The Lighthouse - A Healing Place

This page and photos are to let you know about the amazing things God has been doing at The Lighthouse. We are touched on a regular basis by God’s blessings. He has seen our need and heard our many prayers and has helped bring a new, larger building closer to reality.

The Lighthouse has been providing services for over five years to women and children who are homeless or the victims of domestic violence. This facility also receives referrals from crisis pregnancy centers. Although the Lighthouse is located in Mayfield, services are available to anyone from anywhere. Predominantly, we have served those from Western Kentucky, but we have also housed people from Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Michigan, Arkansas, New York, and even Belize and Korea. There is no shortage of hurting people; in fact last year we had to turn away 182 women and children because we were out of space.

The Lighthouse is building a new facility that will allow us to triple the number of people we serve. Land, a complete set of blue prints, financial aid, a significant amount of labor, and materials from Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina have been donated to help with the new building. We are still in need of financial support to cover the remaining cost of construction.

DEDICATION CEREMONIES - MARCH 15, 2008

Community leaders and board members met with the public for a dedication ceremony on Sunday, March 15, 2008. Director, Traci Lawrence, thanked everyone for attending and gave a brief overview of the plans for the new facility. County Judge Executive, Tony Smith, and City of Mayfield Mayor, Arthur Byrn, spoke about the need for this facility in our area. The group prayed for God's blessings on The Lighthouse and the women and children who will be served in the future.