Auckland church taken off Charities Register after probe

Auckland church taken off Charities Register after probe

Monday, February 15th, 2021

A church in Auckland has been struck off the Charities Register after its employees stole millions of dollars in church funds, and poured millions more into dubious investments.

It follows a two-year probe into the Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC) which operates 10 churches in the Auckland region.

An investigation report by Charities Services published today reveals a web of financial mismanagement and corruption that saw vast sums of money sourced from the church’s membership funnelled into the pockets of church officials, many of whom were family relatives. Read more

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Tags: Charities Register, Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC)

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