Jeff Hendred is a pastor at Hickory Grove Community Church.
Also working at Hickory Grove Community Church are lead pastors Donna Johnson and John Johnson, who also signed up to endorse Donald Trump in their capacity as church pastors, and became members of Trump’s Iowa Faith Leader Coalition.
It’s against the law for them to do that and to also refuse to pay tax on their income, but they’re doing it anyway.
Hickory Grove Community Church does not show such a forgiving, lenient tone when it comes to non-Christian Americans. The church preaches that non-Christians deserve “everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.”
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.