The pastor of a Richmond, Virginia church is accused of misusing the church’s funds even as it works its way through bankruptcy proceedings.
The church was put into Chapter 11 in attempt to avoid foreclosure of its Cowardin Avenue sanctuary and to potentially restructure its finances and remain in its Southside home.
Rather than preserving the church’s assets, LeClairRyan attorney Bruce Matson, who was appointed trustee of RCC’s case in January, claims in the March 31 lawsuit that Parson Sr. and others made numerous unauthorized transfers of church funds after it was already in bankruptcy.
Among the transfers was $54,226 that supposedly was being used to help the church begin to refinance its debt.
In fact, the case alleges, the pastor transferred the money to ultimately be used to buy a residential property in Akron, Ohio, for one of his relatives.
That’s what Jesus would have done, I’m sure.