Danville Campus Blog

On Saturday, May 5, the Danville Campus closed out the 2012 school year at Jennie Rogers Elementary School with a colossal block party. Everyone who attended the party was served lunch and had a lot of “fun stuff” to do.

Dunking teachers in the dunking booth was one of the favorites, but the huge water slide was the biggest hit. Face painting, tie-dye t-shirts, and decorating horses were just a few of the many craft activities in which families eagerly participated.

Thanks to the numerous volunteers from the Danville Campus who made this a special day for our community. 

To find out more about local outreach opportunities at our Danville Campus, contact Lana Yeary.

Lana Yeary
Danville Campus Local Outreach Coordinator

One of the things that I love most about my job in Age Level Ministries is getting to see how people at Southland respond to prompts to take their faith to the next level. They always come through in amazing ways and this weekend was no exception. How little did we know that our request to "Radically Invest Our Lives In the Next Generation" would touch the hearts of so many people this weekend! I stood there each hour between services watching as people responded in two powerful ways:

1. Hundreds of people dropped off their volunteer cards at our Harrodsburg Road Campus, signing up to invest their lives in the next generation. What amazed me was the sense that so many people really get what we are trying to do – we want the next generation to know Jesus! Because of these commitments, our students will be able to continue to grow in their love of Christ while the volunteers will be able to take ownership of investing in the life of a child or student.
2. People took the opportunity to commit to praying for a child/student by name. Cards were available with the first name, last initial and age of every student that attends Southland at Harrodsburg Road and Danville Campuses. The amount of prayer cards that were taken was amazing. This experience became even better as I got to see how people reacted as they went to pick out a name. People looked for certain ages, names that they could relate to, families even pulled cards off together talking about what child they thought would be the best fit for their family. Another powerful scene was the amount of parents who would go to their child’s environment, pick them up and bring them back in, so that they could be a part of picking out a name.

This weekend's message was about generation after generation coming together to help another. How blessed we are to be a part of such an amazing place. I am sure that God is being blown away listening to all the prayers for our students and smiling as he looks down upon us.

Laura, Nursery Leader

How will you get involved in the next generation? If you have questions on how to get started, contact Nate.

As the Danville campus has grown over the last 15+ months, we have seen several of it's children's environments grow to capacity. Because of this, next week we will be opening a new environment as well as shifting some ages and grades around. In the image below, you will find a map of the new rooms and age breakdowns for the Danville Campus. In addition to creating more space, this move also allows us to more effectively group our children according to developmental stages. This will allow our teaching to have more impact in your child's life on a weekly basis. Please direct any questions or concerns to Lindsey or Jon.