Vision

We envision a community where everyone has access to the emotional and spiritual resources they need to thrive, overcome challenges, and develop into resilient, empowered individuals that they were created to be.

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Krystal Melson

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Co-founder & Lifetime Resident

Map showing neighborhoods of Seattle, Washington, including Portland, Shawnee, Chickasaw, Russell, California, Park Hill, Park Duvall, and Algonquin, with the city boundary and water bodies.

The West End comprises several neighborhoods, including Russell, Parkland, Park Duvalle, Chickasaw, Shawnee, and Portland

The Need

Nearly 62,000 people live in The West End of Louisville, making it Kentucky’s third largest city. 58% of families in the West End live in poverty, compared to 24% in the Louisville Metro. The median household income in the West End is less than half of that in the greater Metro area. Not only is access to Christian counseling almost non-existent [the closest Biblical Counseling Center is 30+ minutes away], but affordability is a significant issue.

We believe distance and dollars should not deter people from access to excellent biblical counseling. Over the next 18 months, The Allelon Initiative will become the first established certified Biblical Counseling Center in The West End. Serving West End families, we are fulfilling the Great Command, helping others learn to love the Lord their God, heart, soul, and mind.

Would you consider partnering with us?

Our prayer is to raise $250,000 in the next 18 months in an effort to:

  • Buy and establish our Community-Integrated Biblical Counseling Center

  • Cultivate and foster relationships with community partners

  • Onboard and unleash three Certified Integrated Biblical Counselors

  • Continue the work of bringing excellent integrated biblical counseling to hard-to-reach places

Integrated Biblical Counseling Center

A drawing of a red brick building labeled 'The Allelon Center' with large upper windows, a storefront entrance with awning, and plants outside. There are sidewalk, trees, and cars in the surroundings.
Sketch of an industrial-style loft kitchen with brick walls, large arched windows, wooden floors, and exposed black metal beams on the ceiling.

First floor: Open space for community outreach

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Example of one counseling office

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

Jesus said, “the harvest is great but the workers are few...” (Matt 9:37). Join us in praying for Workers in The West.

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