POSITIONED FOR GROWTH: New Name, New Building, New Leadership to Help Lifeline Recovery Center Meet Growing Need
Pandemic Heightens Addiction Anxiety; Doctor Offers Tips to Avoid Relapse
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PROUD OF OUR STORIES More Than Numbers, Our Clients Represent Transformed Lives
POSITIONED FOR GROWTH
New Name, New Building, New Leadership to Help Lifeline Recovery Center Meet Growing Need
FROM THE BOARD CHAIR: ANSWERING THE CALL Our Goal is to Help More People
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT
Faith-based Recovery Provides Strength, Joy
A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING Volunteer Sees Addiction Through New Eyes
HEIGHTENED ANXIETY Doctor Offers Tips to Avoid Relapse During Pandemic Stress
A WOMAN ON A MISSION
Peeler Passes the Baton to Continue Her Passion for Ministry Pages 10-11
WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIP
Lifeline Volunteers at Community Kitchen
Experience Change, While Feeding the Hungry Page 12
FIXING HEARTS, FUNDING RECOVERY
Cardiologist Gives to Lifeline to Help Stop ‘Pipeline of Addiction’ Page 13
JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2019
Thank you to our 2019 donors! Pages 14-18
DONOR GENEROSITY CHANGES LIVES
Couple Says Lifeline Restores Their Marriage and Their Lives Page 15
CASEY BRANTLEY, M.D.
Why I Support Lifeline: From a Donor in His Own Words
JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2019
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Thank you to our 2019 volunteers! Page 19
As one who came to this place in my darkest hour, it is my greatest honor and privilege now to serve as Executive Director of Lifeline Recovery Center in its finest hour.
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ashley Miller 2014 Graduate of LifelineI came here as a client in 2013. After graduating from the program, I began volunteering and then became employed in 2015. I am taking classes at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Meanwhile, my husband Eric, now director of the men’s program, followed a similar path here. We are living proof that the faith-based mission works.
During my time here, I have learned from one of our founders, Terrye Peeler. She has shared the heart and soul, as well as the inner workings of the organization to help me carry her legacy forward. (See more about Terrye on page 10).
It is with Terrye’s guidance and blessing that our board is moving us forward – today with a new name and a new men’s dormitory and tomorrow with national accreditation and expanded facilities to meet the growing need.
Everyone knows the devastating results of addiction – broken families, unemployment, children in foster care, perhaps incarceration.
It is our joy to see how God changes lives through our 12-step Celebrate Recovery program, life skills and Bible classes and volunteering opportunities that lead to employment. One year after graduation, 62 percent of our graduates are still sober!
However, our story is more than numbers. Our successes are more than clients. Our story is about restoring lives and transforming communities!
The story of Adam and Lisa (page 15) is just one of hundreds of examples of your neighbors finding new life and happiness free of addiction. And they are the perfect example of how we rely on relationships to make the difference: After Lisa’s brother sought recovery here, she was amazed at how his life was changed, so she came; and then her husband Adam followed when he saw the new Lisa. Now, the brother works at Lifeline; Lisa is a legal secretary and Adam is a carpenter in McCracken County.
Your support makes Lifeline possible for people like Adam and Lisa. Please consider a gift of your time as a volunteer or a donation to help us carry our Christ-centered mission forward to help others break the bonds of addiction.
You can make a gift online at www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org or by returning the enclosed envelope.
Ashley Miller, Executive Director
We are excited to announce a new name, Lifeline Recovery Center, to carry on our same Christ-centered mission to help people dealing with addictions.
Lifeline Recovery Center offers residential substance abuse treatment for the region at two Paducah campuses – one for men and one for women.
The new name merges the legacy of Paducah Lifeline Ministries, which began for men in 2004, and Ladies Living Free, which joined in 2006. Since 2013, the two together have served more than 945 people with a 62 percent success rate of sobriety one year after graduation.
“We are excited that our new name makes it clearer who we are and what we do,” said Ashley Miller, Executive Director. “We added Recovery to our identity to capture the sense of transformation and success our target audience seeks when they come here.”
Past Executive Director Terrye Peeler, a founder of Ladies Living Free, said the organization has discussed for years limitations of the previous name, Paducah Lifeline Ministries. “We always had one board and
Current and past executive directors Ashley Miller and Terrye Peeler are grateful for $250,000 in donations, mostly from board members, for the new men’s dormitory. They will host a ribbon cutting Aug. 17.
one mission for men and women, but people were confused about our two names,” Peeler said. “In addition, our clients come from many counties across western Kentucky, not just from Paducah.”
Board chair Steve Powless said the new name comes at the right time to grow community awareness and support. “Substance abuse is such a prevalent problem in our society that virtually everyone knows someone who is affected by it,” he said. “We are proud that Lifeline offers a
“We added Recovery to our identity to capture the sense of transformation and success our target audience seeks when they come here.”
local treatment option, with a proven method at affordable rates.”
The nine-month residential treatment program costs $1,800 per individual, significantly less than other 30-day residential programs. The rate is low because donations and volunteer services cover most of the expense.
The demand for service at the two Paducah campuses for men and women is so great that only one in five applicants can be accepted. With its unified brand, Lifeline Recovery Center hopes to build support to expand facilities and services to reach more people, Powless said.
The first step toward the expansion – a $250,000 dormitory for 22 men – opened in February. The 2,400-square-foot facility was funded by donations, in large part by the Lifeline board and A&K Construction, whose president Kenny Hunt serves on the Lifeline board. Also, CSI, led by Powless, has set up two life skills training rooms with 33 computers. Each year, about 150 people benefit from the Center’s 12-step Celebrate Recovery program, structured lifestyle changes, Bible study, counseling, volunteer service at community organizations, job skills training and employment. The nine-month, three-phase program features at least six months of residential treatment, with three months of outpatient after care. A staff of 13, including many graduates of the program, 65 volunteers and contracted professional counselors provide the services.
Miller said the Lifeline family of staff, volunteers and graduates takes pride in helping the community – both through volunteer opportunities during treatment and as productive citizens after treatment. “When lives are changed, communities are transformed,” she said.
For more information or to donate, see www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org or e-mail info@LifelineRecoveryCenter.org.
Only 1 in 5 applicants can be accepted due to the great demand for service at both Paducah campuses.
Updated classrooms for men and women include 33 new computers.Lifeline Recovery Center Staff.
“Whatever you do for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40
• God calls us to care for one another.
• With Kentucky in the nation’s top 10 for drug addiction and overdoses, the need for Lifeline Recovery Center calls us to do what we can to change that.
• With everyone, including me, knowing someone suffering from addiction, the personal pain calls us to transform lives.
I answered the call when I became chair of the board this year, and I am so moved by what I see happening here to change lives.
success. I believe strongly that the faith-based recovery is the differentiator.
Most people cannot afford a standard 30-day residential substance treatment, but they can afford the $900 to enter Lifeline. In the second phase of treatment, when they become employed, they can afford the remaining $900. That’s it – $1,800 – for six months of residential care (housing, food, curriculum) and three months of after care. That’s possible because of dedicated volunteers and generous donations.
Unfortunately, however, we still must turn away 80 percent of the applicants, due to our limited resources. Our committed board of community leaders is working to change that with a longrange plan for expanded facilities and services to accommodate the demand. We are also working toward accreditation to meet the highest quality standards of the industry.
Lifeline Recovery Center may seem like the last stop for many individuals coming to us. Help us show them, instead, that it is the first step to a new life.
With a faith-based curriculum through the 12step Celebrate Recovery program, Bible classes, parenting and finance classes, our clients learn life skills to find work, mend families and stay sober. After a year, 62 percent of our graduates are sober, a higher-than-the national average of
We encourage you to learn more about Lifeline at www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org to see how you can help.
“Lifeline Recovery Center may seem like the last stop for many individuals coming to us. Help us show them, instead, that it is the first step to a new life.”
For more than half her life, 39-year-old Kim Greenwood of Cadiz has struggled with meth addiction and its consequences in and out of jail and rehab. This time is different at Lifeline. “I’m stronger now,” she said. “I have a richer foundation in Jesus, and I know who I am.”
At 14, she started running with an older crowd. “My parents didn’t have many rules,” she said. By 18, she had been charged with manufacturing meth. Similar charges, plus possession, followed; and each time she’d get out of jail to go to rehab. Then came the relapses.
Now in her sixth month at Lifeline, she is confident that when she goes home this summer, she will not resume that cycle.
the rest from my jobs,” she said, “so that makes me appreciate it so much more.”
Recovery hasn’t been easy, but it’s been rewarding, she said. “When you first come in, you don’t have any TV and can use the house phone only 10 minutes a day. It’s hard. You feel so disconnected. But you’re with people who are going through the same struggle, and it’s important for addicts to know you’re not alone. We learn who we are, and we learn to let go of our past.”
After she completes the program, she will have a sponsor for regular support; and she plans to volunteer at the center. “I had always tried to hide who I am, but now I take pride in who I am. It’s very encouraging to those going through treatment to be with the staff and volunteers here because most of them have been through it themselves. We all want to help each other.”
Kim and her husband, sober since he graduated from a similar faith-based program in Tennessee in 2018, are committed to raising their 13-year-old daughter and their 12-year-old son. “He is very supportive,” she said, “and my children say they love to see me smile now. I am happier and calmer.”
Lifeline is different from her previous rehab programs because of its structure. During the first three months, she stayed busy attending classes, church and Celebrate Recovery. In the second phase, she has worked part-time at McDonald’s and at Whitehaven Visitor Center.
The work has aided in her recovery. “My family paid the first payment to get me in, but I’m able to pay
Volunteer Anita Vance has had her own spiritual awakening in the last five years, thanks to her work with women at Lifeline.
“I hate to admit it,” she said, “but I lived in a padded Christian cell before that. I did not know Paducah had a drug problem.”
That changed when she heard a Ladies Living Free testimony at a women’s conference at her church, Lone Oak First Baptist Church. She signed up as a volunteer – first driving women clients to the store or appointments, then later as a “Financial Peace University” facilitator and a parenting class teacher. “The Lord has opened my eyes to these sweet girls who could be my daughters. Some have made some bad choices, and some have been the victims of others’ bad choices.”
Like her, many fellow Christians don’t “have a clue. They judge. They think everyone with a drug problem has purple hair and tattoos. Some of them do, but not all. The important thing is to look past that and not judge.”
Most of her clients are in their late 20s and 30s, but some are well into their 50s. “I’ve had several grandmothers – one, I remember, had had surgery and gotten addicted to painkillers.”
Anita, a former second-grade teacher, is a mother of three and grandmother of four. She feels a kinship to the women, many of whom are separated from
their children. “They tear up every time they speak of their children,” she said.
As one of about 65 volunteers serving in the women’s and men’s programs, Anita brings the joy of Christ with her every Monday when she arrives to teach her two classes. She carries that over to their graduation ceremonies, Christmas parties and other celebrations, even leading the classes in fun skits, such as “My God” from “Sister Act.”
At a recent gathering, one of her students told her: “I didn’t know you could have this much fun being sober!”
Her affection and empathy for her students have changed her, even giving her a new understanding when her own cousin recently experienced a battle with addiction. “I had led such a protected life, but now my eyes have been opened.”
Staying sober during a pandemic is especially challenging, according to Lifeline’s medical consultant, John W. Brazzell, M.D.
“The relapse rate is increasing,” he said, “because the anxiety level is through the roof.”
People suffering from addiction rely on frequent contact, sometimes daily contact, with their support group or sponsor to help them stay sober. That’s just the opposite of social distancing.
Add to that the stress of unemployment or other pandemic problems, and Dr. Brazzell said the COVID 19 virus is hurting us in more than physical ways.
“This is an exceedingly tough time for people with addiction disorders,” he said. “They’re struggling because we must encourage the very behavior – distance from others – that makes the addiction worse.”
Dr. Brazzell, medical director of Kentucky Care, sees 80 to 100 patients a year with addiction. While most normally visit once monthly, the visits have become more regular – sometimes weekly –during the pandemic.
Have as much contact with your support system or sponsor as you can by phone or virtual meetings.
JOHN W. BRAZZELL, M.D. Volunteer Medical Consultant at Lifeline Medical director at Kentucky Care, Paducah
Dr. Brazzell, a former emergency room physician, has been treating patients with addiction for more than three years. He said programs that include counseling, behavior modification and the 12-step process, such as Lifeline’s Celebrate Recovery, have been shown to result in a 70 percent reduction in overdose deaths and relapses.
He’s a strong believer in Lifeline’s faith-based approach. “I can’t stay sober alone, so I know what my patients are going through. I don’t lecture, I don’t judge. We have to get rid of the shame and the guilt, and give it to God.”
Read, meditate and pray – a lot.
Go outside for fresh air and quiet time to “connect with a higher power” several times a day.
As a recovering alcoholic himself, Dr. Brazzell has some tips for those struggling to maintain sobriety:
For 15 years, Terrye Peeler has been a woman on a mission – to offer a Christ-based recovery program for addiction – and Lifeline Recovery Center is what it is today because of her determination.
“I cannot imagine my life without this ministry,” she said. “When men and women come into our program, they are broken. A lot of them have lost everything. Before our very eyes, we get to see these people blossom.”
a men’s program. Ladies Living Free was born and soon merged with the men’s program.
For 10 years, while she worked in advertising sales at Comcast, she spent 10 to 20 hours a week assisting the program. She became executive director in 2008; after she retired from Comcast in 2015, she became the full-time director. She never accepted a salary for her work.
Last year, she began working closely with Ashley Miller to mentor her for the position, which Ashley started in January 2020.
“I had retired from Comcast, but this wasn’t retirement,” Terrye said. “I wanted to travel with my husband, but it was hard thinking about leaving.” Finally, her pastor’s sermon on “passing the baton” struck a chord. “That was my sign. I knew it was time to retire. It’s been a journey for me to let go, but turning it over to Ashley made it easier.”
Terrye said Ashley, also a recovering addict, has the same passion for Lifeline that she has always had.
“It’s not a job – it’s her life, just as it has been mine,” Terrye said.
While she is stepping away from a leadership role, she continues as a weekly facilitator for the women’s Christian living class and as a supporter. She is excited about Lifeline’s future.
“Our new leadership is taking us to the next level of growth,” she said. “My vision has always been that we could help more people than we’re helping now and not turn anyone away.”
Terrye knows firsthand about their experience. She was addicted to alcohol from 16 to 44 when she decided, “I didn’t want to be that person any more.” She started her walk toward sobriety on June 6, 1999.
Then, in 2005, she began praying for and planning a program to help other women, after Lifeline began
And her rewards live on. “The greatest joy I receive is when I see a client or a parent out in the community and they tell me that Lifeline saved their life, or their son or daughter’s life,” she said. “They wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Lifeline, and they are doing great. Their family is restored, they are working and staying sober.”
That’s when Terrye can think: Mission accomplished.
“Where Lifeline is today is a direct result of Terrye’s leadership, integrity and relentlessness. She never quits. She’s given up everything for this vision. She’s an amazing leader.”
KIM JONES
Former Volunteer Director and Board Member at Lifeline
Talk about a win-win.
Lifeline volunteers help Community Kitchen feed the hungry, and Community Kitchen feeds their own souls in the process.
Lifeline requires all participants to perform community service, reflecting the Christ-centered teachings in the 12-step Celebrate Recovery program to love God and love others. They volunteer about 10,000 hours each year to community organizations, including Community Kitchen.
Sally Michelson, executive director of Community Kitchen, said the partnership with Lifeline serves both organizations well.
First, she said the kitchen, which recently has been feeding up to 1,000 people a day, could not make it without the volunteers from Lifeline. “They are instrumental in our day-to-day operations, and they’re the last ones to leave,” she said.
The Lifeline men, usually three or four a day, literally provide the “heavy lifting” needed to operate the kitchen. They, along with other volunteers from churches and other community organizations, keep the kitchen going.
Likewise, the kitchen helps the men. Michelson said
she has observed the difference in the men just days after they arrive.
“We know the change is going to happen in their attitudes even before they do,” she said, “because we’ve seen it happen with everyone. First, they come in sullen, with their shoulders sagging, they don’t want to be here. And in a day or two, their whole countenance has changed.”
Michelson said when the Lifeline volunteers see how other kitchen volunteers love and respect each other and all of their customers, they believe that love can lift them, too.
“They see how we interact with people – the love and respect we show models the behavior for them. Then, they love it and want to be here. They know we love unconditionally and that we love having them here. Soon, they have the same passion and compassion that they’ve seen here.”
The Lifeline volunteers see the needs of the kitchen’s customers, the hungry and sometimes homeless people of Paducah. “They need to see people in need because it humbles them. They realize at one time they, too, needed a meal or shelter,” Michelson said, “and it gives them strength to keep working on their own recovery.”
“They realize at one time they, too, needed a meal or shelter,”
Michelson said, “and it gives them strength to keep working on their own recovery.”Sally (right) with husband, Louis, and sister, Joy Lentz, at annual Barbecue on the River fundraiser.
Long-time Paducah cardiologist Patrick J. Withrow has spent his adult life fixing people’s hearts. Now he’s putting his heart into fixing people, or at least helping put them on the right path.
Dr. Withrow is a Lifeline donor and advocate. He doesn’t shout it from the rooftop, but he will tell you honestly, if you ask: “Yes, I’m a recovering alcoholic.”
Sober for 14 years, he has devoted much of his time to professional networking with state and national addiction experts, who speak at his symposium in Paducah each fall. He also regularly speaks to school groups about the effects of chemicals on the adolescent brain and the need to “stop this pipeline of addiction before it starts because prevention is more effective than treatment.”
For Lifeline’s families, he’s a big believer in the spiritual component of the 12-step recovery program. “You need faith in a higher power, something much larger than yourself, to help you recover,” he said.
He’s also proud of the program’s community service requirement. “Helping others is good for the client’s psyche,” he said. “It’s a way to give back.”
Dr. Withrow is familiar with other treatment programs, including those that use medication-assisted treatment and those, like Lifeline, that do not. “This is not a one-size-fits-all solution,” he said, “but Lifeline is perfect for those who are open to Christ.”
While different approaches work for different people, he said Lifeline’s nine-month duration is good because, “It takes several months for the brain to heal and clear up. It just makes sense to do that over six to nine months.”
And while other programs may cost $30,000 or more for a month, he calls Lifeline’s $1,800 fee for nine months a bargain.
“The key here is knowing you’re not alone,” he said. “To stay sober and avoid relapse, it’s important to take responsibility, find employment and shelter and practice a spiritual life.”
The following donors made gifts to Lifeline Recovery Center in 2019. Your investment is helping to change lives and transform communities. Thank you for your support as we remain passionately committed to serving those dealing with life-controlling addictions.
Gifts of $25,000 or more
Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation Trust
Ken and Beth Hunt, A&K Construction
Glenn and Terrye Peeler
Steven and Nancy Powless
United Way
Gifts of $10,000—$24,999
Anonymous
Rose Ann Fiorita
Bruce and Doreen Hahn
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Kim and Keith Jones
Boyd Lee and Sharon Pegram
Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
Heather and JeffreyTaylor, MD
Gifts of $5,000—$9,999
Teresa Beavers
Charity League
Faith Center of Paducah
Four Rivers Behavioral Health
Cynthia Gill
Heartland Church
Darrell and Shirley Orazine
Christian and Mary Osborn
Oscar Baptist Church
Rosebower Baptist Church
Bill Schroeder
Patrick Withrow, MD
Gifts of $2,500—$4,999
Brookport Church of God
James and Brenda Brown
James Eickholz, MD
First Baptist Church
Cindy Hall
Household of Faith
Joppa Missionary Baptist Church
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
New Life Associates
Purchase Ear Technology
Shady Grove Baptist
Lifeline Fee For 9-Month Treatment: Average Cost Of 30-Day Treatment:
$1,800 $14,000 - $27,000
(National Rehabs Directory)
Gifts of $1,000—$2,499
AAA Stowaway
Daniel and Tiffany Adams
Amazing Grace Lutheran Church
Antioch Baptist Church
Anonymous
Fairview Baptist
Baptist Health System Services
Beltline Electric
Bethel Tabernacle
Casey Brantley, MD
Sid Brantley, DMD
Community Foundation of West Kentucky
Community Life Church
Carol Conway
CSI
Destiny Church of Paducah
Gary and Kathy Eckelkamp
John Eckstein
John and Loree Eckstein Family Fund
Elevation Properties
Faith Baptist Church
Jenny Frankie, MD
Grace Baptist Church
Grace Fellowship
Brandon Hall
Sophia Harlan
Robert Hill
Jeff Holland
Holland, Stivers and Associates, Inc.
Independence Bank
Jim Smith Contracting
Cindy Jones
Jeanette Jones
Damon Judd
LaCenter Christian Church
Lone Oak First Baptist
D.K. Masonry
Massac United Methodist Church
Mid America Machine
Mt Zion Baptist
Newton Creek Baptist Church
Mark Owens, OD
Paducah Insurance Agency
Pryorsburg Baptist Church
Mark Riley
Riverwoods Recovery Church
Rotary Club
Bill Schroeder
Southland Baptist Temple
The Dirt Road
Recovery can be contagious – in a good way. Adam and Lisa Glisson are glad they caught that bug from a family member.
Lisa’s brother first came to Lifeline, setting in motion a chain reaction that restored the marriage, indeed the lives, of Adam and Lisa.
Lisa was at a low point when she saw her brother begin to change with recovery. “My years of drug addiction became the only life I knew and the only way to escape all the hurt, pain and loss in my life,” she said. “I was at my ultimate rock bottom.”
After seeing her brother’s results, she entered our program in December 2014. “I found my hope, faith and God again!”
When she completed the three phases, she returned home in June 2015. Adam, she said, “was still in active addiction.”
Adam said drugs put him and his family on a roller coaster of emotions and problems for years. “I was in and out of jail and on probation most of
my adult life,” he said. “I did not even know who I was any more, and the drugs made me not care about anything.”
When Lisa returned from treatment, he saw a difference, and he knew he wanted what she had experienced. “I saw the peace and happiness she had in her, and I wanted that,” he said. He entered Lifeline and graduated in 2016. Originally from Murray, they have relocated to McCracken County, where she works as a legal secretary and he is a carpenter.
“I have never been happier,” Adam said. “Our marriage has been restored, and our relationship with our children. We are truly blessed for what God has done in our lives and in our family.”
Lisa said they are grateful to Lifeline, where treatment costs just $1,800 a person for nine months, compared to $14,000-$27,000 at most 30day treatment programs. Lifeline keeps costs low with many volunteer services and with donor gifts, which cover almost three-fourths of Lifeline’s $6,500 cost per person.
Lisa can’t put a price on the ongoing love and support they receive from Lifeline. “Not only did they help us break the chains of addiction and restore our relationship with God,” she said, “but also they have given us a forever family.”
The Greenhouse of Paducah
Twelve Oaks Baptist Church
US Bank
Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Gifts of $500—$999
Abundant Life Worship Center
Addiction Recovery Care
Jeffery P Alford PLLC
James Anthony
Cindy Bailey
Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt
Blandville Baptist Church
William Brigance, MD
Community Ministries
Mason DeJarnett
First Assembly Church of God
John and Janet Foster
Cafaro Foundation
Free Spirit Motorcycle Ministry
Gemini Marine
Ronnie Hall
Yvonne Holsapple
Italian Village Pizza
Richard Kimbell
Ashley and Eric Miller
Stan Mills
Michael and Julia Muscarella
Elaine Oglesby
P & L Employee Charity Fund
Paducah Bank and Trust Company
Badgett Playhouse
“My wife and I support Lifeline for many reasons.
“During 10 years working in the Lourdes Emergency Department, I’ve seen a tremendous increase in drug use by members of our community, affecting the individuals and our community. Everyone knows something needs to be done, but no one knows exactly what to do. The first thing that typically comes to mind is rehab.
“Unfortunately, most drug treatment programs have less than stellar results, which is understandable given the incredible power of addiction. The defining difference between Lifeline and other programs is their focus on Christ.
“In our culture, we tend to focus on self-sufficiency. Everyone wants to prove themselves and show the world that they can do it on their own. Despite what the world and current culture tells us, “living your best life” will not come from self-sufficiency and the pursuit of personal happiness. Only when we humble ourselves and rely on Christ can we receive the peace that surpasses all understanding.
“This is exactly the kind of supernatural power and support that those struggling with addiction need. Recovering from addiction is a messy business. I’ve always felt like Lifeline’s name is perfect for what they’re doing. They truly are a lifeline for those struggling with addiction. Lifeline doesn’t just address someone’s problem with addiction. They do life with people. They get down in the trenches and do what most people aren’t willing to do. I think this exactly the kind of thing that Jesus wants us to do with our lives. With this in mind, I can’t think of a better ministry to support than Lifeline.”
Robertson-Hill Inc.
Craig Rothwell
Steve and Donna Seltzer
Signet Federal Credit Union
Debbie D. Smith
Socially Present
William Spillman
Shannon and Jody Strivers
David and Kristie Stuber
Trace Creek Missionary Baptist Church
LaVonna Willingham
Gifts of $1—$499
1st KY Realty and Auction
Christine and Jonathan Althoff
Anchor of Hope
Dave Anderson
Arlo Heating and Air
Keith and Vicky Armstrong
Harry Ashcraft
Darla Augustus
Allen and Stacie Aycock
Phillip and Sandra Bagwell
Janice Bailey
Allison Berry
Bethel Christian Church
Bethlehem Methodist Church
Beulah Baptist Church
Larry and Carol Beyer
Anne Bidwell
Carl and Elaine Bivin
Vicki Borden
BPO ELKS
John Brazzell MD
Mary and Winford Brewer
Amy and Harry Brock
Jackie and Martha Brown
Michael Brown
Bryant Law Center
Fred and Mary Burchett
Ryan Baker
Gary and Diane Ballegeer
Bandana United Methodist
Forrest Baugus
Carol Bell
Vicki Burgess
Inge Burnett
John Butterbaugh
Gary Cardin
Lifeline Recovery Center is Nearly 100 Percent Privately Funded
Alvin Champion Jr.
Judy Chapman
Chris Colson Auction and Realty LLC
Christian Fellowship
Raymond and Lynee Clark
Barry and JoAnne Clark
Mark and Dee Dee Cohoon
Concord United Methodist
Jennifer Coursey
James and Kristina Cromeenes
Paul Crowell
Abigail Crowell
D and D Pool Services
Faye Dae
Naomi Dawson
Sharon Dershimer
Dippin Dots
Darrin and Lisa Dodge
Vicki Dunagan
Edward Jones Investments
Janette and Barry Edwards
Julian and Theresa Elliot
Emerald Therapy Center LLC
Kelly and Kenya Estes
David and Debbie Etheridge
Michael Farmer
Jean Fenwick
Jim Ferguson
First United Methodist of Metropolis
First-Line Fire Extinguisher
Elaine Fletcher
Freedom Center
Fresh Earth Peace Project
Full Gospel Temple
Paula Fuller
Gary Williams Contracting, Inc.
Carol Gault
K.C. and J.L. Gaunce
Mike Gentry
Jeffrey and Vicki Gough
Wayne Gourley
Tommy and Brenda Grooms
Jimmilyn Hancock
Sue Ann Harper
Jackie Harris
Will Hayden
Heart and Soul Interior
Jesse and Darla Heuring
Cory Hicks
Susan Hiemstra
Rick and Amy Hill
Robert and Carla Hobgood
Daniel and Keisha Hopkins
Ella Horman
Mike Horn
Mike and Frances Hovekamp
J. William Howerton
Gerald Hughes
The new 2,400-squarefoot men’s dormitory opened in 2020, providing a treatment facility for 22 men. The $250,000 facility, built by A&K Construction, was funded by donations.
William Hughes II
Hutson, Inc.
Independence Foundation, Inc.
Heather Jackson
Jackson Purchase Electric
Kelly Johnson
Shawn and Paula Jones
Edwin A. Jones
Edna Joy
Franklin and Daythel Kilgore
Earl Kinchen
Dianne and Thomas King
Louis Kirchhoff
Brenda Kluesner
Kim Knerr
Caroline Korte
KY-Tenn American Line
Glen Largent
David and Laurie Latham
Lebanon United Methodist
Robert Leeper
James and Susan Lewis
Mark and Patricia Link
William Lipham
LOFBC: Faith Sunday School Class
Alicia Lofthouse
Brandt Lyon
Whitt Madden
Gary McCue
Charles McCue
Billy McDaniel
Stan McDonald
Bradley and Brenda McElroy
Mark and Deann McElroy
Larry and Mary McIntosh
McKendree United Methodist
Sam and Carolyn McManus
Marcia Meadors
Louis and Sally Michelson
Frankie Sue Miller
Mary K. Miller
Carolyn and Darrin Miller
Milner and Orr Funeral Home
Pamela and Ronald Moehlenhof
Daytime Moms
New Harmony Missionary
Danny Orazine
Judy Overstreet
Paducah Housing Services
Action Painting
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Allan and Jackie Patterson
Michelle Pearson
Foster Pearson
Peel and Holland
Charles Pegram
Perkins Motor Plex
Jack Poyner
Hope Prather
Mark and Teresa Prude
Top Quality
Radiant Hope Ministries
Larry and Karren Reichert
Reidland United Methodist Women
Rex Gilbert Construction
Robert and Nancy Reynolds
Richie Slack Drywall
Tonya Rittenberry
Don Ritz
Matt and Heather Rudy
Ann Rushing
Austin Scott
Shiloh Baptist Church
Loann Shore
Carolyn Simmon
Simmons Medical
Robert Simpson
David Smith
Jane Smith
Matt Snow
Joseph Souders
Delores Spears
Brenda Spees
Charles Spencer
Spring Bayou Baptist Church
Strawberry Hills Pharmacy
Swift and Staley Inc.
The Miller Law Firm PLLC
Megan Thompson
Glen and Ashley Thompson
Glen and Linda Titsworth
R.B. Trigg
Trinity Methodist Women’s Mission Fund
Robert Turok
United Fund Drive of Calvert City
Anita Vance
Carl Viola
Michael Walker
Stan and Marilyn Walson
Lannis and T. Jean Walters
Amy and John Walters
Neil Ward
Don and Ann Watkins
Gary Watkins
Dwayne and Tonya Watson
Robert Wehrman
Darren and Michelle Wells
Linda Wesler
Western Kentucky Regional
Anita Williams
Richard Williams
K.K. Williams
Carolyn Willie
James Willoughby
Preston and Holly Wilson
Timothy and Karmen Womble
Woodmen of the World
William Woods
Ginny Woods
Myra Wright
Bob Wrinkle
Glenn Wyatt
Myra Wyatt
Cindy and Paul Ziegler
The following individuals generously invested time as volunteers for Lifeline Recovery Center in 2019. We are so thankful for your heart and dedication. You are making a tremendous impact in the lives of Lifeline clients and we simply could not provide the level of excellence and care without you.
Richard Abraham
John Aitken
Sarah Aitken
Bill Allan
Dave Anderson
Jim Anthony
Ryan Baker
Harvey Baxter
Darrin Bishop
Sean Boss
Cody Church
Roger Conner
Jackie Cunningham
Lisa Driver
Toby Dulworth
Kathy Ecklekamp
Buddy Evitts
Cody Farley
Kevin Gaunce
Vicki Gough
Jo Graziano
Brenda Grooms
Doreen Hahn
B.J Hale
Ron Hayden
Frank Hiemstra
Garrett Hunt
Cindy Jones
Dickie Lee
Chuck McCue
Ashley Miller
Jay Orazine
Darrell Orazine
Don Page
Terrye Peeler
Harold Peeler
Boyd Pegram
Mary Beth Presser
Brett Preston
Billie Preston
Henry Prowell
Austin Scott
Donna Seltzer
Abbie Slingland
Dylan Street
Heather Taylor
Rick Tilley
Anita Vance
Elic Whited
Anna Yontz
In addition to the named volunteers above, the center also benefits from community organizations, such as the United Way and various churches. (Photo left) During the United Way’s annual Project United, volunteers painted at the women’s campus. (Photo right) Volunteer Anita Vance coordinates skits for our Phase 2 celebration dinner.
You’re invited to join us
NOON MONDAY, AUG. 17 2806 MORGAN LANE, PADUCAH, KY. 42001
Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will join Lifeline Recovery Center to celebrate the men’s new $250,000 dormitory.
SEPTEMBER, TBA
Our biggest fundraiser of the year will feature online updates and client testimonials. While we can’t be together physically, you still have an important seat at our table. We are grateful for your support!
For any schedule changes that may occur due to COVID-19, please follow us on Facebook.
Steve Powless, Board Chair
Ashley Miller, Executive Director
Darrell Orazine, Co-Chair
Shirley Orazine, Board Secretary
Dr. Jeffrey Taylor, Treasurer
Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt
Dr. Jim Eickholz
Robert L. Hill
Keisha Hopkins
Ken Hunt
Todd Trimble
LaVonna Willingham