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by Robert Moran Updated Nov. 21, 2025, 8:40 p.m. ET | Published Nov. 21, 2025, 8:12 p.m. ET

The former business manager of Saint Matthias Church in Bala Cynwyd has been charged with theft of more than $1.1 million from the church, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced Friday.

Sean Sweeney, 60, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., served as the church’s business manager from 2017 until his firing in 2024, Steele said.

Investigators found that from 2018 through 2024, Sweeney was responsible for providing the church’s payroll records processing company, PrimePay, with records for who should be paid and how much. PrimePay paid by direct deposit $1,134,906.35 into bank accounts owned and controlled by Sweeney, Steele said.

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