In 1994, Joy was one of the first women to be ordained in the Church of England. Her ministry in the inner - city embraced the needs of the poor, homeless, mentally ill, families, youth and the elderly. She was the inspiration behind the hit BBC sitcom, The Vicar of Dibley, starring Dawn French and authored The Woman Behind the Collar: The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest. As a parent, Joy was the commissioner of Little League Baseball, fundraiser, event planner, PTA President and President of the local High School Baseball Boosters. In 2024, she Co- founded ‘Building With Baseball’, a non- profit that takes public high school players to the Dominican Republic to engage in service projects and play baseball. In recent years she has enjoyed creating sea glass art with the beach glass she finds on Block Island. She is a founding board member and currently board Chair of the Wild Goose Festival. Joy currently ministers on the staff of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC, where she lives with her husband, Jim Wallis. They have 2 adult sons, Luke and Jack and a grandson, James