Indy Pastor Accused Of Fleecing Orphans Group

Feds: Man Never Made Payments On $482K Loan
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A federal warrant has been issued for an Indianapolis pastor accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant to help build a church.
The Rev. Wayne Taft Harris Jr. borrowed $482,000 to build a church at 2860 Euclid Ave., but the building was never constructed, and Harris hasn't been heard from since, a federal lawsuit ALLEGES.

According to court documents, Harris' nonprofit corporation, known as Kingdom Builders Faith Church, Inc., took a loan from Teen Missions, a group that provides money to help congregations build places of worship, and then uses money made from the loan to feed and clothe the poor in 108 countries.


Teen Missions' leader, Bob Bland, said that Harris' church never made a payment on the loan, and that Harris blamed construction delays on city zoning issues.



When the group called the FBI, Bland said that Harris disappeared. He estimates the group would have earned $600,000 on the loan by now.


"There are children dying because he took this money," Bland said. "You can't hide from God. He is going to catch up with him."
Court documents show Harris spent more than $39,000 on a Mercedes Benz and a men's mink coat with Versace buttons.


Harris is best known as the son of Wayne Harris Sr., a vocal member of the local clergy who died 10 years ago.



In recent years, Harris Jr. has been associated with ministries in Houston. One minister there said Harris stole from his church before leaving about a year ago.


"Wayne Harris is a scoundrel and a crook. He skipped out, stealing a great deal of money from my church," a minister from the Heights Presbyterian Church USA said via e-mail.


The Indianapolis church, to be called the Ever Increasing Kingdom Christian Center, was supposed to be finished in 2006.
Calls to Harris and his wife, who is not named in the suit, were not returned on Tuesday.

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Pastor Accused Of Cheating Orphans Group Arrested

A pastor is accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant to help build a church has turned himself in to federal authorities.
According to a lawsuit, the Rev. Wayne Taft Harris Jr. and his nonprofit corporation, known as Kingdom Builders Faith Church Inc., borrowed $482,000 to build a church at 2860 Euclid Ave., but the building was never constructed.
Representatives with Teen Missions, the group that provides money to help congregations build places of worship and then uses money made from the loan to feed and clothe the poor in 108 countries, said Harris' church never made a payment on the loan, and that Harris blamed delays on city zoning issues.
Meanwhile, court documents show Harris spent more than $39,000 on a Benz and a men's mink coat with Versace buttons.
Harris is best known as the son of Wayne Harris Sr., a vocal member of the local clergy who died 10 years ago.
In recent years, Harris Jr. has been associated with ministries in Houston,TX.
Harris Jr. was appointed a public defender in the case. He has been released on bond .

***My Rant on the Subject....

Why in the world do / would a person,let alone a person of the cloth...do this type of thing.

In 2003 / 04 I had the opportunity to sit under his ministry session. The Topic was "Building the Infrastructure " or something to that affect. And the session was very informative.

While in that session someone I was very close too lean over to me and said, and I quote..." That's the biggest crook walking the face of the earth!" unquote.

I did not pay any attention to it, at the time. Then it had cross my mind when I wanted to look into the business part of the session, where he had mentioned about a web page(s).

I searched for awhile, then I found him on a couple of Internet sites and saw that he no longer resided in my area.

I thought to myself he sure picked up ....What happen to the church, he was talking about building....now I see....SMH....

God is pulling the covers off of these people...

But we must Pray for them anyway. The Word tells us that...

We are not to judge lest we be judge...

WILL THE REAL MINISTERS PLEASE STAND UP!!

UNTIL NEXT TIME...

READERS CARRY BUSINESS OUT IN A MANNER THAT THE ALMIGHTY WILL BE PLEASED WITH...

THINGS THAT SEEMS SO FAR AWAY

Every sense I can remember, There was this need of a sense of a natural loving family. But sorry to say ,”I don’t really have it yet”. I have been in existence for fifty something years, and I’m not complete. In this one area. Growing up I would see family members with one another interacting. And would imagine what it would being like to have that kind of relationship family wise.

As my immediate family got started,I just knew for sure there was going to be love and togetherness. Boy!, was I so wrong. Three of them can’t be in the same room together with out a war going on. I don’t get it, I thought that brothers and sisters are supposed to be very close. They act like strangers towards one another.

It made me wonder, what I did so wrong… Having being a single parent, who had to pay the price. Seems like that was not punishment enough. I do pride myself for being the best single parent that i knew to be though. Also teaching them the way to go. Which was how to know the Lord Jesus Christ. And to put Him first in everything that you do. Always (*note below) honour your father and mother in the Lord,as it say in the Bible.

Do unto those as you would want done to you. Respect your elders. Have respect for yourself. Carry yourself in that which pleases the Lord, above all have (make) goals and carry them out. In other words do something with yourself.

Don’t be ashame to ask for help when needed. Pray always when in doubt.

***But before I touch that one I had to get it right myself**

**THE LORD LOVES THE TRUTH**

So the glass is half empty on the particular subject. And it may have to stay that way. The way I see it half is better than none.

Now, from the spiritual side of things. No problem…..what so ever!

Being a child of the King, has its benefits. When one is lacking in a certain area. My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is right there to fill it. Thank you Father!! for your grace and mercy……for I would not have been in my right mind or could have been lost. Not knowing which way to turn. But you kept me through it all. The up and downs,You gave me a mother,I Thank You ! Father for the time I had with my natural father.



I have so so much to Thank You, for Father. All praises belong to you God, for what you have been in my life. This blog can not hold all the things you have done for me.

Selah!