237: The Twisted World of Harvest Baptist Church and Ex-Missionary Jordan Webb

Preacher Boys Podcast

Eric Skwarczynski

Documentary, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Christianity

4.6 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Preacher Boys Podcast, Eric sits down with Elizabeth Saenz a former student at Harvest Baptist Bible College in Fort Dodge Iowa.

We talk about the strange environment at the church and college, as well as the recent scandal involving Jordan Webb – who she knew early on at Mountain View Baptist Church in Hesperia, CA, then reconnected with at college.

Ex-Missionary Jordan Webb was arrested on April 25 at the Fort Dodge home of Cameron Giovanelli, a registered sex offender. According to testimony from Webster County Attorney’s Office Investigator Larry Hedlund, Webb had also been driving Giovanelli’s car that week.

He was charged with second-degree sexual abuse with persons under the age of 12 (a Class B Felony) and incest (a Class D Felony), as well as child endangerment (an Aggravated Misdemeanor).

Marvin Smith IV, assistant pastor and missions director at Harvest Baptist Church submitted a letter in support of Webb for his bond hearing.

In a text message conversation submitted into evidence by the state, Smith said to Webb, "I'm going to need to write a check to you for the lawyer fee. Pastor said it will look better than the church being responsible for extra costs after the $25,000."

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0:00.0	Trigger warning.
0:01.6	This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations.
0:06.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:09.2	I'm just saying from my heart to you as a pastor, no matter what you do, I will have mercy on you.
0:20.6	And I expect you to always have mercy on you. And I expect you to always have mercy on one another.
0:25.6	Amen.
0:27.6	Man is in jail. He's accused of sexually abusing a child.
0:31.6	Jordan Webb is charged with second-degree sex abuse.
0:34.6	Court records show the victim was under the age of 12. Webb is being held in the
0:38.9	Webster County Jail on $500,000 cash bond. It's never your position to take God's position
0:47.8	concerning what he's to do with situation, you'd be merciful.
1:00.1	You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of mental,
1:05.0	physical, and sexual abuse within the independent fundamental Baptist movement.
1:10.5	The testimony shared on this podcast are told from the personal experience and perspective of the survivors.
1:12.2	Not all legal outcomes are known or final. Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty
1:18.2	in the court of law. Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsinski. Hey everybody, on today's episode
1:25.2	of the Preach Boys podcast, I'm sitting down with Elizabeth
1:27.8	Sign. She's a former student at Harvest Baptist Bible College in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
1:32.9	We talk a little bit about the strange environment at the church and college, as well as
1:37.1	the recent scandal with one of their missionaries, Jordan Webb.
1:40.9	She knew Jordan from a very early age at Mountain View Baptist Church in
1:44.7	Hisperia, California, and reconnected with him at college. For those of you that don't know,
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