There’s more than one reason why our rector search at the church is taking so long — and should:
After its last pastor allegedly bilked them out of $10,000, leaders of Rejoice Ministries church thought they were being extra careful when they hired James Poole.
Still reeling from the theft, they asked Poole to come to the church and preach in an act of caution to ensure Poole was legitimate before hiring him.
“He did a good service,” church secretary Mary Steffens told The West Central Tribune of Willmar for a story in Saturday’s paper. “I will give him credit for that.”
Poole was hired in August, but less than a month later, he allegedly skipped town without repaying $3,344 he “borrowed” from the church for rent, trips, even a new bathtub, Steffens said.
Church officials later learned that Poole — whose real name authorities believe is Jerry Andrews — had served jail time for writing bad checks and credit card theft.
Sometimes a slow process can be a good thing …
(Posted by CronDave)