Southside Presbyterian Church

About this church

Southside Presbyterian Church worships Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in its main space, the Kiva. All ages begin together; after Time for Children, those age five and older may leave for Sunday School while younger children use the nursery. Sunday School participants return before worship ends, and nursery children are picked up afterward. The Tucson congregation calls itself a community of faith, hope, love, and witness in the borderlands. As a More Light Presbyterian congregation, it supports full participation of LGBTQ people in the life, ministry, and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and states that its welcome includes everyone.

Founded in 1906 as Papago Presbyterian Church, Southside was created for Tohono O’odham families after white Presbyterian congregations refused to worship with Indigenous people. Its history also records that national mission authorities, rather than Tohono O’odham members, initially controlled governance. Today’s multiracial, multigenerational congregation serves a culturally diverse barrio and engages social justice in the borderlands. Choir music, children, youth, families, community work, and historical oral accounts are featured online. The church office lists Sunday hours from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Southside’s site leaves nursery ages, child arrival procedures, parking and disability access, sacramental patterns, service length, and streaming unaddressed.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official Sunday School page, 9:30 worship, Kiva, all-age opening, children’s dis · Official identity page, inclusive welcome, Presbyterian Church USA and More Ligh · Official history page, 1906 founding, Tohono O’odham families, Papago Presbyteri · Official worship page, Sunday hour, choir recording, songs of praise and comfort

Service times

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Ministries and visitor notes

• Sunday School Ages 5 and Older — During Worship After Time for Children
• Nursery — During Sunday Worship

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