The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, an accreditation agency for Christian nonprofits, revoked the group's membership earlier this month, said council president Paul Nelson.
The council was concerned that Gospel to the Unreached Millions did not have a functioning board of directors, that it did not have proper financial controls in place, and that it had not responded to the council's demand last fall for documentation. The organization had been a member of the council since July 1998, Nelson said.
"We are not representing that (money) was going someplace bad," Nelson said. "We were not comfortable with the environment."
Global Peace Initiative never registered with the council, which has a voluntary membership of about 1,150 evangelical Christian groups that comply with its standards, Nelson said.
Paul said Gospel to the Unreached Millions' dismissal from the council occurred while he and the other full-time staff member, Tim Murray, were busy with humanitarian work and not able to file the paperwork on time. But Murray, the chief financial officer, said he was working to register the group with the localBetter Business Bureau.
The council was concerned that Gospel to the Unreached Millions did not have a functioning board of directors, that it did not have proper financial controls in place, and that it had not responded to the council's demand last fall for documentation. The organization had been a member of the council since July 1998, Nelson said.
"We are not representing that (money) was going someplace bad," Nelson said. "We were not comfortable with the environment."
Global Peace Initiative never registered with the council, which has a voluntary membership of about 1,150 evangelical Christian groups that comply with its standards, Nelson said.
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