As I near the end of my year commitment as an Associate Volunteer, I would like to thank the wonderful women of Lydia’s House for making my experience here so transformational. Mary Ellen and Meridith have created so much more than a ministry for women and children in crisis. They also minister to women looking for a place where they can see God in action, where they can enter into communion with women they would never have met otherwise, where their prejudices and misunderstandings can be broken down, one community dinner at a time. I am truly grateful that they

What is a Summer at Lydia’s House like? Tending the garden… Cooking out… Worshiping… Celebrating new life… And spending time enjoying each other’s company!

Elizabeth Coyle served as a live-in volunteer with Lydia’s House from June 2014-June 2015 before returning to her home town in Nashville, TN. Elizabeth’s service to this ministry is forever wrapped up in the DNA of this community and we are grateful. Elizabeth came to Lydia’s House not a moment too soon, choosing to leave the sunny and warm weather of California to serve women and their children in transition and crisis in Norwood, OH. Co-directors Meridith and Mary Ellen remember being tired after years of dreaming and setting this notion of a non-profit home of hospitality in motion, managing

Please join us for our House Dedication of the Jean Donovan House May 31 from 5 – 7 pm at 2005 Mills Ave. This includes a potluck, so bring a dish to share as we enjoy the bounty of spring and celebrate this next chapter of life at Lydia’s House. And meet the woman behind the success of the Jean Donovan House renovation, Sandra Kelley! Sandra has been a faithful volunteer since before Lydia’s House opened its doors to guests last year. She and her husband Cameron put countless hours into the renovation of that house, and their professional expertise

A big congrats is in order for members of the Lydia’s House Community who ran the Flying Pig half-marathon this month! Proudly wearing Lydia’s House colors were… Aliza… Andrea… and Grace! Along for the ride, their supporters passed out oranges and tissues, cheered with enthusiasm, and were thoroughly impressed by the awesome power of the runners that flew by. It was a good reminder that we are all, as Elizabeth would say, CAPABLE! Way to go!