Easley, South Carolina church is victim of embezzlement

A local waste management company is not the only organization effected by the actions of Robert Brent Bryson, recently for embezzlement in a separate case.

Missing money from Calvary Hill Baptist Church recently came to light, according to a State Law Enforcement Agency official.
Calvary Hill Baptist Church officials allowed Bryson to pay back the almost $100,000 he took from the church and made no formal report on the incident, said Jason Wells, Special Agent with SLED.
"The church allowed (Bryson) and his family to pay back the money," Wells said. "No one would have ever known about this if it wasn't for the (incident involving the business)."
Last week, Bryson was sentenced to eight years for embezzling $300,000 from Easley's RJM Waste Equipment.
Reverend Paul Turner, who was the pastor at Calvary Hill Baptist Church during the time that Bryson's embezzlement of funds, said he would not comment on either the crime or the church's response.
"I would rather not talk about this," Turner said. "Our church took care of that problem on our own, to further God's glory."
Rodney Jeanes, current pastor of Calvary Hill, said that the situation was handled within the church.
"This happened before I came," he said. "But I have been told of this by several trusted members and it was handled internally."
Jeanes said that no one in the church had any indication that Bryson would take money from RJM Waste Equipment.
"I do not approve or condone Brent's actions, and, as you know, there are consequences to our actions," he said. "There is forgiveness, but we still live with those consequences of our actions."