Haley, Kentucky
Photo and Interview by Haley
Interview with Nick Settles, representative of Southland Church
How many people are impacted by our mission trips?
This is a tough question because it is hard to gauge the impact of a mission trip. I believe there are people who we serve are impacted, but I also believe everyone who goes to serve is impacted too. Southland Students offer around 4-5 mission trips a year. Each trip can have anywhere from 10-25 students on them. Depending upon the work that they do (which I will answer in the next question) will depend on the amount of people that are impacted by it.
What kind of work happens on mission trips?
- EKY/CAP - Rebuild houses, build accessibility ramps, and home repair.
- CINCI/BLOC - Inner-city after school programs and maintenance of building as needed.
- CANADA - Running fun stations at a community event (face painting, bouncy houses, carnival games). Food prep and service such as running a grill or pancake griddle and serving food to attendees. Gospel conversations with attenders (sharing the gospel and sharing about the local church you're helping).
- UGANDA - Help with running VBS.
On average how many people attend Southland (Danville) campus?
1,100+ people
What are some ways our "Give" program has impacted our community?
At Southland there is something called the "Dollar Club." Where they ask everyone in the church to give $1 more than what they normally give. This allows Southland to bless families in communities all around Central KY. In 2023, Southland gave more than $700,000 to 80+ families through the Dollar Club.
On average how many kids get baptized after our trips (mix, beach week, fall, and winter retreat)?
I don't know specifics on baptisms that are correlated with trips. But in 2023, there were 162 baptisms at Southland Students across all five campuses.