ECFA Ousts Chicago-Area Megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has terminated the membership of Harvest Bible Chapel.
The council pointed to “significant violations” of several of its financial standards in a written statement released Wednesday evening (April 17).
“ECFA continues to champion integrity in God’s Kingdom,” ECFA President Dan Busby said in the statement. “We are committed to applying our standards rigorously and consistently.”
The group had suspended the Chicago-area megachurch last month after church leaders admitted “a lack of financial control and oversight” under Harvest’s former pastor, James MacDonald....