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February 18, 2008
10 Ways to Prevent Embezzlement of Church Funds
I know it's hard to imagine that anyone would steal money from the church. In some ways that seems worse than stealing from anyone or anything else. But the reality is that it happens more often than we might want to imagine. It happened at the church I attended while I was in high school. The church secretary who had become a personal friend and trusted administrator of day-to-day office management skimmed money right off the top. It wasn't noticed until more than $30,000 in total had been stolen.
Part of a healthy stewardship plan is not only fundraising and money management but also loss prevention. Since so many churches have volunteers who count and deposit the weekly contributions, it's absolutely essential that even the small church take a hard look at what they are doing today to prevent themselves from becoming a victim.
Posted by bstroup at February 18, 2008 7:39 AM
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