Prophetess Deona E. Benson is a native of Memphis, TN, and now resides in Oxford, MS. She accepted her calling and was licensed as a minister in 2005. Prophetess Deona was ordained as Pastor, along with her husband, in 2011. She Co-Pastors the University of Life Church with passion. Together, she and her husband have four children.

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In addition to her pastoral role,  Prophetess Benson travels extensively, preaching the gospel in the US and internationally. Known for her social media hashtag, #let'sSeeJesus, she passionately preaches a word of life wherever she goes. She is a Certified Life Coach, Trauma Healing Facilitator, and a Temperament Counselor.

If you know her, you know her passion and commitment to serving the broken. This commitment is proven best by her labor as the founder and CEO of Beyond The Break, a nonprofit organization that has grown substantially since its conception in 2016. Beyond the Break is a healing and recovery resource for women in need. Rapha's House, a 30 to 90-day House of Healing, is one of those resources. Many women have come at no cost to them to rest their heads and hearts as they heal and recover. Beyond the Break also has a Crisis Help Line.

Beyond the Break Academy is another well-known resource of the organization. The academy is where you will find the breakthrough coach herself, pulling women from all walks of life, from brokenness to beautiful, through private coaching, group coaching, online courses, live sessions, and books. 

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She is the author of Get Finished Volumes 1 and 2  and her newest book, Hurt's Hostage. Prophetess Deona also serves passionately in the prison system and various restoration and recovery programs. Her passion for souls and her call to minister healing and the grace to recover keep her focused and driven, determined to Get Finished as she travels preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.