Treasurer Mark Newbiggin Hall , 30 , stole £20,000 to fund gambling habit . Stole money from St Wilfrid 's Church 's renovation fund and bank account . Church faced closure after it was revealed he had not paid the insurance . He also failed to pay various bills and had creditors chasing the church . Newbiggin Hall has now been handed a suspended prison sentence . He was yesterday branded 'unchristian ' 'greedy ' and 'dishonest ' by a judge .
Treasurer Mark Conway-Wilcox , 30 , stole £20,000 to fund gambling habit . Stole money from St Wilfrid 's Church 's renovation fund and bank account . Church faced closure after it was revealed he had not paid the insurance . He also failed to pay various bills and had creditors chasing the church . Conway-Wilcox has now been handed a suspended prison sentence . He was yesterday branded 'unchristian ' 'greedy ' and 'dishonest ' by a judge .