Robert Leonard Schenck was born on 1958 and is an American Evangelical clergyman who has ministered to elected and appointed officials in Washington, DC and serves as president of a non-profit organization named for Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
31 Facts About Rob Schenck
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Rob Schenck is the subject of the Emmy Award-winning 2016 Abigail Disney documentary, The Armor of Light.
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Once a prominent anti-abortion activist, Rob Schenck has since repudiated this work and expressed support for the legality of abortion.
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In 2022, Rob Schenck testified before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his allegation that a member of the Supreme Court leaked information about a pending case before the Court.
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Robert Lenard Schenck and his identical twin brother, Paul, were born in 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, to Chaim "Henry Paul" Schenck and Marjorie Schenck.
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Rob Schenck was named after his father's older brother who was a decorated B-17 bomber pilot in World War II and who lost his life in an air crash while serving in the Korean War.
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Rob Schenck's father was born Jewish, raised in Manhattan and attended a Reform Temple on Long Island, and Rob Schenck's mother was born Catholic in Brooklyn, raised non-religious, and grew up in Northern New Jersey.
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Rob Schenck accompanied his brother to prayer meetings, and soon converted as well.
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From 2012 to 2016, Rob Schenck served as chairman of the board of directors of the Evangelical Church Alliance.
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Rob Schenck was chairman of ECA's Committee for Church and Society, the social witness arm of the alliance of ministers.
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Rob Schenck took a 2,000-mile walk from Buffalo, NY, through eight states and crossed the border at Laredo, Texas.
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Rob Schenck hoped to raise $1 million to build a clinic and recruit volunteers willing to help provide medical, dental, and construction services.
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In 1992, during Buffalo's large-scale abortion clinic demonstrations, Rob Schenck grabbed national and worldwide attention when photos and video were shot of him cradling a preserved human fetus, given the name "Tia" by a black anti-abortion group, because the fetus was believed to be African-American.
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In 1995, Rob Schenck organized the first National Memorial for the Preborn and their Mothers and Fathers.
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Rob Schenck participated in the events surrounding Terri Schiavo's death.
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Rob Schenck traveled to Florida to try to prevent Schiavo from being allowed to die and publicly called for police to prevent the same.
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Rob Schenck was a signatory of a letter to President George Bush and Florida Gov.
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Some time after 2010, Schenck changed his mind about abortion, stating that banning abortion would cause more harm than good, and opposed the effort to overturn Roe v Wade.
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Rob Schenck attracted a core group of worshippers and created what became the National Community Church.
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Rob Schenck served as pastor for over a year until deciding to focus on government officials.
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On Sunday, November 29,2015, Rob Schenck was a guest preacher at a Sunday worship service at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Rob Schenck was invited to speak because of his opposition to gun violence and the documentary, The Armor of Light, focusing on him, which was screened at the church following the service.
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In 2003, Rob Schenck helped organize a supportive demonstration outside of the Alabama Judicial building, seat of the state's Supreme Court when Roy Moore was chief justice.
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Rob Schenck was interviewed on numerous television shows regarding the events.
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Rob Schenck stated objections to fallout in religious relations; "He's not just burning Korans, he's burning bridges that we were trying to build for years with the Islamic community".
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Rob Schenck represented the National Clergy Council in speaking personally with Jones, and asked Jones if, in a show of good faith, he would surrender custody of the Korans at the center of the controversy to Rob Schenck's colleague, the Reverend Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition.
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Rob Schenck attempted to broker a meeting between Jones and Imam Faisal Rauf.
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In 2015, Rob Schenck was the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Armor of Light.
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In November 2015, Rob Schenck preached at morning worship at the Washington National Cathedral where the documentary was screened following the service.
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In 2022, the budget decreased to $188,487, and Rob Schenck received $56,665 in compensation.
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Rob Schenck had previously alleged that Justice Samuel Alito had leaked news about an upcoming Supreme Court decision in 2014.