October 26, 2012

• A record 26,400 women from 30 different countries attended the Joyce Meyer Ministries Women's Conference in St. Louis this past weekend
• Joyce's latest book, Change Your Words, Change Your Life was listed as #4 on the New York Times Bestsellers list
• Joyce Meyer Ministries reached 3 million likes on Facebook
• Conference attendees brought in 3,600 infant care items to benefit local St. Louis residents

A 30th anniversary conference. Three million likes on Facebook. A New York Times bestselling book. And a free concert to benefit the city of St. Louis. This was a weekend of milestones for Joyce Meyer Ministries.

The 30th Anniversary Joyce Meyer Ministries Love Life Conference was held this past weekend in St. Louis, Mo. at the Edward Jones Dome, with over 26,400 women attending from around the world. Special guests included Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Christine Caine, Darlene Zschech, Mandisa, Kari Jobe and Fuzed Worship.

In addition to the conference, Joyce Meyer's latest book Change Your Words, Change Your Life landed the number four spot on the New York Times Bestsellers list. This is Joyce's 12th New York Times bestseller.

Joyce Meyer Ministries also reached 3 million likes on Facebook, on the heels of being recognized as number one on Twitter for the most retweets. The ministry posts inspirational messages used to encourage.

Joyce Meyer Ministries also provided a free concert for St. Louis residents on Friday night with American Idol finalist Mandisa. Admission to the concert was infant care items for local St. Louis families, benefitting Multiply Hope, a domestic outreach of Joyce Meyer Ministries that partners with local organizations to make a practical and lasting impact on the poor and needy of their city. A total of 3,600 packages of diapers and wipes were collected over the weekend and will be given to the St. Louis Dream Center, an inner-city outreach committed to serving the 21st Ward of St. Louis.

About Joyce Meyer Ministries

Joyce Meyer Ministries (JMM) is an international nonprofit organization that focuses on reaching people through media with a potential audience of 4.5 billion people. Impacting lives around the world, through its outreach arm, Hand of Hope, JMM provides life-changing global humanitarian and missions relief. In 2011, JMM provided more than 31 million meals supporting feeding centers in 32 countries and free medical care to over 267,000 people in multiple remote areas. JMM also operates 39 children's homes globally and provides a host of other disaster, missions and humanitarian aid.