Roe Messner: Where is He now and Everything about him

Roe Messner is an American building contractor who has built more than 1,700 churches, including several megachurches. After his divorce from his first wife, Roe married televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1993 after her divorce from husband and PTL Club founder Jim Bakker.

Roe Messner: Bio Summary

Roe Messner was born on August 1, 1935, in Waldron, Kansas, United States to his parents. As of 2022, he is 87 years old. his zodiac sign is Leo. Messner grew up in Waldron, Kansas, on the Kansas-Oklahoma border where he was born. He founded Messner Construction in Andover, Kansas, and began building churches.

Roe Messner is said to be the largest church builder in the United States. He told Larry King on August 7, 2007, that he had built 1,784 churches in 47 states. Messner oversaw church construction but was not the architect. Over 1,800 churches in all 50 states have been designed and/or built by him.

According to his IMBD profile, Roe Mesner is known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000), Entertainment Tonight (1981), and The Surreal Life (2003). He has been married to Melanie Hart since December 7, 2007. He was previously married to Tammy Faye Bakker.

Roe Messner rose to prominence in 1978 when he built Heritage USA at Jim Bakker’s request. He and his first wife, Ruth Ann, published Building for the Master in 1987. He allegedly played a behind-the-scenes role in the PTL Club’s demise. He was reportedly the source of the $265,000 payment to Jessica Hahn to cover up a sexual assault. Messner later billed PTL for work on the Jerusalem Amphitheater at Heritage USA that was never completed.

When the payoff was revealed, Bakker’s finances were scrutinized, and he was charged with fraud. Messner testified for the Bakkers’ defense during their fraud trial, claiming that Jerry Falwell attempted to take over PTL and its associated cable television network by sending Messner to the Bakkers’ home in Palm Springs, California, to make an offer to “keep quiet.”

According to Messner’s testimony, Tammy wrote the offer on her stationery, listing a lifetime salary of $300,000 for Jim, $100,000 for Tammy, a house, and a year’s worth of free phone calls and health insurance.

Messner, on the other hand, claimed Bakker wrote on it: “I’m not putting any pressure on PTL. I’m not requesting anything.” Falwell has categorically denied making any offer. Messner was listed as PTL’s single largest creditor in the messy bankruptcy, with a $14 million outstanding claim. In court documents, the new operators accused Messner of overcharging PTL by $5.3 million.

Roe Messner and Tammy Faye’s marriage

In 1993, Messner divorced his first wife. Tammy Faye divorced Bakker around the same time. Messner and Tammy Faye married in Rancho Mirage, California, and lived there.

Roe Messner was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison in 1996 for bankruptcy fraud charges, which he served from 1996 to 1999. In 2003, he published Church Growth by Design, another book on church building.

Roe Messner and Tammy Faye relocated to the gated community of Loch Lloyd, Missouri, a Kansas City suburb, in 2007. Tammy Faye died of cancer on July 20, that year; her last public appearance was a taped interview on CNN the day before, from their home. Her ashes were interred next to Messner’s mother in the Messner family plot in Waldron.

Roe Messner has previously been diagnosed with prostate cancer, though he told Larry King that his doctors told him he would not die from the disease.

Here is a list of some of the churches built by Roe Messner

• Calvary Temple (1958) – Denver, Colorado
• Pleasant Valley Methodist (1960) – Wichita, Kansas
• Oak Cliff Assembly of God (1963) – Dallas, Texas
• Evangelical United Brethren (1967) – Marion, Kansas
• World Harvest Church (1983) – Columbus, Ohio
• Dream City Church (1984) – Phoenix, Arizona
• Rockford First Assembly of God (1984) – Rockford, Illinois
• Capitol Christian Center (1984) – Sacramento, California
• Hillside Christian Center (1986) – Napa, California
• Carpenter’s Home Church (1986) – Lakeland, Florida
• Church on the Rock (1986) – Rockwall, Texas
• Bethel Church – Los Angeles, California
• Calvary Church (Charlotte) (1988) – Charlotte, North Carolina
• Bellevue Baptist Church (1989) – Memphis, Tennessee
• Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (1989) – Decatur, Georgia
• The Gate Church (1990) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Deliverance Church (1990) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Central Community Church (1990) – Wichita, Kansas
• Point Harbor Community Church (2003) – Chesapeake, Virginia
• Redemption (2003) – Greenville, South Carolina