GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - A Kentwood pastor is facing charges he stole more than $100,000 from his church.

Etheridge Moore, 58, appeared in court Thursday where he was formally charged with embezzlement.

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The head deacon at Heritage Baptist Church contacted Kent County deputies last month after finding the money gone. Moore reportedly confessed to getting unapproved reimbursements for personal debts.