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SINGAPORE - City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee turned up on Saturday (Aug 24) evening at an auditorium at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre for his first service since his release from Changi Prison. Mr Kong, who turned 55 on Friday, was acCity Harvest founder Kong Hee makes his first appearance in church since release from jail
SINGAPORE - City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee turned up on Saturday (Aug 24) evening at an auditorium at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre for his first service since his release from Changi Prison. Mr Kong, who turned 55 on Friday, was accompanied by his wife Ho Yeow Sun, 49. The couple are the founders of the church, which found itself caught up in a scandal when Mr Kong and five other City Harvest Church leaders were found guilty of criminal breach of trust. The six of them had misused $50 million in church funds for a project which involved spreading the Gospel through the secular music career of Ms Ho, who was not implicated in the case. On Saturday, Mr Kong took to the stage about 40 minutes into the service. He apologised for any pain, anxiety or grief that the members had suffered because of him. «I was convicted by the court for criminal breach of trust. I have served my sentence. And today I find myself humbled,» said Mr Kong, who spent 28 months behind bars for his role in the biggest case of misuse of charity funds in Singapore history. Read more