What did the Church lose? The families were the ones who lost everything.
Via Daily Mail:
Relatives of those killed in the Charleston church massacre have hit out at religious officials after it was revealed they will keep more than half of the money donated in the wake of the shootings.
Of the nearly $3.3million received after the massacre in June 2015, the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church gave $1.5million to survivors and the victims’ families – but will keep $1.8million.
Rev. Sharon Risher, whose 70-year-old mother Ethel Lance died in the shooting, told The Post and Courier that church officials are ‘continuing to disrespect the families’ of victims.
Relatives had already launched a lawsuit against Emanuel AME attempting to force officials to reveal how they were handling the donations after accusations of a lack of transparency.
Families had also complained that mail addressed to them which had passed through the church was given to them after being opened without their permission.