A church in Joliet, Illinois, was ordered to return nearly $800,000 of donations following an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into a donor for fraudulent practices.
According to ChurchLeaders.com, Messiah Lutheran Church had received donations from a local company that had been involved in dishonest financial dealings. Most of the donations were made back in 2010.
Despite the church having no part in the fraudulent financial practices, it was ordered to return the money to the federal government. The congregation now fears they will have to sell their building.
“The church accepted those donations in good faith and is not accused of wrongdoing,” the church leaders say on the Messiah’s fundraising page. “However, the donations are no longer available to meet the SEC’s demand because they have been used in ministry over the last ten years.”
In a recent interview with CBS’s Shardaa Gray, the Messiah Lutheran Church pastor Kurt Hoover explained that the…
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