Top 10 Incredible Facts about Joyce Meyer

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Top 10 Incredible Facts about Joyce Meyer

She was born on June 4, 1943, in South St. Louis. Her father was an American World War II fighter. She graduated from O’Fallon Technical High School in St. Louise. Further, Joyce got married young, immediately after graduating from Senior high school to a part-time car salesman. The married did not last long as they divorced and later, Joyce married Dave Meyer, an engineering draftsman on January 7, 1967. Together, they have four children. As a family, they live outside St. Louise, Missouri. She is a Charismatic Christian author and speaker. 

She was an associate pastor at Life Christian Center, Fenton, and later began her own ministry which started as Life in the Word in 1985. She then expanded the airing of her radio program to Chicago and Kansas cities and also began a television ministry on superstation WGN-TV in Chicago and Black Entertainment Television (BET). Her program still runs even today as Enjoying Everyday Life. She received accreditation from Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) in 2009 in conjunction with Oral Roberts University.

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1. She is a very Open-minded speaker

Joyce never shies away from discussing her early life. For instance, she talks openly about how her father sexually abused her upon return from World War II where he fight in the army as a soldier. She also shares her experience in her first marriage to a part-time car salesman who would cheat on her. He also would push her to steal payroll checks from her employer. However, the marriage lasted for only 5 years.

2. Joyce was Born-Again In an Incredible Circumstance

She claims that God called her as she was driving home in the morning in 1976 and she was filled by the Holy Spirit. At that point, she had many problems and needed someone to help her. Although she was born-again at the age of nine years, she had no encounter with God so close until this time when she called her name. 

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3. She Was an Associate Pastor

As a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, she began a Bible Study class at a local cafeteria in the morning and was also an active member of Life Christian Center. This was a Charismatic Church in Fenton. These activities helped her get to the level of the Church’s associate pastor. Due to her fame as a bible study leader, the church was also famous. In addition, the church became a leading Charismatic church in Missouri. Further, she began a daily 15-minute radio broadcast, a program hosted by St. Louis Radio Station. Currently, she is the president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. 

4. She formed her own Church

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Joyce resigned as an associate pastor from Life Christian Church Center in 1985 and founded her own ministry called Life in the Word. She developed radio programs that were aired on six other stations from Chicago to Kansas City. However, her husband encouraged her to begin television ministry which began at superstation WGN-TVin Chicago and Black Entertainment Television (BET). The fact is that the church has expanded worldwide by feeding needy children in Africa.

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5. She is the Founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries

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She began simply as Life in the Word and later established it to become Joyce Meyer Ministries. Currently, she has a television show called Enjoying Everyday Life which began in 1993. Joyce Meyer’s headquarters are based in Fenton, Missouri. She has branches in Moscow, Russia. She also has a  branch in Cape town, South Africa.

6. She has Great Achievements

Joyce was paid over $10 million for the rights to her backlist catalog of independently released books in 2002. Time Magazine linked Meyer as 17th in the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America. Her ministry received accreditation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). She is also the New York Times bestselling author. She has a magazine entitled Enjoy Everyday Life.  However, she shares Christian messages through daily TV shows like TBN, podcasts, devotionals, bible study, and conference events.

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7. Joyce owns a private Jet

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Under her ministry Joyce Meyer Ministries, she owns a jet which she travels in. The Jet is known as Gulfstream G-IV which she says is a blessing from God. The jet is rated at 10 million worth by the St. Louise Post-Dispatch published in a four-part special report in November 2003.

8. She has an Amazing Net Worth

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Joyce and her family have a $2 million home and houses worth over the same amount for each of her four children. The Joyce Meyer Ministries headquarters is worth $20 million with furnishing of over $5.7 million worth of furniture, artwork, and glassware not to mention the latest equipment and machinery. In addition, there is a $30,000 malachite round table, a $ 23,000 marble-topped antique commode, a $14,000  custom office bookcase, and $7,000 stations of the Cross in Dresden porcelain. However, there is a $6.300 eagle sculpture on a pedestal not to mention the #5,000 eagle made of silver and various paintings worth $1,000 or $4,000 each.

9. She has Profound Quotes

Joyce preaches powerful quotes that motivate her fans. More importantly, the congregation at Joyce Meyer Ministries. These quotes include those entitled Battlefield of the mind as follows: You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are; Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway; Put your expectations on God, not on people; When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner. She has other quotes on love and hope, for instance, You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are; Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway; Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting; Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don’t live in a perfect world; I may not be where I need to be but I thank God I am not where I used to be; We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulations. That’s why we have the gift of faith; You can be pitiful, or you can be powerful, but you can’t be both; just because you go to church does not mean you’re a Christian. I can go sit in the garage all day and it doesn’t make me a car

10. She Preaches Impactful Sermons 

She preach a very powerful sermon on TBN that got the world talking entitled Your thoughts to have the power to change you. The sermon changed many people’s lives. In fact, many people turned to christ, the hopeless had hope that Jesus change their yesterday into a better tomorrow.

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