The minister said he had “tapped his wife on the head in passing to get her attention” and that when confronted by a police officer on the plane, Holmberg said he had done “nothing wrong.”
Holmberg also said Patti “was disrespectful to him often and had anger issues.” He claims she broke her finger after grabbing his leg while he was driving and that in the past she had grabbed his genitals, causing him pain. Holmberg was arrested for simple assault under 18 U.S.C. § 113, a federal law regulating assault in the special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
A Facebook page called “Roger Allan Holmberg Fan Club” describes Holmberg as “Alaska’s #1 Gospel Singer, Songwriter & Recording Artist” and as “Traveling the world in Concert/Crusade Ministry.” In a post from September, Holmberg said, “I’m seeking the Lord’s will concerning pastoring a Church in the Seattle area. Please respond if you know of any. Thanks.”
The page currently has a number of angry comments from people upset about the news of the alleged assault.
A website called KJVChurches.com appears to show Holmberg, along with a woman who isn’t Patti, and identifies him as the pastor of Grace Baptist Temple, an Independent Baptist church in Anchorage.
A Facebook post from a woman named Patti Davidsen, who also calls herself Patti Davidsen-Holmberg, contains a headline about the alleged assault and says, “Prayers for Mr. Holmberg, he calls himself a pastor and evangelist. He never went to missionary school of any kind, NO DEGREE.”
“In reality he is a wolf in sheeps [sic] clothing,” she continues. “But the Bible talks about such things must come to pass.” In the comments, Patti appears to have added photos of her broken finger.
Holmberg’s LinkedIn profile says he earned an Associate of Arts in Christian Studies from Maranatha Baptist University in the early 1980s.
Another post from Patti says, “The Bible is real. Just don’t let a liar teach it to you!” Her profile contains many religious posts, including one on “biblical patriarchy” that portrays an image of the “umbrella of authority.” The “umbrella” concept has gotten some media attention recently because Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) founder Bill Gothard taught and promoted it.
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Gothard has been the subject of sexual abuse allegations and was a focus of Prime Video’s documentary, “Shiny Happy People,” which explored the beliefs of the Duggar family.
ChurchLeaders has reached out to Roger Allan Holmberg Sr. and Patti Davidsen-Holmberg for comment and will update this article in the event of a reply.
