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Our Team of Sunday Service Speakers
Rev. Denise DeSimone is an author, speaker, inter-faith minister, mentor, podcaster and documentarian. She is a dynamic, inspirational public speaker with an extensive background in holistic healing practices.
Rev. Denise has shared the stage with many including Dr. Bernie Siegel, MD. Her story has also been shared on The Buckley Report, Inside Edition, NBC’s Daytime Show, along with extensive international radio interviews.
Denise's first book, From Stage IV to Center Stage is an extraordinary story of courage, strength and inspiration. In August 2005, Denise was diagnosed with stage IV throat and neck cancer and was given 3 months to live. Warned, should she live, she may never be able to sing again. In July 2007, just 22 months after her diagnosis, Denise sang the National Anthem to a sell-out crowd of 37,000 Boston Red Sox fans at Fenway Park.
Denise travels throughout the United States generously sharing her life-affirming experience, skills and wisdom through public speaking and teaching transformational workshops for cancer patients, college students, church members and the elderly.
Other works by Denise include CDs, Make a Joyful Noise- A Meditation Using Sound Healing for Chakra Clearing and Balancing, Walk With Me – a CD of original music, and Pray Peace- a multi-media compilation of music and the spoken word where Denise is the voice for peace.
Lesley Ann Smith is a spiritual teacher, energy healer, and intuitive guide dedicated to helping people reconnect with their soul’s purpose, deepen their faith, and experience profound transformation. As a gifted channel, psychic medium, and healer, she has an extraordinary ability to access higher wisdom, facilitate deep healing, and bring clarity to life’s most pressing questions.
For over 30 years at www.healinganswers.net, Lesley has worked with individuals facing illness, uncertainty, and career challenges, offering clarity, healing, and peace. Her work also extends to those navigating loss, seeking their true calling, or longing for a deeper relationship with the Divine.
Through her voice—whether speaking, singing, or performing as a world class ventriloquist—Lesley creates transformative experiences that uplift, heal, and inspire. She blends wisdom, humor, and deep spiritual insight to help people move beyond fear and limitation into a life aligned with love, presence, and divine connection.
The Boston Globe states, "Lesley’s smile and presence is as warm and welcoming as her voice and her characters are something an audience can relish"!
Jackie Woodside is a USA TODAY and five-time international Amazon bestselling author, TEDx speaker, international trainer, and professional coach. She is the founder of the Conscious Living Summit and the Conscious Living Podcast.
Jackie is the executive producer of the upcoming film, "Money Vibe" based on her bestselling book by the same name.
She has been featured on television shows with Jack Canfield and Don Miguel Ruiz, and educational summits with Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsh, Michael Beckwith, and Daniel Siegel. Her expertise is widely sought after as a teacher and speaker.
P. Scott Stringham has been a member of Unity on the River since 2003, where he has served as Treasurer, Real Estate Manager and Director of Operations. He has also led numerous groups and taught many Unity programs including the 4T's, The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity and Unity Basics. He is also co-founder of The Unity Business Alliance, a group dedicated to creating a better world through the practice of spiritual principles by business owners and professionals. Scott is an energy healer certified in the Emotion Code, Body Code and Belief Code modalities.
Rev. Martine Bernard is a minister, spiritual teacher, and transformational coach dedicated to helping individuals live an abundant, miracle-filled life. As the founder of The Abundant Life New Thought Spiritual Center, She integrates New Thought, metaphysical, and esoteric teachings to inspire spiritual growth and healing.
With a deep love for Judeo-Christian biblical scripture, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, Buddhism, Hinduism, and world religions, Rev. Martine teaches the power of affirmative prayer, the subconscious mind, and spiritual consciousness to create a life of prosperity and joy.
She is an ordained minister, Science of Mind practitioner, and licensed Unity Prayer Chaplain, holding a Bachelor of Metaphysics from the University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona. A certified Heal Your Life Teacher and Coach, she are passionate about reconnecting Unity Worldwide and Centers for Spiritual Living (CSL) with Louise Hay’s legacy.
Through sermons, workshops, and healing circles, Rev. Martine empowers others to stay in the miracle vibration, embrace joy, and live with spiritual alignment.
“Your thoughts and emotions create your reality—choose them wisely, and watch the miracles unfold.”