Youth — Parkside Community Church

Spiritual Support. Service Opportunities. Social Events.

@elparkisyouth is a Youth Ministry Collective of Parkside Community Church, Loomis UCC, and Elk Grove UCC.

El Parkis is a Youth Ministry for ALL serving middle and high school youth in Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Placer County.

For young-emerging adults ages 18-26, check out @elparkisbridge on Instagram.

Under Trans & Queer leadership since 2021.

Upcoming Events

Senior Retreat 5/11-12

Placer Pride 5/18

Sac Pride 6/8

Elk Grove Pride 6/22

Summer Service Trip 6/30-7/5

Youth Sunday

Coming to a UCC near you Fall 2024!

Every Fall, El Parkis Youth create and lead their own worship service. Check out Youth Sunday 2023 HERE.

SUMMER SERVICE TRIP

June 30-July 5, 2024

Del Norte County

Join El Parkis & Sierra Service Project for a 5 night service trip to Del Norte County! Volunteers will rotate through community-based projects, many of which have an environmental focus. These include forest thinning and blackberry bush removal with Elk Valley Rancheria, invasive species removal with the Tolowa Dunes Stewards, and working in the community gardens across Del Norte County. Register HERE.

Youth Group

How it works: Once a month, youth from Elk Grove, Loomis, and Parkside UCCs and throughout the community come together for an all El Parkis Youth Ministry Event. We volunteer locally, embark on overnight service trips, play pickup sports games, make art, and throw top notch BBQs.

Throughout the rest of the month, youth programming happens once a month at Parkside & Elk Grove, once a month online via Discord, and every Wednesday night at Loomis. We share a meal together, have youth group, and participate in Sunday Worship.

Anyone can join- you don’t have to belong to a church or even be religious. All are welcome. And there are ALWAYS SNACKS.

Join us for our all El Parkis events and/or individual youth programming at the location of your choice: Elk Grove UCC, Parkside Community Church, and Loomis Basin UCC.

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Our youth serve the community through various projects related to hunger and homelessness, standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, speaking out for racial justice, and being caretakers of our natural resources.

Current partners include: Safe Harbor, Sierra Native Alliance, The Latino Leadership Council, Auburn Hip Hop Congress, Sacramento Black Lives Matter, The American River Parkway Foundation, Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention, The Sierra Service Project, and SSIP Food Closet.

We also serve our congregations through participating in worship- offering music, dance, preaching, and planning.