray and seek God for what He would have us give to Missions this year. Our 2025 Missions Ingathering Goal is $120,000, which goes to support local, national, and international missions. We will have a special Ingathering Offering on Sunday, December 7, but you have give anytime between now and December 21. Click the button for more information about our Missions Ingathering and the ministries and missions it supports.
PHILIPPINES MISSION TRIP
Parkside is partnering with the International Mission Board (IMB) to explore long-term ministry opportunities in the Philippines. Our team will visit and serve alongside IMB missionaries in Palawan, Cebu, and Southern Luzon, engaging in prayer, evangelism, and vision work to support gospel efforts and future partnerships.
Dates: Feb 28- March 6
Cost: $3700 + Passport
Location: Palawan, Cebu &
Southern Luzon
CONSTRUCTION MISSION TRIP
Parkside partners with Builders for Christ for a family mission trip where all ages can serve together. We’ll assist a congregation with a building project that will help them reach more people for Christ. Whether you have construction experience or not, there’s a place for everyone to contribute and make a lasting impact for God’s glory.
Dates: June 29 - July 3.
Cost: $350-$400 a person
Location: TBD
STUDENT BOUNCE MISSION TRIP
Parkside students (grades 7–12) will join Texas Baptists to assist with repair and clean up efforts from the spring floods in Central Texas. Students will help repair homes, serve families in need, and share Christ’s love through hands-on service and teamwork.
Dates: June 15-20
Cost: $150
Location: Kerville, TX