Joyce Meyer
Birth Name:
Pauline Joyce Hutchinson
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer
Fast Facts
- Named one of the 25 most influential Evangelicals in America by Time magazine in 2005
- Married engineer draftsman Dave Meyer in 1967 after a rocky first marriage
- Created the radio ministry "Life in the Word" after appearing on a 15 minute local radio program in Missouri
- Her introduction to ministry came when she joined a St․ Louis bible class in 1976
- Meyer eventually expanded her program to television, appearing on WGN in Chicago and the Black Entertainment Television network
- Known for speaking humorously about herself and adding humor to her sermons
- Became the first woman to minister at a religious event at the TWA Dome (renamed as Edward Jones Dome)