About Us

Our Mission

We exist to glorify God through the whole church forming
whole disciples of Jesus Christ for the good of all people.

Our Vision

By our 100th anniversary (2032), we envision saturating
the university network with a transformative gospel presence
established to form and send hundreds of rising leaders
who bring whole life flourishing into every sector of society.

Click the image to view our "Saturate to Send" Vision Booklet

Evangelical Free Church of America

Evangelical Free Church of America

Parkview Church is part of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). The above Statement of Faith was adopted by the EFCA on June 19, 2019. The EFCA is an association of autonomous churches united around the above theological convictions.

History

Parkview has a long history of ministry in the Iowa City area.

The history of Parkview can be traced back to the 1930s when several people from Coralville began holding Sunday School sessions because there was concern that the children of Coralville had no way of hearing the Word. In 1949 construction began on 5th Street for a new building for the Coralville Evangelical Free Church. By 1975 that building was becoming inadequate to meet the growth in attendance, and by 1981, after much prayer and planning, the current site at Foster Road was purchased. Construction on that building was completed in 1985, with a new education wing added in 1990. Then, in the late 90s, the current addition was begun with completion in the year 2000.

“Because YOU prayed, YOU gave, YOU cared enough, the LORD has supplied – we DEDICATE THIS CHURCH!”

Dedication Services in 1953

Parkview Christian Preschool

Parkview Christian Preschool

Parkview Christian Preschool was established in 1992 by a dedicated group of parents and volunteers from Parkview Church. Their mission is to develop in each child an understanding of Christ’s love and forgiveness, to provide a variety of experiences and materials to enable each child to grow at his/her own rate of development, and to maintain a caring atmosphere where each child is loved and accepted as a unique individual.

Faith Academy

Faith Academy

Faith Academy was founded in 2013 as an initiative of Parkview Church through the vision of former Parkview Pastor, Doug Fern. Today, Faith has 7 grades (K-6th) and 115 scholars. Faith Academy’s mission is equipping the whole student through the pursuit of academic excellence and spiritual formation in a diverse community united in Christ.