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.
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
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