The Reverend Stretton Smith was posthumously
awarded the Charles Fillmore Award in 1999 for
visionary consciousness and dynamic leadership.

ABOUT US

Originally from Arizona, Stretton Smith attended Stanford University, graduating in 1946. After more than 30 years as a senior executive in the corporate world, he decided to devote his life to teaching others and embarked on a path to becoming a Unity minister. Ordained by the Association of Unity Churches, Stretton served as an Associate Minister at Christ Unity Church in Sacramento and then as Minister at the Unity Church of the Monterey Peninsula. As a minister, he began teaching students about the riches that God holds in store for each of us, thus, the 4T Prosperity Program was created.

To date, the 4T Prosperity Program has been presented in over 600 Unity, Religious Science and other New Thought churches to more than 100,000 students around the world. The 4T Ministry, Inc. is an Alternative Ministry affiliated with the Association of Unity Churches.

The Charles Fillmore Award was posthumously given to The Reverend Stretton Smith in 1999 for demonstrating visionary consciousness and dynamic leadership as the 4T Minister and author of the 4T Prosperity Program.

Reverend Smith was nominated for the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion presented to an individual who has shown extraordinary originality in advancing humanity’s understanding of God or spirituality. Past recipients have included the late Mother Teresa and the Reverend Billy Graham.

After 12 years in the corporate world, Shannon McCarthy decided to pursue her passion, singing, and obtained her B.A. in music. She performs in opera, musical theatre and church and has recorded a CD of songs dedicated to her father.

Since its inception, Shannon and her husband Bob have been administrating and distributing the 4T Program. Shannon is profoundly grateful for the spiritual connection and the love shared with her dad, which have blessed her life in so many ways.

Through the love of her sons and grandsons, Joany Playdon-Smith enjoys a beautiful quality of life. It was Joany’s loving honor to join Stretton at the 4T juncture of their lives. Joany is currently enveloped in the agony and ecstasy of writing her first novel.