Parkway Gardens United Presbytherian Church

The mission of PGU is to create a spiritual atmosphere that strengthens families and allows individuals to prosper educationally,
financially, politically, and physically through the utilization of Christian Concepts.
Create a Spiritual Atmosphere – Provide a place for Christian Worship
Strengthens Families – Spousal Relationships and Parenting
Educationally – Provide support for children as well as lifelong learning programs Financially – Provide instruction in the proper management of God’s gifts
Politically – Encourage awareness and activity in local and national governance Physically – Cultivating healthy minds, bodies, and

We are located at:
1005 E. Shelby Drive
Memphis, TN. 38116
901.348.0985

Brian Henderson, Senior Pastor - Pastor Brian Henderson is a native of Pearl, Mississippi. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi where he received a Bachelors of Arts in Banking and Finance. While at Southern MS., Brian felt a call to ministry and upon graduating in 1999 he went on to Johnson C. Smith Seminary which is located at the Interdenominational Theological Center at the Atlanta University Center. While at Johnson C. Smith, Brian studied New Testament and Preaching; he graduated with honors in 2003. Upon graduation Brian accepted a call to Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tn. In 2005, Parkway Gardens and Saint Andrews Christian Center merged to become Parkway Gardens United; Brian was installed as the newly merged church’s first pastor. Pastor Henderson brings a love for people, academic training in the areas of business and ministry, and a passion for preaching to the church and he gives his all to serving every day.He currently serves on several boards across the city of Memphis as well as other cities. Brian is married to Ms Tanjula Jackson Henderson. Ms Henderson is a 5th grade Language Arts school teacher at Rivercrest Elementary, and she also teaches Sunday School at PGU Brian Henderson, Senior Pastor - Pastor Brian Henderson is a native of Pearl, Mississippi. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi where he received a Bachelors of Arts in Banking and Finance. While at Southern MS., Brian felt a call to ministry and upon graduating in 1999 he went on to Johnson C. Smith Seminary which is located at the Interdenominational Theological Center at the Atlanta University Center. While at Johnson C. Smith, Brian studied New Testament and Preaching; he graduated with honors in 2003. Upon graduation Brian accepted a call to Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tn. In 2005, Parkway Gardens and Saint Andrews Christian Center merged to become Parkway Gardens United; Brian was installed as the newly merged church’s first pastor. Pastor Henderson brings a love for people, academic training in the areas of business and ministry, and a passion for preaching to the church and he gives his all to serving every day.He currently serves on several boards across the city of Memphis as well as other cities. Brian is married to Ms Tanjula Jackson Henderson. Ms Henderson is a 5th grade Language Arts school teacher at Rivercrest Elementary, and she also teaches Sunday School at PGU

Our Belief

In life and death we belong to God. Where ever we go God is with us; loving us to life and challenging us to be more faithful in our responsibilities to God, Church, Family, and Community.
We trust in God who in sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God's image male and female, of every race and people, to live as one community. But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator. Ignoring God's commandments, we violate the image of God in others and ourselves, we accept lies as truth, we exploit neighbor and nature, and we threaten death to the planet entrusted to our care. We deserve God's condemnation. Yet God in Christ has redeemed humankind and all creation. In Jesus, God has given us and example for living in concert with our neighbors and with the world. In Jesus God has offered a sacrifice that has atoned for the sins of mankind. In Jesus God has granted us access to God’s power to save, heal, and deliver all who have faith in him.Hence we are followers of Jesus Christ who was fully human and fully God.Jesus in his preaching, teaching by word and deed, blessing the children, healing the sick, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel, Jesus taught us what it meant to be truly apart of a community that is guided and ruled by God’s Love. Unjustly condemned, Jesus was crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world. God raised Jesus from the dead, breaking the power of sin and evil in the world, anddelivering us all from death to life eternal.
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, who is our guide through out all of life. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the word Preached, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us at the Lord’s Supper, and calls women and men to all ministries of the church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to be witnesses among all peoples to the power of Jesus Christ,to unmask idolatries in church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples who are hurting, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God's new heaven and new earth, praying,Come, Lord Jesus!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.