The landmark former Main Street United Methodist Church-one of a handful of Danville buildings listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places - now is poised to serve in new capacities as a community resource and preservation center.

This striking Romanesque Revival edifice, which served its congregation and the community from the time charter members founded the church just after the Civil War until it closed in 2007, is being reborn.  Today it enjoys a new life of service - thanks to Danville preservationists, friends and former members of the historic church.  Their efforts, in cooperation with the Danville Preservation League, promise to maintain the building for posterity, using it also as a clearinghouse for "best preservation practices," and outreach for preservation throughout the community and well beyond.  To that end, in its role as the Preservation Resource Center at Main Street, this landmark is headquarters for a southern Virginia regional satellite of Preservation Virginia (APVA), another strong advocate for historic preservation.  The facility is available on a rental basis for weddings, concerts, conferences, and special occasions.

Beginning at 2 p.m. each afternoon, tour goers can enjoy periodic 15-minute concerts, with organist Baxter Jennings performing on Saturday, and pianist Michael Leonhardt on Sunday.