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Banned pastor and his wife have resumed ‘normal’ services

‘Nothing can stop me’ says the man behind the Croydon-based evangelical church that was shut down by a Charity Commission investigation, as he continues to seek donations online and from the congregation at services held off the Purley Way and … Continue reading

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Church leaders spent £95,000 charity cash on foreign holidays

The pastor of an evangelical church that used to stage its services in Croydon’s Fairfield Halls has been banned from acting as a charity trustee for 10 years after an official investigation found ‘serious misconduct and mismanagement, including misuse of … Continue reading

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Unholy row as church leaders run up massive tax debts

A Croydon couple who have been under investigation since 2015 over their management of hundreds of thousands of pounds of funds from an evangelical church are now subject to further enquiries by the Charity Commission, the tax man and the … Continue reading

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Charity Commission sends in investigators to Rhema Church

An evangelical church which stages its Sunday services at the Fairfield Halls is under investigation by the Charity Commission over its use of £280,000 of charitable funds. The charity regulator stepped in three months ago with a statutory inquiry after … Continue reading

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