What about Chris Sprouse being an evangelist?
There is no record of any public event at which Sprouse acted as an evangelist. There is no record of any church or other religious organization that Sprouse ever took a leadership position in.
However, there are signs that Sprouse may be traveling up from Missouri to his old home town in Cantril, Iowa, where he has established the Believers in Christ Ministry at the Cantril Christian Church. Cantril has a population of 224.
On his Facebook page, Sprouse calls himself a “gospel Songwriter, Poet, a Christian , a Trump Guy”. On his LinkedIn page, he calls himself a “Song writer/author”.
Where are the songs Chris Sprouse wrote? Where are the poems and other pieces of work that Chris Sprouse has written? There is no trace of them anywhere online.
Chris Sprouse used to host a radio show on KRNF 89.7, a right wing Christian radio station. According to the radio station’s schedule, Sprouse’s show is no longer on the air.
That’s the only trace that exists of Chris Sprouse’s career as a gospel songwriter and author.
Much of Chris Sprouse’s faith leadership seems to consist of him liking memes on Facebook from his home in Missouri, like the one below that insists it’s impossible for a person to be both gay and a Christian.
Donald Trump lists Chris Sprouse as an Evangelist in Van Buren County, Iowa…
… but Chris Sprouse doesn’t live in Van Buren County, or even in Iowa anymore.
According to his own Facebook account, which is currently active on a daily basis, Chris Sprouse used to live in Cantril, Iowa, which is in Van Buren County, but he doesn’t live there any more. According to Sprouse himself, he now lives in Callao, Missouri.
Millions of gay Christian Americans disagree with the idea that Christianity and homosexuality are incompatible. Chris Sprouse seems to think that he has the right to decide who is a Christian and who is not, though it’s unclear where he got that authority from.
This intolerance against other Christians from Chris Sprouse is a reminder that the Christian Nationalism of groups like the Iowa Faith Leader Coalition is opposed as much to tolerant Christianity as it is to non-Christian Americans.
The idea that American Christianity would accept people for who they are seems to drive Chris Sprouse and other Trump Christians into a fury. Their Christianity seems centered around putting other people down and driving Americans apart.
The new book Donald Trump’s Army of God: Christian Nationalism in the Iowa Faith Leader Coalition reveals what Christian Nationalism looks like in practice. The authors explore the identities, beliefs, and activities of Donald Trump’s Christian Nationalist network - the Iowa Faith Leader Coalition.
Their research uncovers the religious extremism that helped Trump secure the Republican nomination in the Iowa caucuses and is paving the way for his return to the White House in November 2024.
The Iowa Faith Leader Coalition is a radical political organization that violates American law
Let’s learn more about the extremist Christian Nationalists who are members of Donald Trump’s Iowa Faith Leader Coalition.