Floy Jumper has been a Ruling Elder and Treasurer at the Peachtree Corners Presbyterian Church in Norcross, Georgia for nearly 3 decades.

Update Tuesday, March 31. Pastor John Dorr, Jr. of Peachtree Corners ARP has provided the following ‘official’ press release:

“We will not be commenting on the specifics of this case. While our congregation is saddened by the recent events, we will continue to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in our community and fulfill the mission and ministry to which God has called us.”

(Original Story)
The Atlanta Journal Constitution website has just released a story that a well known businessman in Gwinnett County, who is also a Ruling Elder in an ARP church in the area, is being investigated for embezzlement of church funds – perhaps over a long period of time.

Floy Jumper has been a Ruling Elder at the Peachtree Corners APR Church, located at 5918 Spalding Drive in Norcross for nearly 3 decades. Peachtree Corners is a church in Second Presbytery of the ARP. Jumper has served in a number of roles in the Presbytery and the denomination and is currently on the Presbytery Commission on The Minister and His Work.

Jumper is of key broker in the Kennerly Group, a well know commercial development firm. He also served on the county Planning Commission, but resigned on August 24. Jumper’s father was a successful real estate broker for many years in the area.

A report was filed with the police on August 25 by church officials, indicating that Jumper had confessed to church officers that he had written checks to himself in the amount of nearly $27,000 in this past year – but perhaps much more is missing from previous years. Jumper has served as the Church Treasurer for 30 years.

The Journal-Constitution report indicates that an officer confirmed when contact that the report is still under investigation and no charges have been filed.

The officer is quoted as saying that the exact amount stolen “over the course of the past seven or eight years has not yet been determined. The amount is believed to be significantly higher than the amount listed in this initial report.”

Jumper and church officials could not immediately be reached for comment by the Journal-Constitution reporter.

The Aquila Report had been advised of this matter nearly a week ago but was unable to confirm any of the details until this news story broke on Monday evening. It is our understanding that one of the issues that brought this embezzlement to light was an inquiry by the IRS as to why the church had not paid its employee tax withholding for an extensive period of time.

The congregation has been informed of the problem in a recent closed meeting. As more detail is revealed follow-up stories will be filed.

Information for this story was obtained from http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/police-investigate-former-gwinnett-602862.html