Jessica Eturralde, Author at MinistryWatch - Page 14 of 22
Some churches go to court in attempt to get payments
Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance is a defendant in 26 open cases filed just this year and about 43 cases filed since last July, many due to hurricane activity in Louisiana.
Reverend Kenneth Glasgow received 30 months for social security, mail fraud and drug conspiracy
A judge has sentenced Alabama pastor and activist Kenneth Sharpton-Glasgow, half-brother of Reverend Al Sharpton, to 30 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, income tax evasion, and lying to obtain Social Security disability benefits.
Ministries are forming LLCs under their tax-exempt status, making it nearly impossible to hold leaders accountable.
Churches that want to reach beyond their congregations are forming subsidiaries to separate church-related projects and protect assets. Although it's compliant with IRS regulations, it often makes an organization less transparent to donors.
Investigation unearths Baptist church harboring sex offender with ministry past.
A judge has sentenced an Iowa man and former Christian missionary to 25 years in prison for sexual abuse after he reportedly infected a preschooler with gonorrhea.
Charges come after a year-long investigation into the food bank’s spending.
Last week, a grand jury indicted a Tennessee pastor for stealing over $250,000, money laundering, and patronizing prostitution while leading a local food bank.
The Daystar Television owners claim Silvergate may have seen the FTX collapse coming when it accepted its $25 million deposit
Word of God Fellowship is suing a now-liquidated cryptocurrency bank, for using $25 million in ministry deposits to participate in a massive cryptocurrency scheme with Sam Bankman-Fried's now-defunct FTX Trading.
DA says a lot of children have come in contact with the pastor, who co-owns a learning center associated with the church
A Mississippi pastor and educator was forced to take a leave of absence after police arrested and charged him with sexual assault of several minor boys.
Spurgeon's College in London announced Warren will represent the school as the honorary and ceremonial head
London-based Spurgeon's College has named former megachurch pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren, 69, as the school's first-ever honorary chancellor.
Lentz says his only role will be to give perspective and insight ‘where I can’
Former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz announced on social media that he is no longer “in ministry,” despite having recently joined Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Charges are for incidents that took place with minors he knew through volunteering as a youth leader.
Authorities have arrested a South Carolina police officer and youth leader for sex-related crimes with minors.
