Another protection is to make sure at least two unrelated adults are present whenever church money is handled. In addition, have an annual financial audit, and bond and insure anyone who handles church money.
I once had a church treasurer commit suicide the morning of the first planned audit in years, even though that denomination require…
Another protection is to make sure at least two unrelated adults are present whenever church money is handled. In addition, have an annual financial audit, and bond and insure anyone who handles church money.
I once had a church treasurer commit suicide the morning of the first planned audit in years, even though that denomination required such an audit every year. Turned out he'd been borrowing from the till, intending to pay it back. It was very sad, and pointless, in that the church was fully insured, and the amount missing small enough that he could have eventually repaid it, had he lived.
Another protection is to make sure at least two unrelated adults are present whenever church money is handled. In addition, have an annual financial audit, and bond and insure anyone who handles church money.
I once had a church treasurer commit suicide the morning of the first planned audit in years, even though that denomination required such an audit every year. Turned out he'd been borrowing from the till, intending to pay it back. It was very sad, and pointless, in that the church was fully insured, and the amount missing small enough that he could have eventually repaid it, had he lived.