The Rev. Becca Stevens Talks About Human Trafficking

01.28.16

    The Rev. Erin Jean Warde talks to Becca Stevens about Thistle Farms ministry.

    Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest, entrepreneur, author, and social justice activist. She is founder and president of Thistle Farms, a community of women who have survived trafficking, prostitution and addiction. She has been featured in New York Times, on ABC World News, NPR, PBS, CNN and was named a “Champion of Change” by the White House in 2011. Most recently she has been featured in the PBS documentary, “A Path Appears.” She was named 2014 Humanitarian of the Year by the Small Business Council of America as well as the TJ Martell Foundation, has been inducted into the Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame, and was conferred an honorary doctorate by Sewanee: The University of the South. Her latest book is, Letters from the Farm: A Simple Path for a Deeper Spiritual Life. She lives in Nashville with her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter, Marcus Hummon, and sons, recording artist Levi Hummon, Caney and Moses.