Johnnie Colemon (February 18, 1920 – December 23, 2014) was an influential minister and teacher in the New Thought movement.
[7] Colemon was born to John and Lula Haley[8] in Centerville, Alabama, on February 18, 1920[9] but her family moved to Columbus, Mississippi, at an early age, and she identified more with that location as her birthplace, leading others to misidentify Columbus, Mississippi as her place of origin.
[10] She attended Union Academy High School[11] and graduated from Wiley College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1943.
[12] After being diagnosed with an incurable disease,[13] Colemon had a crisis of faith deciding to attend Unity School of Christianity.
[5] In 1974 Colemon founded the Universal Foundation for Better Living, in response to racism experienced as part of Unity,[14] "an international association of Bible-based New Thought Christian churches, centers, and study groups.