Awana Clubs: A Weekly Adventure!
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Awana helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who faithfully follow Jesus Christ. Our programs offer a proven approach for evangelizing and discipling kids in the church and community.
As a ministry leader for over 60 years, Awana is making an impact. A national survey found Awana to be as important to our alumni's spiritual foundation as all other church activities combined. Among alumni who participated in our programs for at least six years, 92.7 percent still attend church at least weekly as adults! Each week, nearly two million kids ages 2 to 18 participate in Awana. This includes 1.07 million in 102 countries outside of the U.S., the most children that Awana has ever reached internationally. Here's what you need to know about Parker Road's Awana Clubs:
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For more information about our Awana program, please visit our Awana page:
Joshua Arms
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Since 1978, Joshua Arms has served seniors in the Joliet community by combining affordable, comfortable living among the companionship of friends. Parker Road leads a special worship service for the residents twice a month.
Ministry Contact: Gary Gross Website: http://www.lssi.org/joshuaarms/ |
MorningStar Mission
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MorningStar Mission is a non-denominational organization dedicated to relieving the spiritual and physical hunger of the poor. They do this by providing food for the hungry, clothing for the needy, shelter for the homeless and the Gospel of Jesus Christ for all.
Ministering to men, women, children and entire families, MorningStar Mission has served the less fortunate of Joliet and the surrounding Will County area since 1909. Whether it’s through a one-time meal or a long-term recovery program, they’re committed to offering hope for the hurting. Ministry Contact: Frank Volpe, Senior Pastor Website: http://www.morningstarmission.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningStarMission1909 |
PASS Pregnancy Care Center
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Pregnancy Aid South Suburbs (PASS) has served women and families in unplanned pregnancy situations since 1983. In addition to services and care, PASS provides tangible items such as diapers, car seats, formula, baby food, infant clothing, maternity clothing and other items to thousands of families in need.
PASS assists and empowers the greater Southland communities by providing a life-affirming network of care through prevention, crisis intervention, education, and restoration. Quick Facts about PASS:
Ministry Contact: Gary DeVries Website: https://www.passnetworkforlife.org/ |
Prison Ministry
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The Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) is one of the largest (96 acres) single site county pre-detention facilities in the United States. Primarily holding pre-trial detainees, the Department admits approximately 100,000 detainees annually and averages a daily population of 9,000.
Men from Parker Road enter the cold, concrete walls of Cook County jail and Stateville Penitentiary to reach out to inmates who are in desperate need of hope — and many find hope in the pages of the Bible and the person of Jesus Christ. Ministry Contact: Gary DeVries |
Recycle Ink Cartridges
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Go green and support Parker Road! Donate your old ink cartridges to help Parker Road purchase office supplies. We can accept any brand of ink and toner cartridges. So collect those empty ink cartridges from home, your job, your neighbors... whoever is willing to part with their "empties"!
Do you have old, expired ink cartridges or cartridges that won't work in your printer? Full ink cartridges are certainly welcome too — but only if they are of no use to you or others. Please drop off all ink cartridges in the blue, marked box located in the main entrance at Parker Road. Thank you for your support! |
Samaritan's Purse: Operation Christmas Child
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Samaritan's Purse is a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Operation Christmas Child, the world's largest Christmas project, brings joy and hope to needy children around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God's love. Since 1993, more than 100 million shoe box gifts have been delivered to children in more than 130 countries. Each year, Parker Road is honored to participate in Operation Christmas Child and collect specially filled shoe boxes for children all over the world. Please contact us for the latest information on when you can drop of your shoe box donations. For more information about how to pack a shoe box, please download the provided PDF file (below) or visit our Samaritan's Purse page. Website: www.samaritanspurse.org/occ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OCCshoeboxes |
Something from Jessie Memorial Scholarship
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Jessica Troyer, daughter to Floyd and Melanie Troyer, sister to Danielle, Nick, and Charlene, was in a snowmobile accident on Sunday, January 23, 2000 near her home in Frankfort. She died one week later on Sunday, January 30, 2000, at the young age of 17. Growing up, Jessica (or Jessie as she was known by her friends and family) attended Phantom Ranch Bible Camp as a camper and later worked at the camp during the summer of 1999 with her best friend, Karolyn.
Through the support of her family's business, Wirtz Rentals, and her home church, Parker Road Bible Church, Jessie's family and friends hold an annual spaghetti dinner to raise money to send inner-city students to the very same camp Jessie attended. 100% of all proceeds go towards this special scholarship fund and is tax deductible. Ministry Contacts: Melanie Troyer, Patty Westergren, and Karolyn Nelson Website: http://www.somethingfromjessie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SomethingfromJessie Twitter: https://twitter.com/SFJessie |
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