Our History

The Parkside Community Church began in 1913 as a small neighborhood Sunday School in the Harper and Conner area in Detroit. The Sunday School met in a local school and as they continued to grow eventually moved to a store front on Kerwin avenue( now known as French rd.) near Harper. This growing church joined the Missionary Church Association in 1921 and became the Kerwin Missionary Church. The Church continued to prosper and in 1925 construction began on a facility at the corner of Eastlawn and Mack. The Eastlawn Missionary Church was born. The church continued to grow and prosper. A radio broadcast was sponsored during the depression years, the building was expanded and a number of members went into full time Christian service as Pastor's and Missionaries. The late 60's saw a decline in membership as many moved from the city to the surrounding suburbs. Eastlawn Missionary Church relocated to Sterling Heights in 1970/71 and the current facility was constructed with the first service being held on May 19, 1974. In November of 1998 The Eastlawn Missionary Church adopted our purpose statement and the church was reorganized around that statement to better serve the community of Sterling Heights. In May of 1999, 25 years after the first service, the name of the church was changed to Parkside Community Church. This change was made to better identify with the community where we are located. We have a rich heritage of Christian service and our desire is to continue to grow and show the love of Jesus Christ by serving our community.