Elijah House Academy

Elizabeth & Jesse Kell, Executive Directors

Elijah House Academy provides a Christ-centered and accessible choice in education that cultivates the hearts, minds, and bodies of the city’s children for God’s glory and Richmond’s flourishing. This empowers these children to discover their true identity and purpose in God's mission to redeem all things.

In 1989, Dr. William Kell and his wife, Janet, launched a private school for inner-city children in the basement of their home. They started with eight children from Gilpin Court who were failing second and third grades. Today, under the leadership of their son, Jesse Kell, Elijah House Academy is serving over 135 students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade and their families.