Pick-Pocketin’ Preachers! 10 Black Churches Caught Up In Embezzlement Scandals
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Kimberly Gedeon
Bethel Institutional Missionary Baptist Church (Texas)
Houston pastor Charles Gilford and his wife, Adriane Gilford, did the most — not only did they steal $430,000 from Bethel Institutional Missionary churchgoers, they gambled it at Louisiana casinos! Two years ago, these knuckleheads were charged with aggregate theft and “misapplication of fiduciary property.” While it’s unclear where the Gilford’s fate stands today, they seem to be starting anew with a different church: New Vision Fellowship, The Vineyard of Blessings in Houston.
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