How often have you heard church peeps say, “We’re not worried about child protection issues. After all, we’re a small church, everyone knows everyone, and we’d immediately know if something was wrong?” If you’re like many Episcopalians, you’ve heard this before. That’s particularly the case as you contemplate a not-so-fun
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Alleged embezzlement by Menlo Park rector raises larger governance questions
It’s hardly a first. In an article that has attracted relatively little notice, the rector of Trinity Episcopal in Menlo Park CA recently was fired after allegedly embezzling more than $200,000 over a period of five years. Details were uncovered via a months-long forensic audit, and total losses were more
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