Lauren's Lighthouse Temple community gathering

Winneba, Ghana

United in Love.
Proclaiming Jesus is Lord.

A vibrant church-planting ministry reaching communities across Ghana with the hope and love of Jesus Christ.

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A Place of Hope in Winneba

Lauren's Lighthouse Temple is a vibrant church-planting church in Ghana, West Africa. Founded in 2013 in memory of Lauren Michelle Crawley, it has grown into a network of churches through the work of graduates from Lauren's Lighthouse Bible College.

Our goal is to reach people for Jesus throughout the Central region of Ghana and beyond. There are many who haven't heard the life-saving message of the Gospel, and we are committed to sharing His love with every community we can reach.

"Be joined together in perfect unity—with one heart, one passion, and united in one love. Walk together with one harmonious purpose."— Philippians 2:2
Bible study at Lauren's Lighthouse Temple

Our Ministries

Growing Together in Faith

Through the Bible College, church planting, and community outreach, we're making an eternal impact across Ghana and beyond.

2013

Founded

1000+

Graduates

13

Churches Planted

4

Regions Reached

Our Origin

The Story Behind the Lighthouse

The Crawley family and Pastor Godly's family together

Our Family

United Across Continents

What began as a dream in Lauren's heart has become a beautiful partnership between the Crawley family in the US and Pastor Godly's family in Ghana.

Together, we are one family in Christ—working, praying, and believing for God's kingdom to expand throughout West Africa and beyond.

Wonderful Counselor by Alicia Crawley
4.7 on Amazon

By Alicia Crawley

Wonderful Counselor

A Journey Through Grief and Healing with the Holy Spirit

In February 2008, Alicia Crawley got the phone call every parent dreads. Her sixteen-year-old daughter, Lauren, had died in a car accident. Plunged into the dark pit of grief, Alicia kept going to God's word, seeking comfort and purpose. She came to realize He had never left her but that she hadn't been able to hear Him over the roar of her pain.

Deeply thoughtful, honest, and unafraid to ask difficult questions, Alicia shares what she learned about suffering, heaven, and trusting God. For Alicia, turning to God provided more than comfort — it oriented her family toward the future and toward Lauren's Lighthouse Temple.

Paperback · 292 pages · Published January 29, 2016

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April 9, 2026

Meet Mom Rose

Meet Mom Rose. Her name is Rosemond Ellioly, but she is known to most as Mom Rose. And she is my friend. A little about Mom Rose. She loves Jesus and is committed to following Him. She is the wife of Pastor Godly and the mother of their three boys: King, Prince and Royal. She leads the Women’s fellowship of Lauren’s Lighthouse Temple. She mentors women. She teaches students. She helps the Pearl House Academy run smoothly. She attends college. She preaches the Gospel. And she is a friend. For many months now, Mom Rose and I have been going through a discipleship class together. It’s long distance. I send self-made videos of the lessons and she watches them. She sends me her assignments and reflections on what she is learning. It has been wonderful, but we’ve missed having face-to face conversations. This changed when I visited Ghana in the Spring, and we were able to meet in person for class—twice. I wish I could express how much this meant to us. Maybe I can share just a bit of how we connected those two times. We went through the lessons together, but it was more than that. Our hearts connected. She told me how God had spoken to her in Scripture about something, and how He confirmed it through someone who spoke about the same thing. She told me how much it impacted her and made her think. She asked questions. We discussed them. We laughed. As we talked, I realized just how alike we are. Our struggles, our longings, our hopes and dreams. The way Jesus meets us in all of it. We have both suffered loss and betrayal, found healing and forgiveness. And in the process, we have come to know God better. We have also experienced the joy of family and friends and purpose. Now we are family and friends, and we have the same purpose. Mom Rose is the same age as Lauren would have been today. No one will ever replace Lauren—and there’s no need. Lauren is alive with Jesus and is still my daughter. Plus, I have been blessed with two wonderful daughters-in-law. Now I also have Mom Rose. Jesus-follower, daughter, friend. Carrying Lauren’s dream in her heart and fulfilling it every day.

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April 9, 2026

The Tale of the Fetish Priest

Once there was a fetish priest. He was quite old and lived in a small village in Ghana, West Africa. He was very wicked and was feared by the people in the village. He was so committed to his gods that he had let many family members die, believing he must, in order to keep serving his gods. One evening, he fell asleep in his house and had a dream. He dreamed a white girl came to him and told him he would die soon. She shared the Gospel of Jesus with him, then said he needed to turn away from his gods, meet Jesus and put his trust in Him as soon as possible. He believed her and asked what he should do. She encouraged him, “Find my people who are here in your village and they will tell you what to do.” The priest woke up, left his house, and immediately began to search for the girl’s people. He found a group of people watching the Jesus Film. When it was over, the priest walked through the crowd to the front, and as he did, the atmosphere dramatically changed. He approached the pastor, who had no idea what was happening among the crowd. The pastor shared the Gospel with the fetish priest, and the priest gave his life to Jesus that very night. A few weeks later, the pastor met with his friend who had invited him to come to the village. The friend told the pastor who the priest was and why the people were so affected by his appearance at the Jesus Film. He shared that the priest had come to his house the following Monday and told the friend the story of his dream. Then the priest said, “The girl’s name was Lauren.” That very evening, the fetish priest died. This is a true story. Pastor Godly was invited by a distant friend to show the Jesus Film in his village. The friend only knew Godly was a pastor, but not which church he served. The priest gave his life to Christ, and after telling Pastor Godly’s friend about his dream of Lauren, he died. Do I have any idea how any of this happened? I don’t. Lauren’s spirit didn’t actually come to the priest in a dream, but I believe perhaps God used a dream that He gave the priest about Lauren. What I know for certain is that God gave this priest a final invitation to come to Jesus, and the priest did. He is in heaven today because of God’s great compassion and unending mercy toward us. This is the God we serve.

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April 9, 2026

What About Reading Classes?

From the moment Scott and I first visited the new Lauren’s Lighthouse Temple building site, children from the area began to appear. Sweet and curious, they greeted us and wanted to be part of whatever was going on. As the weeks went on, and LLT continued to meet there, more and more children came until it was necessary to start two Children’s Sunday School classes. Soon, the teachers realized the older group did not know how to read, so they began Saturday afternoon reading classes. Not long after the reading classes began, a boy from the neighborhood passed by and joined both the reading class and Sunday School. He was so excited about it that he went home and asked his mom to attend church with him. She agreed, and they came the following Sunday. At the end of the service, both the boy and his mother gave their lives to Jesus and joined LLT. The next week, the mother and son brought two friends, and they both gave their lives to Jesus and joined the church. The mother, son, and their two guests were all Muslims. To date, there have been 12 Muslims who have given their lives to Jesus and joined LLT. Now, they are asking for Bibles. Why would the people of Lauren’s Lighthouse Temple give their time to teach children to read? Aren’t churches supposed to be about the task of spreading the Gospel? Maybe you have heard the saying, “People don’t care what you know until they know you care.” Perhaps that is why Jesus commands us to love our neighbors, to give to those in need, and to serve Him by serving others. This is part of the Gospel, because the Kingdom of God is about love. The only way to share the Gospel is in love. I am so proud of the people of Lauren’s Lighthouse Temple. Reading classes for children have already produced fruit in the way of opportunities to invite the lost into the Kingdom of God. It will continue to produce fruit as the children’s educational possibilities open up. I am proud, but I am also challenged by this kind of love. May I be more intentional in the way I love my neighbors for the sake of God’s Kingdom and their future in it.

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Lauren's Lighthouse Temple building

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