Category: Church Corruption

I am asking Christians to rebuild the church-brand as ‘A Religious Community with Zero Tolerance for Corruption’. Earlier in December I was in Ukraine. My host mission bought a property after paying due taxes. They obtained the papers of legal ownership after paying due bribes. Soon a fight erupted because an Indian businessman started building […]

The Moderator of the Church of South India (CSI), Rt. Rev. Thomas Oommen, is seeking to tackle the crisis in the CSI through ad hoc groups consisting of bishops, members of the Synod and people who shouldn’t be in them. The Moderator asks them to meet in a particular place at short notice. No efforts […]

Fifteen out of 21 Anglican bishops said to be corrupt according to Central Intelligence AuthoritiesNearly two million dollars given for Tsunami victims by The Episcopal Church that were siphoned off reveal tip of financial corruption Church of South India Moderator Nearly two million dollars given by Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), the social service arm […]

A new commission is looking to establish financial accountability for Christian leaders A group of concerned church leaders and activists in southern India has launched a campaign to combat “the deep-rooted cancer of corruption” within churches. The campaign has been established following the murder of a bishop, the imprisonment of another, and a rise in concern […]

A few honest men are battling against it John Dayal, IndiaPublished: October 04, 2013 08:50 AM GMT▾ One of the untold sad stories of recent times in India is the corruption within churches who distributed aid following the pogrom against Christians in Orissa in 2007 and 2008. Some took cash from donors and walked away […]