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The church runs a temporary homeless shelter that the city has tried to shut down.
Dad’s Place, a temporary housing ministry in Bryan, Ohio, has prevailed in its legal battle against the city that tried to stop its sheltering of homeless persons.
Brandon Meeks’ credentials questioned, Dad’s Place blocked from housing homeless, Johnny Hunt returns to pulpit, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On Jan. 16, 2025, MinistryWatch reported about accusations against Brandon Meeks claiming he had misrepresented his academic credentials and hidden his criminal past. Read more here. TWO YEARS AGO: On Jan. 19, 2024, ...
Injunction preventing church’s housing ministry reversed and remanded to trial court.
Dad’s Place, a church in Bryan, Ohio, can again resume its temporary shelter for the homeless as temperatures dip.
Downgrades for Iran Alive, Cornerstone University; Upgrades for Ankerberg, Americans United for Life
Thanks to those of you who have been praying for me this week through a season of illness. I’m on the mend and excited to be “back in the saddle” for the year ahead. As ...
Dad’s Place Pastor Chris Avell plans to appeal after being fined and given suspended sentence.
Dad’s Place, a church in Bryan, Ohio, has been battling with the city since last winter to provide shelter to homeless persons in the area.
Churches fined for sheltering homeless during cold, Johnny Hunt, ACNA, Nyack College, Vision Church adds staff psychic
ONE YEAR AGO: On Jan. 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that churches were being fined for providing shelter to homeless persons during bitterly cold weather. One of the churches, Dad’s Place, is continuing its court battle ...
Dad’s Place in Bryan, Ohio, continues its year-long battle to open its doors for the homeless.
An Ohio judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Dad’s Place and its pastor Chris Avell, preventing the church from using its first floor to shelter homeless people, even as temperatures are expected to plummet ...
Another case of zoning regulations being used to close church benevolence ministries.
Another city is trying to close a church-hosted shelter by accusing it of a zoning violation.
The church had reached an agreement, but the city has brought charges again.
An Ohio pastor who has been sheltering homeless individuals at his church has once again been served with criminal charges.
Pastor Chris Avell of Dad’s Place Church agreed to seek the needed certifications.
Criminal charges have been dropped against a pastor in Bryan, Ohio, who used his church building to shelter homeless people during cold winter weather.
