502.561.2131 PO Box 14192 Louisville, KY 40214
502.561.2131 PO Box 14192 Louisville, KY 40214
Women's Program, Louisville, KY
To apply to be a student at Priscilla's Place, download our Admissions Packet:
Priscilla's Place Admissions Packet
Julie has been working with Teen Challenge of Kentucky since her graduation from Central Bible College in 2003. In August 2011, Julie was appointed by the Board of Directors as the Executive Director for Teen Challenge of Kentucky. Julie is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and is currently pursuing her Masters Degree with Global University. Julie and her husband Jon also serve as Missions Directors in their local church.
Rebecca is the Director of Women's Ministries for Teen Challenge of Kentucky. She is an ordained minister originally from Youngstown, OH. She attended Central Bible College in Springfield, MO where she earned her BA in Pastoral Ministries, a BA in Bible and an AA in Deaf Ministry. She earned her Master of Divinity degree from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in 2001. From 1995 to 2001 Rebecca worked with homeless women and children as an advocate and shelter manager. Rebecca was ordained and she ministered as a Prison and Hospital Chaplain until she joined the ministry of Teen Challenge in 2004. Since 2008 Rebecca has been serving as the Executive Director of Women's Ministries for Teen Challenge of Kentucky. Her passion is to reach the lost ones whom the world has ignored and rejected. She is a woman who desires to be the hands of Jesus to a dying and broken world.
State Office Assistant and Stay Sharp Coordinator
Bethany joined the Teen Challenge of Kentucky family in May 2011, however, she has been a part of the Teen Challenge family for most of her life through her father's employment with the organization. She was born in central Pennsylvania, but received an IB/Honors Diploma from Central High School in Springfield, MO before heading to the Philadelphia area where she eventually graduated from Valley Forge Christian College with a BA in Theological Studies. Bethany eventually intends to seek her minister's credentials as well as a Masters and Phd, but for now she is content to follow God's will and serve those He has put on her heart. Her passion is to touch those who society has give up and tossed aside.
Joan is the Priscilla's Place Intake Coordinator and has faithfully served as a Residential staff member since 2005. Joan has a great heart of compassion and she has had the privilege of leading many women and their families to the Lord as she talks to them on the phone. Her deep compassion and desire to reach the lost has led her to participate in multiple missions trips over the last several years. Joan is a proud wife, mother and grandmother. When asked what she loves most about Priscilla's Place, she responds, "I have seen many lives changed for the glory of God!"
Melanie is a Live-In Residential Staff Member at Priscilla's Place and she oversees the curriculum, classroom, and groups taught at the center. Melanie was born in Taylorsville, KY. In 2007 she graduated from Morehead State University with a degree in Middle Grades Education. She spent the summer of 2008 teaching English to refugee and orphan children in Ethiopia. In May of 2010 Melanie joined the Priscilla's Place ministry team and as she began to pursue her Masters of Divinity in Women's Leadership and Biblical counseling at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Melanie is a called woman of God and she is faithfully serving the Lord as He leads her.
Pam is a Live-in Residential Staff Member at Priscilla's Place and she overseas maintenance and works closely with the students in the program. After struggling with depression and drug addiction for 15 years, Pam decided to get help at the age of 27. She entered Teen Challenge and graduated the program in March 2011 and then went on to complete an internship with us. In October of 2011 Pam joined our ministry team as a full-time staff member. In Pam's words: "My heart's desire is to give back what has been freely given to me. To show others God's love and that they too have a hope and a future in Him!"
