Deacon Ministry 

The primary purpose of the deacon body of Parkview Baptist Church is to fulfill its responsibilities as a servant leader group as set forth in the New Testament. Our mission is to provide servant leadership support to the many ministries of Parkview and to be a responsive support team for the Church’s ministerial staff.  The deacon’s can serve on several ministry teams, in addition to their “usual” roles (i.e. Sunday school teacher, usher, service on church committees or other ministry teams), and these include:

Prayer Ministry
Deacons maintain the Parkview Prayer Room with prayer room listings; a deacon prays during each service for staff, leadership, and the church body during this time; the deacons begin each of their monthly meetings with a “special needs” prayer session for the church; (submit your prayer request here).

Hospital Visitation Ministry
Deacons assist the staff in ministry to those members and families who are hospitalized, giving support, and offering prayer;

Baptism Ministry
Deacons provide logistical support with the physical needs of the service such as organizing dressing room facilities, assisting the pastor or staff, serving new believers in this ordination, and coordinating with the camera operator;

Lord’s Supper Ministry
Deacons prepare and serve the Lord’s Supper to the congregation, as scheduled by the church staff, this ordinance is also provided to the homebound;

Homebound Ministry
Deacons make and support as many calls on the homebound Parkview members as possible, ministering to their needs;

Helps Ministry
Deacons help with the physical needs of widows, orphans, the elderly, single parent families, and the physically-limited;

Special Events
Deacons assist staff or other Parkview Ministry groups with manpower and logistical support. Deacons help with setup and takedown and assist in the kitchen and other areas.