She went on to earn a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1973 , and was ordained as a minister of the United Church of Religious Science in 1975 , and became the pastor of a fifty-member congregation of that church in La Jolla in 1977 . The church grew under her leadership , drawing numbers as high as 5,000 for Easter Sunday , and eventually expanded to include a grammar school , ministry school , and five teaching centers . She also began a television program in 1979 , which at one time was syndicated to fifteen television stations in the country . Stressing that “ You can have it all — now ! , ” she encouraged her listeners – mostly yuppies – week after week to seek prosperity , power , and abundance . Among those she influenced was Gian-Luigi Ferri , the mass-shooter in the 1993 101 California Street shooting , who was influenced by her gospel of Success but eventually frustrated by his unsuccessful business ventures
101 California Street shooting
101 California Street shooting
Terry Cole-Whittaker