Pastor Roger Jimenez and his wife, Joanne
(photo credit: Verity Baptist Church)
In his bio, Jimenez states that he was born in Venezuela and immigrated to the US as a child. He was raised in the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) church, eventually enlisting in the United States Air Force. Jimenez, like most preachers in the IFB has never had formal training for the ministry; however, he claims he learned from his pastor in a local church while on active duty.
Roger Jimenez is a dangerous hate preacher. In an interview in 2020, Jimenez said he wished more people had been killed in the Orlando nightclub massacre. According to Heavy News, Jimenez praised the shooter who attacked The Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. "Are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today? Um, no. I think that's great. I think Orlando, Florida, is a little safer tonight. The tragedy is that more of them didn't die. The tragedy is I'm kind of upset he didn't finish the job - because these people [gays and lesbians] are predators. They are abusers.
When asked by a local news station to clarify his comments. Jimenez responded that he wished more gay people had been killed.
Videos of church services at Verity Church have been steadily declining. Videos from the church's YouTube channel show very few people consistently attend Jimenez's church.
Jimenez, in an attempt to bring more people into his church create a dating program.
First, Jimenez opened Pure and Pleasent Organic Beauty Products to pay the bills left by his declining church attendance. That company was closed in 2016.
Once that business failed, Jimenez and his wife have been relegated to selling stickers, greeting cards, and coloring books on his personal YouTube channel, Help4TheHome.
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