Pick-Pocketin’ Preachers! 10 Black Churches Caught Up In Embezzlement Scandals

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Macedonia Baptist Church (Ohio)

“You robbed us blind,” Edna Payne said, a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. “You have demonstrated uncontrollable greed.” Payne was one of the 12 parishioners who attended Rev. Quentin L. Respress’ sentencing hearing last winter. Respress, 44, is accused of stealing $54,081 for his own personal expenses. A judge concluded that he should be placed on probation and repay the $54,000 he embezzled. Should he violate his probation by not making the payments, he will face a two-year prison sentence. Today, Respress is pastoring the Kingdom Power Baptist Church.

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