SC Preacher Clarifies His Ministry is Not Associated with Murder Suspects
Since news broke of double murder of two Oklahoma women by members of “God’s Misfits,” pastor of group with same name wants to set the record straight
Four suspects accused of murdering a pastor’s wife and a friend claimed to be members of God’s Misfits, an anti-government religious group. A church group with the same name claims they’re getting unwanted attention since the news of the crime broke. They want to clear their name.
Preacher Squirrel / Video screengrab
MinistryWatch reported last week on the disappearance and murder of two Oklahoma women by a group of four suspects. The crime was an alleged conspiracy to murder Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly over a custody battle involving Butler’s two children.
The four suspects claimed to be a part of an anti-government group called “God’s Misfits,” according to the Associated Press. Investigators found that “God’s Misfits” held weekly meetings at Cole and Cora Twombly’s home.
Twombly’s daughter described God’s Misfits as an “anti-government group that has a religious affiliation.”
However, a South Carolina preacher with a ministry of the same name has seen a large increase in traffic and negative contact since the news of the Oklahoma group spread online.
“We are NOT & have never been part of anything in Oklahoma. We are husband & wife spreading Jesus,” the South Carolina God’s Misfits Facebook page says.
The pastor, who identifies himself as Preacher Squirrel, has led gods-misfits.org since 2015. He told KAKE News that his organization has nothing to do with the one the suspects claim. Squirrel’s ministry is located about 1,300 miles east from where the killings occurred.
“I am not an anti-government murderer,” he added.
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Preacher Squirrel said God’s Misfits is just the name he and his wife Sunshine call themselves when they spread God’s word.
According to their Facebook page, the group’s theme as misfits comes from the idea that after salvation through Jesus, one becomes a misfit with the world. The website says the ministry is designed for anyone who wants to come to Jesus, including “working men, bikers, truckers, Sunday workers, doubters—anybody.”
Squirrel claimed he’s never been to Oklahoma and was unaware of the four people charged until reading the national headlines last week.
He wanted to clear his name and clarify his intentions to promote the word of God. He said he was praying for the families impacted by the tragedy in Hugoton.
In a video on the Facebook video post, Squirrel expressed concern for the victims of the “senseless evil” that took two young women’s lives.
“My heart goes out to you,” a choked-up Pastor Squirrel ended the video. “And that’s all I got.”
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