Embezzlement of church funds harvest Singapore city

Embezzlement of church funds harvest Singapore city

After undergoing trial for more than three years, the founder of the church City Harvest Church Singapore, Kong Hee eventually found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday, November 20, 2015 last. While 5 other leaders involved in the abuse scandal church money of 50 million dollars is sentenced to between 21 months to 6 years.
After a week of thinking and discussion with his lawyer, Pastor Kong Hee on Friday, November 27, 2015 and claimed through his Facebook fanspage that he would appeal the decision.



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"After the verdict on Friday, I for one week to consider carefully the decision and also learn the basics of the verdict along with my lawyer. Although I respect the court decision, there are things that seem wrong and allow the appeal. Therefore I will prepare to appeal against conviction and sentence me, "writes Kong Hee on his Facebook page.
Through posting on the Facebook page, Kong Hee asks for prayer from the congregation and supporters for the appeal process to be done.
"I sincerely membutukan your prayers during this process gives good results. The road ahead is still long and difficult, but God's grace is enough for me. I really love and appreciate you. Thank you for loving me and my family. "
Pastor Kong Hee and five other church leaders court declared guilty of misusing church funds to financially support his wife singing career Kong Hee, Pastor Sun Ho by transferring funds to the company management Xtron. At that time, Father Sun Ho planned release of the album in the United States with funding of 24 million dollars from the treasury of the church. Then the second flow of funds amounting to 26 million dollars according to the prosecutor used to cover the activities of financial manipulation.
In the Bible, Jesus himself warned to be faithful in handling "Mammon" or wealth. He said, "whoever is not true in the case of small-case, it is not true also in great things." (Luke 16:10). In the case of Pastor Kong Hee is Christians can learn how important managing finances properly, both private and institutional money. Because the life of a believer noticed by many people, so the vulnerability even in small ways can be used to drop the person. Hence the Apostle Paul reminds us in Titus 2: 1-6 so that people believe lives blameless so the opponent can not spread the bad things about him.

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