But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the LORD what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”
1 Chronicles 21:24
Money is fungible and the church may not be legally responsible. I have a feeling that any admission by the church would open it to litigation even a freewill offering fund to reimburse the investors for McQueen’s donations. I also don’t know the timeline of McQueen’s criminal behavior.