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Joyce Meyer Biography

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)