Pastor Trieber Silenced SA Victims for Years... He Just Got an Award From the Santa Clara Mayor
Preacher Boys Podcast
Eric Skwarczynski
4.6 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
In March 2024, Trieber's ministry settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount after two women came forward with horrifying claims of abuse and cover-ups involving his brother-in-law, Mike Strouf.
Fast forward to February 2025: Strouf’s name was removed from marquee signs at Santa Clara’s Magical Bridge Playground after information about the lawsuit and victim stories was sent to city officials. But instead of showing remorse or addressing the abuse, Trieber took the pulpit to complain about how hard it is for him to deal with lawsuits.
I break down his troubling response, including his denial of covering up abuse and his attacks on critics—calling them “liars,” “sodomites,” and “lesbians.” Despite his loud proclamations, the victims’ stories paint a very different picture: one where Trieber protected abusers and silenced victims.
And here’s the kicker: just days ago, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor honored Trieber and North Valley Baptist Church with an award, completely ignoring decades of allegations and lawsuits tied to his ministry. It’s yet another example of how institutions sweep serious claims under the rug when it’s convenient.
Join me as I unpack this disturbing story and expose the tactics used by leaders like Trieber to avoid accountability.
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| 0:00.0 | Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. Listener discretion is |
| 0:07.3 | advised. My name is Eric Skritsky. As a former religious fundamentalist, I'm shedding light on the |
| 0:14.1 | dark side of the church, from the pulpit to the pews. But I'm not doing it alone. Each week, |
| 0:20.1 | I'm sitting down with survivors, |
| 0:21.8 | advocates, authors, and more to uncover the inner workings of these abusive religious groups |
| 0:27.3 | to give tactical tips on how to escape and to find out what we can do to take them down. |
| 0:34.3 | You're listening to The Preach Boys podcast. Hey, everybody, welcome back to the |
| 0:38.9 | Pritcher Boys podcast. Today, I am sharing some updates relating to Jack Treber and North Valley |
| 0:44.8 | Baptist Church. Now, for those you've been listening to the show for a long time, you might remember |
| 0:48.8 | that in 2024, Pastor Jack Treber settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount after two women pursued legal action against his ministry, North Valley Baptist Church, and Mike Strofe, who also happens to be Jack Treber's brother-in-law. |
| 1:02.7 | The lawsuit detailed horrifying allegations of abuse and cover-up with plaintiffs claiming that Treber personally orchestrated efforts to protect strofe and silence victims. |
| 1:12.1 | I documented this story thoroughly as it was happening and covered that here on the podcast. |
| 1:16.8 | You can certainly go listen to those past episodes. |
| 1:19.4 | But since then, there's been a couple of new updates. |
| 1:22.0 | Just a couple days ago, my friend Joshua Sanfer, who was also a former member of North Valley |
| 1:26.2 | Baptist Church, forwarded me a series of emails that his brother Paul had sent to government officials in Santa |
| 1:31.9 | Clara County. The email was addressed to the mayor, the city council, the city manager, |
| 1:37.4 | and the Magical Bridge Foundation, CEO, and founder. It read, |
| 1:41.0 | I hope you're well. I request your consideration investigating the |
| 1:44.5 | Magical Bridge Playground donor, Mike Strofe, team leader of Genesis Team Real Estate. On Saturday, |
| 1:50.3 | September 28, 2004, my wife and I were enjoying playing with our three children at the |
| 1:55.6 | Magical Bridge Playground at Santa Clara's Central Park. However, I was disturbed to see Mike |
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