A ‘church’ should not have $1.2 million dollars to steal.....................
Actually you’re wrong. Many churches rely on income from trusts - money donated by members’ estates - to balance their operating budgets. Most of those donations come with specific use and/or investment directions.
That's a rather odd statement. There are two problems with it:
1) The funds were stolen during a period of several years.
2) Many local Churches have significant programs of assistance to the deserving poor, that involve fairly large sums of money flowing through their accounts.
The problem here is a lack of accountability.
+1
Ever mind the points made elsewhere
This is a big church. If it was per year it means only about $705/year/member. Not that big a burden
About $70,500 a year, or around 3%.
Looks like they have over 1700 members, an annual budget of a little over $2 million. A little over what I would have guessed for a church that size, but not by much. About 30% of the members over age 65. Almost all white.