Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzlement
 

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/sep...news-breaking/

I knew Bro. Sims while he was a part of the FL District. Great man of God. Sad.

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

throw the book at him

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

The article says he has over 1100 at his church? Wow! Already.

If the HMD records are what they appear ... the church he claims to have funneled some of the money to ... was a CIAD (Church in A Day) project.

http://www.homemissionsdivision.com/...anProjects.xls

http://www.homemissionsdivision.com/...Communique.pdf

800k for a church that already had funding and built through the org ???

Seems like he was bilking from several sides.

When did this "home missions" pastor leave the org?

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

My bad the union has 1100 members.

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

Seems as of 2009 his attendance high at the church was 181 ...

http://www.homemissionsdivision.com/...communique.pdf

I wonder how many love offerings have been taken up to help pay for this "demonic assault" against him?

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

The electrical union had 1,100 members. You have reading difficulty.

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

Very sad. I hate that this is fodder for discussion as much as I hate the sin involved.

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

The guy apparently acted like union leaders do. Union leaders have been abusing funds for years.

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

I have to admit that I'm a bit hurt personally only because Bro. Sims was such a genuine guy. He was very involved in youth ministry and one of the nicest people that I've ever met in the org. I was shocked when this hit the papers.

Re: Former UPCI Pastor pleads guilty to embezzleme
 

Or he acted like many pastors do. :grampa