In 2008, Rebecca Wearmouth tried her hand at politics. She ran as a candidate for a seat in the Iowa Senate. She lost the race.
A few times, Rebecca Wearmouth has said a prayer for the Partners in Prayer online group, which describes itself as “a group of Apostolic believers praying together on a phone line”. She isn’t the top leader of that group, though. Partners in Prayer is based in Louisiana, not Iowa.
Is that what makes Rebecca Wearmouth a reverend? Is a reverend someone who says a prayer in a video conference every now and then?
Rebecca Wearmouth is listed by the Trump for President campaign as a “reverend” in the Iowa Faith Leader Coalition.
What makes Rebecca Wearmouth a reverend, though?
Rebecca Wearmouth has two jobs. One is an assistant to a chiropractor. She is also the Director of the public library in Winthrop, Iowa, a village with a population of 823.
Wearmouth has been involved in the Christian Life Church of Independence, Iowa, but she wasn’t that church’s reverend. Until 6 years ago, she was the church secretary and treasurer. Thomas Menuey is currently the reverend of that church.
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.