Lighthouse Ministries

Mission Statement

Providing faith based non-residential support group ministries throughout our communities for those and their families that are facing life-controlling issues.   

Goals

Provide a Christ-centered ministry offering a life plan, support groups, and referrals to clients and their families.                  

Jail Ministry

Through the weekly jail ministry, lives are being changed and souls are being saved.

What a blessing to see those accept Christ as their personal savior and be a part of their baptizing through the jail ministry. Please pray for these men and women in jail and their families. Through God's amazing grace there is hope through Christ Jesus.

Care packages

Every month the mission center sends care packages containing Bibles, Christian pamphlets, hygiene, and snacks to the jail. Volunteers write scriptures and encouraging messages on each bag to share the good news.

 The following is a testimony from a prisoner who received one of our care packages:

Back in January, I had to go through the hardest time in my life.  I was raised up right.  I went to church and I knew right from wrong.  It had been about 4 years since I went to church.  I meant to go but it always seemed like something came up and I didn’t.  Anyway, my life seemed like it was so hard.  I wasn’t happy.  I was always struggling.  Things just kept getting worse.  I didn’t even pray anymore because I honestly thought God didn’t hear me anyway.   I got into some trouble over this prescription medicine that I had been taking for 3 years that I had developed a problem with and that I probably never even really needed to begin with.  The judge made me serve 28 days.  That was 28 days away from my two children, my whole family and with no privileges with other girls who had been in  trouble.  Jail is an awful place to be.  At first I was mad and it was everyone's fault but mine.  Then I was so sad and I thought I’d lose my mind if they didn’t let me out of that little room.  Only I was afraid to face people.  I knew they were saying terrible things about me.   I mean I felt terrible things about myself.  No one could say or think anything about me that I hadn’t already.  I’d let my kids down, my husband, my mom & dad and I had let myself down.  I was just about as low as I could go when  the door opened right before lunch.  It was a guard and she was handing out these brown paper bags.  I got mine and opened it.  There was lotion, hand soap and other handy little things for us who didn’t have them.  Then I turned my bag over and read what was on the front.  It was a bible verse and I can’t remember exactly what it said at this time but I kept it and took it home with me.  It was saying that when you feel so alone and lost to call on God because he always heard you and he never gives up on you no matter what you think you’ve done.  I automatically felt better.   It answered everything I had been questioning or feeling.  I sat down on my bunk and prayed and cried to Jesus & God.  Now I’m not lost anymore.  I feel confident and strong.  The other 18 days that I had left went by pleasantly.  I forgave myself.  I’ve not been this happy in a long time.  I feel like a good mom again.  My husband and I have never been this happy.  I thank God everyday that I have one more day.  The judge had also gave me 25 hours of community service in which I thought I’d hate.  Then I found out it was for the Lighthouse Mission, who had sent the bag and my bible verse.  I’m happy to do my service here.  The people are so nice.  The 1st day I was there, we went over to the church and they prayed for strength for me to stay strong.  I thank God for the Lighthouse Mission Center.  Thank you all so much.  Without my bible verse that day, I might still be lost.  Thank you so much.”

Latrisha

32 years old

Director: Sharon Teaney

Phone: (606) 337-9955 lifehousemissctr@hotmail.com

Address: Rt. 1, Box 173

                 Pineville, KY 40977

Groups offered through Lifeline

 1. Insight Group

       This small group discusses the Upward Path to Christian Character as described in 2 Peter 1:3-11. The group covers the definition of a life-controlling problem, delusion and denial, walls of defenses, leveling, and ministry to one another.

2. Concerned Person's  Group

      This group is specifically targeted for families of those struggling with addictions. It covers enabling, boundaries, and co-dependency as well as comfort, hope, and letting go and letting God.

3.Stepping Into Freedom

      A twelve step recovery group, implementing the same steps as AA as a faith-based ministry applying Scripture to each of the 12 steps. During this group, participants are asked to keep a step by step diary and goal chart.