Dr. Catherine Ponder is a minister and founder of Unity Church Worldwide, affiliated with the Unity Church, and author of several New Thought books focused mainly on the theme of prosperity.
In 1956, Ponder received her B.S. in Education from the Unity Ministerial School. In 1958, she was ordained as a Unity Church minister. She began ministering in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to other cities to found ministries: in 1961, in Austin TX, in 1969, in San Antonio TX, and in 1973, in Palm Desert CA, where she remains minister.