(WHTM) – The pastor of the now-defunct Pennsylvania branch of Peniel Christian Fellowship International has been ordered to pay $305,704 regarding his misuse of ministry funds, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office.
The AG’s office says James Collier and his wife were the only board members of the church. James Collier had been accused of transferring money donated to the fellowship into personal accounts.
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Donated money was then used for vehicles, rent payments, and other personal expenses.
The Attorney General’s office says a Dauphin County Orphan’s Court Judge recently ordered the payment of funds that will go toward another church/religious institution that closely approximates the religious purposes of Peniel Christian Fellowship International.
“These charitable funds were intended to further Christian ministry as outlined in the fellowship’s mission — instead, the pastor and overseer of the funds acted on his own personal greed and diverted the funds,” Attorney General Henry said. “Charitable funds must be used as they were intended, and our office plays a role in ensuring such assets and funds are not misused.”