Complaint alleges Worcester pastor used investor money for lavish trips

(This story has been corrected. The former church building, a one-time fire station, is now part of the Regional Environmental Council.)

WORCESTER – In June 2021, then-District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera and her husband, Jose A. Encarnacion, celebrated their anniversary in Iceland, social media posts show, before traveling to Egypt the following month.

Facebook photos show the couple, longtime pastors at Christian Community Church, gazing at stunning Icelandic caves, riding on snowmobiles and posing in front of ancient Egyptian artifacts…

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