Joyce Meyer American televangelist, author, and speaker Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joyce-Meyer Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joyce-Meyer Also known as: Pauline Joyce Hutchinson Written by Frannie Comstock Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago. Frannie Comstock, Melissa Petruzzello Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content from plants, algae, and fungi, to renewable energy and environmental engineering. She has her M.S. in Plant Biology and Conservation... Melissa Petruzzello•All Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Sep 12, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Quick Facts Née: Pauline Joyce Hutchinson (Show more) Born: June 4, 1943, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. (Show more) Joyce Meyer (born June 4, 1943, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.) is a prominent American televangelist, author, and speaker known for her dynamic teaching style and practical approach to Christian living. Her ministry grew in popularity throughout the 1990s and 2000s, during which she frequently espoused a prosperity gospel message that faith and donations to the church are divinely rewarded with health, wealth, and happiness in this life. She has been scrutinized for soliciting large donations and leading an opulent lifestyle. Throughout her childhood Pauline Joyce Hutchinson’s home life was shaped by fear and shame. Her father, a factory worker and ...(100 of 1213 words)

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