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

Field of Hope UCC Youth Sunday 11/3

Parkside Youth Sunday 11/10

Loomis UCC Youth Sunday 11/24

February Immersion: San Francisco 2/14-2/16 SIGN UP

Youth Sunday

Coming to a UCC near you November 2024!

Every Fall, El Parkis Youth create and lead their own worship service. Join us this November for This is Me Trying: an innovative worship experience through faith and figuring it out.

Check out Youth Sunday 2023 With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility HERE.

Register NOW!

IMMERSION 2025: San Francisco is for youth currently in grades 6 to 12.

Join El Parkis and the Northern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ (NCNC UCC)for our first annual Immersion Youth Event.

This trip will feature service opportunities, sightseeing in San Francisco, a field trip to Glide Memorial Church, and fellowship with other youth throughout our greater NCNC UCC community. Registration includes housing at The Waller Center, all meals, and transportation. El Parkis will facilitate the transportation of our youth to/from Sacramento and provide chaperones from our partner churches.

Early bird registration ends December 1. Regular registration ends January 23. There are regular and scholarship prices; if you need additional financial aid it is available. Contact Rev. Lauren Jewett at ncncyomc@ncncucc.org

February Immersion: San Francisco 2025

SUMMER SERVICE TRIP

2025 Dates TBA

Join El Parkis & Sierra Service Project for our annual week of service! Volunteers will rotate through community-based projects, many of which have an environmental focus. Registration info coming soon.

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.