Becca Stevens with Thistle Farms coming to Madisonville

Media Contact:
Rev. Kara Foster
kara@firstchristianmadisonville.org
270-821-5335

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

First Christian Church Welcomes CNN Hero Award Winner Becca Stevens

Madisonville, KY – May 9, 2026 – First Christian Church, Madisonville, Kentucky, is excited to welcome Becca Stevens to preach on Sunday, June 14 at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. worship services. Becca is an Episcopal priest and founder of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking, and addiction.

Becca has been profiled on PBS NewsHour, The Today Show, CNN, ABC World News, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and The Jennifer Hudson Show, and in The New York Times. Her many awards include CNN Hero, White House Champion of Change, the Small Business Council of America’s Humanitarian of the Year, and Tennessee Human Rights Outstanding Service Award. She has been inducted into The Entrepreneur Center’s Hall of Fame and Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame.

Becca has received alumni distinction awards from her alma maters–the University of the South and Vanderbilt Divinity School–and has received multiple honorary doctorates. Becca has written eleven books, including her most recent, Practically Divine.

First Christian Church is located at 1030 College Drive, Madisonville, Kentucky, and worships at 8:30 and 11am on Sunday mornings. For more information on Becca’s visit to First Christian Church contact Rev. Kara Foster at kara@firstchristianmadisonville.org