AUSTRALIA
The Australia
MEGAN NEIL
Australian Associated Press
March 24, 2017
The small local churches that make up the bulk of Australia’s largest Pentecostal movement do not have the funds to compensate victims of child sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard.
The more than 1000 affiliated churches of the Australian Christian Churches include the multi-million dollar global Hillsong Church, but the group’s leader says most are not high-profile.
The child abuse royal commission heard the Australian Christian Churches is committed to providing all necessary and appropriate care for survivors of abuse, but each local church must consider its own approach to financial redress.
Australian Christian Churches national president Wayne Alcorn said the smaller churches were concerned about their ability to pay redress, although all the affiliates were committed to providing a quick response and support to survivors.
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