Investigators say Rosanne Stone, 50, stole funds from three church accounts over four years. She was charged with grand theft and money laundering.

In December 2007, an accountant found discrepancies while conducting the church's first audit in a decade. Church officials first questioned Stone on December 19. According to the sheriff's office, Stone rented three storage bins to store antiques, jewelry and home furnishings purchased with the funds on the auctioneering website eBay.

Episcopal Diocese of Florida officials declined to comment while the investigation is ongoing.

-- The Rev. Lisa B. Hamilton, Episcopal Life Media correspondent in the dioceses of Provinces I and IV. She is based in Venice, Florida.