04/27/2026
Join Ali Benjamin as she creates conversations with soul-centered people who channel their attention, energy, and resources into supporting others and helping the world come together in love.
Guest: Rev. Joy Fletcher
Rev. Joy Fletcher is a 5th-generation Truth student and ordained Divine Science Minister whose calling weaves together legacy, love, and a profound commitment to sacred service. Her ordination was June 22, 1995 at First Divine Science Church, Denver, CO. Affectionately known as “Rev. Joyfull,” she serves as the President of the Divine Science Ministers Association. She also holds leadership and faculty roles with the International New Thought Alliance, Affiliated New Thought Network, Divine Science Federation International, First Spiritual Church of Bay City, and Samaritan Institute.
Rev. Joy has served as a Unity Spiritual Leader in both Muskogee, Oklahoma—following the legacy of her 2x Great Grandmother—and at Unity Church of Flint, Michigan. A sought-after guest speaker, Rev. Joy is known for her heartfelt teachings and deeply grounded embodiment of New Thought principles.
With nearly two decades of hospice work—including roles as bereavement coordinator, chaplain, and volunteer coordinator—Rev. Joy is also a dedicated End-of-Life Educator and Practitioner as well as a Grief Recovery Method Specialist. She has presided over nearly 600 sacred rituals including weddings, funerals, celebrations of life, anointings, and baby blessings. Her ministry is one of presence over process—a ministry of deep listening, compassionate companionship, and sacred witnessing at every threshold of life.
Whether offering bedside comfort in a final breath, guiding families through grief, or co-creating rituals that honor love and legacy, Rev. Joy brings empathy, wisdom, and a unique ability to hold space for transformation. She honors life, death, and the milestones in between.
A contributing author to PhenomeNEWS and Works of Heart.Rev. Joy is also the author of Beside Myself with Joy and How to Create a Ceremony Ministry—resources that uplift both the personal and professional paths of sacred service.
Rev. Joy believes that the awareness of Divine Science Everywhere—in All, through All, as All—is the radiant thread that inspires every step of her ministry.
Rev. Joy was a featured guest on the New Thought Media Network program “New Thought Today,”, participated in Season of Nonviolence meditation series and serves as co-host of “Divine Science Everywhere,” a spiritually expansive broadcast also featured on New Thought Media Network and YouTube.
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