“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (MSG)
Shaped By Faith began long before the television cameras, devotionals, and fitness classes.
As a child, Theresa Rowe created what she called “The Sticker Bush Church” beneath a cluster of sticker bushes beside her family home. Inspired by watching Billy Graham on television, she gathered neighborhood children together, preached sermons, served communion candy wafers, and led fitness competitions in the yard. Even then, God was quietly planting the seeds for what would one day become Shaped By Faith.
Theresa’s journey was not without hardship. Adopted at six weeks old, she struggled with feelings of rejection and later experienced deep personal loss, health battles, divorce, single motherhood, and two open-heart surgeries. Through every challenge, God continued to guide her toward His purpose.
After years in the fitness industry, modeling, and teaching, Theresa experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ when a woman knocked on her front door and prayed for her healing. God miraculously healed her body from endometriosis, restored her faith, and transformed her life forever.
Soon afterward, while teaching fitness classes, Theresa began opening each class with prayer and scripture. God revealed a powerful truth through 1 Corinthians 6:19–20: our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.
The vision for Shaped By Faith was born.
Today, Shaped By Faith has grown into an international faith-based fitness ministry through television, radio, devotionals, speaking engagements, online outreach, and live classes. Yet the mission remains the same:
Shaping bodies and hearts for God’s purposes.
