An Episcopal church is suing the City of Brookings over a new ordinance restricting how often churches can feed unhoused populations.
In October, city council passed an ordinance that requires churches to apply for a permit to offer “benevolent meal service,” which caps the number of free meals distributed to twice a week. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, churches are the only nonprofits that serve free meals to homeless Brookings residents, through a multi-church collaborative effort called the Community Kitchen Project. When the city first passed the ordinance, representatives from St. Timothy’s Episcopal said it would continue to serve meals; last week, the church, represented by the Oregon
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