Parkside Christian Church

What Parkside Christian Church does

Parkside Christian Church is an independent, non-profit Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation headquartered at 6986 Salem Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded circa 1927-1929 (approximately 97 years old as of 2026), the church operates a single campus offering two identical Sunday worship services at 9:30am and 11am, with online livestreaming available via YouTube and Facebook. It is governed by a board of seven lay elders (Matt Desjardins as Chair, Doug Bush as Vice Chair, and Greg Richard, Mark McBeath, Todd Calaway, Jason Jew, Corey Barnett) and staffed by seven paid ministry and operations personnel including Shepherding Minister Randy Shivers, Discipleship Minister Randy Adams, and Director of Operations Bill Waldrep.

The organization's core offerings span age-segmented ministries: Parkside Kids (newborns through 6th grade), Parkside Students (7th-12th grade), adult Life Groups and small groups, Care Communities for foster/adoptive families, Care and Counseling services, and a missions program maintaining 22+ global and local partnerships across Kenya, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, Italy, Albania, India, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, plus domestic partners. A distinctive offering is Princesses Ballet, a free faith-based ballet program for under-resourced girls ages 5 through 8th grade operated in partnership with City Gospel Mission. The technology stack is conventional for a mid-sized congregation: a WordPress website, the Church Center app/platform for church management and engagement, Vanco for secure online giving, and Mailchimp for the monthly newsletter.

Revenue derives entirely from voluntary tithes and offerings contributed by congregation members via in-service giving, online payments, and text-to-give; the fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30. The church operates under a "Partnership" model rather than traditional membership, where attendees commit to the mission of "Love God. Love people. Help others do the same." Distribution is omnichannel: in-person worship, online streaming, weekly bulletins, monthly newsletters, and dozens of small groups meeting throughout the week in homes, restaurants, and on campus. The church is currently in a leadership transition, with active searches underway for both a Lead Minister and a Student Minister, alongside an NCS NXTStep Ministry Assessment and five transition team reports informing strategic direction.

Name

Parkside Christian Church

Legal name

Parkside Christian Church

Website

https://parksidechristian.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parkside Christian Church is a 97-year-old non-profit Disciples of Christ congregation in Cincinnati, Ohio offering Sunday worship, age-segmented ministries, small groups, care services, and 22+ global mission partnerships, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Worship services
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Parkside receives financial contributions from congregation members through weekly offerings during worship services, which support the church's ministry and missions. The fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Parkside Christian Church is a non-profit Christian congregation offering weekly Sunday worship services (in-person and live-streamed online), age-specific ministry programs for children (newborn–6th grade) and students (7th–12th grade), small group fellowship through Life Groups and care/support groups, global and local mission partnerships, and care/counseling services for families in crisis. The church operates on voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation to fund these ministries.

Product overview

Parkside Christian Church operates as a multi-service ministry offering a unified set of spiritual and community programs centered on its worship services and educational ministries. The core offering consists of Sunday worship services (in-person and online via YouTube/Facebook), supplemented by age-specific children's and student ministry programs, small group fellowship opportunities, mission partnerships, care services for families in crisis, and special programs like the Princesses Ballet. Online giving and digital communication tools (newsletter, bulletin, event calendar) support engagement with these programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Worship Services Live and on-demand worship services streamed online via YouTube and Facebook, with Sunday services at 9:30am and 11am, for congregants and remote attendees.
• In-Person Worship Services Two identical Sunday morning worship services at 9:30am and 11am at the Cincinnati campus for congregants and visitors.
• Parkside Kids Ministry Children's ministry program for newborns through 6th grade, offering Sunday classes with a curriculum focused on Bible stories and God's character, led by volunteers in a safe environment.
• Parkside Student Ministry Youth ministry for 7th-12th graders featuring Sunday Bible study, weekly worship services, Rel youth group meetings, and house groups, fostering faith formation and peer connections.
• Small Groups and Life Groups Small group fellowship programs including Life Groups, Sunday morning groups, and support groups such as GriefShare and Narcotics Anonymous meeting in homes, restaurants, and on campus throughout the week.
• Missions Program Global and local mission partnerships supporting international ministry work and community outreach through prayer, visits, and financial support across multiple countries and Greater Cincinnati organizations.
• Princesses Ballet Free faith-based ballet program for financially under-resourced girls ages 5 through 8th grade, offered in partnership with City Gospel Mission at Parkside facilities.
• Online Giving Digital giving platform offering online payments, text-to-give, and cash/check donation options for church tithes and offerings, supporting the church's ministry and missions.
• Care Communities Support ministry for foster, adoptive, and biological families in crisis, providing meals, practical assistance, transportation, and mentoring.
• Care and Counseling Services Mental health support including free food resources, counseling referrals to Christ-centered providers, and prayer support for individuals and families in need.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple weekly worship services and dozens of small groups provide regular touchpoints for community members

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Central Brazil MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Amazon Boat Ministry reaches villages along the Amazon River tributaries with medical and dental clinics, pharmacy services, Bible teaching, and church planting. Parkside has been a long-time sponsor.
• Eastern Dominican Christian MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDCM fulfills the Great Commission by making disciples and forming congregations in the eastern Dominican Republic since 2003, helping churches reach self-sufficiency.
• Lecce Christian Mission (Italy and Albania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners travel to churches throughout Italy for revival, workshops, and teaching. Also uses Let’s Start Talking program to teach English using the Bible and holds annual conferences.
• Mekong MultiplycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiplies disciples and churches among unreached people groups in Southeast Asia by recruiting, training, mobilizing, and coaching national missionaries.
• Miriam Center in HaiticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial needs orphanage in St. Louis du Nord, Haiti providing care for children with severe disabilities. Gail from Parkside serves on the neurology team treating over 100 patients.
• Missions of Hope International (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolistic ministry serving children and families in Africa through education, family empowerment, health restoration, and redemption. Parkside partners with Milimani School in Molo, Kenya.
• New InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner based in Fort Myers, Florida serving as Director of Short-term Mobilization, recruiting and sending college-age interns to serve missionaries worldwide.
• North India Christian MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpreads the Gospel in Northwest India through self-sustaining churches, leadership training, schools, sewing centers, leper colony outreach, medical clinics, and disaster relief.
• Tavriski Christian Institute (Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution preparing skilled ministers for Ukraine and other countries, bridging spiritual and social spheres.
• TCM International InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelops Christian leaders through higher learning, dedicated to Taking Christ to Millions by Training Christians for Ministry.
• Waves of Mercy (Haiti)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntroduces the fallen and brokenhearted in Port-de-Paix, Haiti to God's love. Has been in ministry for 45 years serving the poorest.
• Sensitive Partners (Central Asia and Horn of Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouse church movement and outreach to the poor and refugees in Central Asia; discipleship of believers in a people group in the Horn of Africa. Names and locations withheld for security.
• Back2Back MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCincinnati ministry loving and caring for orphans and impoverished children through meeting physical, spiritual, educational, social, and emotional needs.
• CIY (Christ In Youth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalls youth to Christ and into Kingdom work through events that lead to conversations, transformed lives, and committed service.
• Christian Village CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuides older adults to joyful and purposeful life experiences in a faith-filled community, assisting with physical and spiritual needs.
• Life Forward Pregnancy Care of CincinnaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps women and families make life-affirming decisions through God's love with consultations, pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and education at three Cincinnati locations.
• The Lord's Gym MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides daily Bible studies, food and clothing to the needy, counseling, and rescues those trapped in human trafficking in Greater Cincinnati.
• National Network of Youth MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnites and equips Christ-followers through youth leader networks to share the gospel and advance Christ's ministry to teenagers nationwide.
• The NavigatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian ministry sharing the gospel and helping people grow through Life-to-Life discipleship, creating spiritual generations of believers.
• Transforming Jail MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTakes God's message of hope to those incarcerated in local jails through worship services conducted by volunteers from Parkside.
• Woodland Lakes Christian Camp & Retreat CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian camp and retreat center near Cincinnati used by area churches for youth programming, family retreats, and spiritual growth. Parkside supports financially.
• City Gospel Mission (Princesses Ballet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree faith-based ballet training program for financially under-resourced girls ages 5 through 8th grade, offered through Parkside's facilities and volunteers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Churchome: Digital-first church with strong livestream and online community emphasis, plus in-person gatherings. Directly comparable to Parkside's streaming and small-group model and a leading example of hybrid church design.
• Transformation Church: Rapidly growing multi-ethnic church in the Carolinas with strong digital reach and a contemporary, multi-generational ministry design — overlapping with Parkside's life-stage programming philosophy but at faster recent growth.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Large Atlanta-based multi-site church known for small-group philosophy and teaching-driven programming. Comparable ministry structure (groups, kids, students) at significantly larger scale than Parkside.
• Life.Church: One of the largest digitally-enabled multi-site churches in the U.S., pioneering online church and the YouVersion Bible app. Sets the ceiling on digital ministry scale that local churches like Parkside aspire to via streaming.
• Saddleback Church: Long-established Southern California megachurch with global church-planting and mission networks. Comparable to Parkside in emphasizing global missions, but operates at materially greater scale.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte-based multi-site contemporary church with strong digital content production. Comparable ministry model with comparable age-stage segmentation but operates at significantly larger scale than Parkside.
• Gateway Church: Texas-based multi-site church with extensive global outreach and missions focus. Comparable global-mission orientation to Parkside while operating across multiple physical campuses.

Direct peers

• Crossroads Church: One of the largest Christian congregations in the Cincinnati metro with multiple campuses and strong digital programming. Operates in the same geography and competes for the same household donor and volunteer pool as Parkside.
• NorthChurch: Cincinnati-area contemporary Christian church running comparable programs across kids, students, and adult small groups. Overlaps with Parkside in geographic catchment and ministry structure.
• Vineyard Church of Cincinnati: Cincinnati-area multi-site Christian church offering weekend services, small groups, kids, students, and care ministries — directly comparable to Parkside's ministry portfolio and local market positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/visitparkside
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ParksideChristianChurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/visitparkside
• Instagraminstagram.com/visitparkside
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parkside-christian-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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