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Love heals every body with becca stevens
Rev. Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest and writer who is chaplain at Vanderbilt University's St. Augustine's Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee. She is notable for her work helping former prostitutes leave the sex industry and start new lives. She was the 2000 Nashvillian of the Year and in 2013 was inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame.
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- Love heals every body with becca stevens
- Becca stevens the mission of thistle farms
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Becca stevens the mission of thistle farms
Biography

Becca Stevens was born on April 1, 1963 in Connecticut to Anne and Rev. Gladston Hudson Stevens, Jr. When she was four years old, her family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee and a year later, her father was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. After completing her secondary education at John Overton High School, Stevens enrolled in her father's alma mater The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee studying math. When she graduated, she completed an internship at Bread for the World and led the Kanuga Conference Center's youth program near Hendersonville, North Carolina before returning to Nashville in 1987. Stevens enrolled in Vanderbilt Divinity School, where she met her future husband Marcus Hummon, whom she married in 1988. During her schooling, she volunteered in projects to help homeless women and those dealing with addiction.

Stevens was ordained in June 1991 and delivered her first child the following month. After her ordination, Stevens began working at the Church of the Resurrection in Franklin, Tennessee, continuing her work with those in need. When in 1995, the Chaplain of St. Augustine’s Chapel at Vanderbilt retired, Stevens accepted the post. She founded Magdalene in 1997, a two-year residential program for former prostitutes overcoming addiction(s) and wanting to restart their lives. She also started Thistle Farms, which employs the same group of women to make products sold in stores like Whole Foods and on the Internet. In 2000, Stevens was selected as the Nashvillian of the year and in 2013, she was inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. In 2013, Thistle Farms opened a café, employing ex-prostitutes as baristas.

She has written several books, including nine published by Abingdon Press. Her 2013 memoir, Snake Oil: The Art of Healing and Truth-Telling, "details her own sexual abuse and healing and how her ministry has led to the founding of Thistle Farms", and was reported by The Tennessean as an area bestseller. She has received many local awards as well as being designated a White House Champion of Change in 2011.
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She is married to Grammy-winning country music artist Marcus Hummon, and has three children.