WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
Southside Community Center is a "reconciliation space" that has been built on Christian Community Development Principles. In 2017 Pastor Lloyd Brock and Pekin First Church of the Nazarene family called Pastor Irene Lewis-Wimbley and her Evergreen Framework to create a community center that would impact the Southside of Peoria.
Southside Community Center is on a mission to "Transformed One Relationship at a Time".
Southside Community Center focusus on three strategic area:
Southside Community Center executes the strategic plan:
Intentionally bringing neighbors of all backgrounds together to live out what Dr. Martin Luther King called Beloved Community.
As we equip leaders with the tools needed to effectively engage the most vulnerable and underserved areas in our
community to be peacemakers and be a part of healing our community. Southside Community Center believes that we have the
perfect training ground to wholistically equip leaders in the areas of emotional regulation, trauma informed engagement
strategies, truth and reconciliation, and principles of leadership and community development. As we Connect - Grow - Serve,
we believe that we are winning when our leaders are help others find their Pathway of Hope of their own.
Our Three Core Ministries
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Youth Leadership and Enrichment
Southside is designed as a safe space to develop youth into leaders and find creative expression of emotions. The V.A.L.U.E.S model helps us reinforce how valuable God believes they are. This happens through our summer day camp and after-school performing arts-based programing we now call RKF Freesyle Studios!! At the end of our fall, spring and summer sessions come enjoy a showcase performance created by our Southside Young Leaders!
Vision for your life.
Attitude determines ability to meet goals.
Leadership is a daily life choice.
Understanding our relationships with ourselves and others.
Education helps us have agency and make healthy choices.
Serving the community is fundamental.
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Parent Support and Education
SCC recognizes that parenting is hard. We invest in the parents because they are the life-long influence in the lives of their kids.
Moms Mornings Out is a quarterly event we provide in partnership with Methodist College School of Nursing where we offer themed, pampered experiences for breakfast, learning, and crafts
MOMS Group (Moms Offering Moms Support)
Mommy's of all ages meet at the center every
Tuesdays 9:00-11:00 am. Our building is open for our moms and their little ones offering a safe space to come for support and to hear creative topics and speakers. Light breakfast, presenations, discussions, speakers, activities and childcare are provided.
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Freedom Pathways
SCC recognizes the need for people get set free from hurts, habits and hang-ups. We are able to offer an opportunity to neighbors to find their Pathway of Hope. We offer case management, make referals and support through our relationship with providers like the House of Hope, Pregnancy Resourse Center and other community partners. Pastor Irene knows that the battles in life are often in our mind, and she is passionate about helping folks find healing and spiritual freedom as a key element of our wholistic approach to leadership development.