Activist missionary and worship chief Sean Feucht, who beforehand insisted that Christians must be ruling America due to their righteousness, has been accused of unrighteous monetary, religious and ethical misconduct by former employees of his a number of ministries.
The previous employees made the allegations in a sequence of pages posted on a web site referred to as “Truth and Freedom Stories,” purporting to “provide a documented account of longstanding and serious moral, ethical, financial, organizational and governance failures involving Sean (John Christopher) Feucht and the four religious organizations that he founded and directs.” The web site claims to focus on “testimony … based on direct experience and first-hand observations of Sean over an extended period of time.”
Feucht, a former worship chief with Bethel Music, garnered nationwide headlines through the COVID-19 pandemic for organizing “Let Us Worship” rallies within the streets of main cities.
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The accusers have been linked to 3 of Feucht’s ministries: Burn 24/7, a worship and prayer motion spanning six continents and greater than 250 cities; Gentle a Candle, a worldwide missions and compassion motion; and Let Us Worship, a motion throughout America gathering believers to worship and pray boldly for revival.
“Based on the documented and corroborated nature of these concerns, we strongly urge that Sean Feucht be removed from positions of leadership and financial stewardship. This statement is made in good faith for the purpose of preventing further harm and upholding standards of biblical accountability, transparency, and justice,” the group mentioned in a press release.
The accusers recognized themselves as Christy Gafford, former USA nationwide director/world communications director for Burn 24/7; Peter and Amanda Hartzell, previously of Burn 24/7; Liam Bernhard, former OKC director, Burn Subject Coaching, mid-south regional director of Burn 24/7; and Richie Sales space, a former administrative workers member for Burn 24/7, Let Us Worship and Gentle a Candle.
“To remain silent about the dangers of Sean’s sin is not Biblical nor loving and it dishonors Sean and these board members, Sean’s victims, and those who are exposed to him via social media platforms and in-person events,” they added.
Feucht’s workplace didn’t reply to a request for touch upon the allegations from The Christian Publish.
The previous employees allege that in 2020, Feucht’s ministry skilled a considerable income enhance of $5.3 million. Two years later, in 2022, the ministry reclassified its IRS standing to be acknowledged as a church, which eliminated “financial reporting requirements” and created “significant transparency issues,” the accusers contend.
The group pointed to the advanced organizational construction of Feucht’s varied ministries, which appear to overlap of their enterprise actions regardless of being separate authorized entities, alongside along with his questionable actual property holdings in a number of states that they are saying “raise questions about the proportion of non-profit funds directed towards real estate rather than program activities.”
They imagine Feucht’s private possession of 10 properties in California, Montana and Pennsylvania signifies “substantial investment in residential properties.”
“The ministry’s ownership of multiple high value ‘parsonages’ alongside Feucht’s personal ownership of numerous rental properties raises questions about appropriate use of non-profit funds and potential private inurement,” they argued.
In addition they state that a number of former workers and volunteers have raised considerations about monetary practices at Feucht’s ministry, comparable to donation diversion, restricted donor fraud, bank card misuse and bulk money smuggling.
“Issues such as reporting no volunteers on 990 forms, questions about foreign operations like the child sponsorship program in India with no reported foreign bank accounts, and potential failures in required disclosures,” they famous.
A piece titled “Abuse” highlights what the accusers say are a “history of manipulation and broken promises,” “patterns of spiritual manipulation,” in addition to “spiritual coercion and fear.” In addition they raised allegations of uncompensated service, “volunteer exploitation” and “retaliation against critics.”
The group is now calling on Feucht to undergo a proper investigation into the monetary practices of his ministries.
This audit would look at the suitable use of ministry funds for actual property acquisitions; evaluation of the legitimacy of the church reclassification granted in 2022; look into potential non-public profit and inurement points; assess his ministries’ compliance with legal guidelines relating to worldwide monetary transactions and reporting; and evaluation board oversight and governance practices.
“We have consistently witnessed Sean publicly point his finger at the sin of the world yet repeatedly fail to take responsibility for acknowledging, repenting of, and turning away from his own serious and habitual sin (‘For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church?’ 1 Corinthians 5:12),” the previous employees wrote.
“The concerns raised in this report are not simply about technical violations but speak to the core integrity of non-profit religious organizations and their responsibility to donors, constituents, and the public,” they added. “The allegations, if substantiated, would represent serious breaches of both legal requirements and ethical standards expected of tax-exempt organizations.”
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