"Taste and see that the Lord is good." Psalm 34:8a

There is no greater gift we can give to our children than the gift of knowing God's goodness in the Lord Jesus Christ. Every Sunday at Parkside, we care for and serve 400-500 children in our morning and evening services. This requires a lot of volunteer hands!
Currently, we are seeking volunteers to serve in our morning children’s classes or our evening ministry (our nursery teams are different and are currently staffed through the end of 2025).

What would a serving commitment mean?

All volunteers serve for one year, from September 14 through July 2026. Serving in the morning is different from the evening, and options for both are given below as you prayerfully consider being a part of Children's Ministry:

Morning Service Options: (ages 2-grade 5):

• Weekly, as a classroom teacher, during one service

• Weekly, as a classroom helper, during one service

• Job-sharing, as a classroom helper, during one service (serving every-other-week). Partner with a friend who will serve on weeks opposite of you, which allows you both to have a built-in sub if you need to be away. Please kindly note: this option is available only if you and a friend sign up together (Children's Ministry staff does not set up the job-share spots). Friends who sign up for this option will work out their schedule together throughout the year and communicate this with the classroom teacher.

• We believe our Children's Ministry thrives best when our team members serve weekly, but we offer the job-sharing option because we recognize some folks have unique challenges with work travel, caring for elderly parents, or visiting out-of-town family. If you are regularly at church on most Sundays, please prayerfully consider the weekly option.

• For additional information, please read our Sunday morning Children's Ministry FAQs or email us.

Evening Service (Mission Kids, ages 3.5 to grade 3):

• Once every three weeks, on a rotating team as either a group leader or group helper.

• For additional information, please read our Sunday evening Children's Ministry FAQs or email us.

Ready to Serve?

Sign up today using the Register button below. Classes will begin on September 14; orientation is on September 7 (additional information will be communicated to Children's Ministry volunteers via email).