Jimmie T. Roberts (June 5, 1939– December 6, 2015) was the founder of a religious movement knownas The Brethren. Within the group, it is alternatively referred to asthe Brothers, the Church, the Assembly, and The Body of Christ.
Roberts was born in the American South,the son of a part-time Pentecostal preacher. He later joined theUnited States Marine Corps. Around 1970, He became convinced thatmainstream churches had become corrupt and that the last days wereimminent. Roberts began recruiting followers to his apocalypticviews, advocating a lifestyle based upon an itinerant example hefound in the New Testament accounts of Jesus sending forth disciples.Within the movement, he is known as "Brother Evangelist"and "the Elder".
After several incidents during the late1970s and early 1980s, both Roberts and the group became extremelysecretive and disappeared from public view, except for occasionalmentions in books and the media.
Roberts died in Denver, Colorado onDecember 6, 2015. He was 76 years old and his cause of death islisted as metastatic adenocarcinoma.
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