Jay Bakker is a 30 year old minister who runs the new New York City branch of Revolution Church. While some preachers wear religion on their sleeve, Bakker wears at least some on his heavily tattooed body with images of Jesus and even the phrase “Preacher Man” inked on a wrist.

Bakker established the original branch of Revolution Church in Atlanta, but recently moved to New York City so his wife Amanda can attend medical school. His goal is to run an inclusive church that welcomes those that other churches overlook or reject.

“I grew up seeing the good and bad of the church”, he says. “Both of my parents are ministers and at one time had the largest church in the country until their lives were changed by one of the biggest scandals in America.” His parents are Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker Messner who ran the PTL Club and started Christian-oriented Heritage USA (at one time the third most visited theme park in America).

“My main focus is helping people realize God loves them no matter what,” he says. A sign promoting Revolution Church calls it “A church for people who have given up on church.”