Oregon Church Sues Local Gov't Over Homeless Rights

An Oregon church is suing the coastal city of Brookings, arguing that an ordinance restricting the church’s meal program for the unhoused violates its right to religious freedom.

St Timothy’s Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon filed the lawsuit against the city on Friday, Jan. 28 in Oregon’s U.S. District Court.

We’ve been serving our community here for decades — the Rev. James Bernard Lindley and picking up the slack where the need exists and no one else is stepping in — the Rev. James Bernard Lindley

"We have no intention of stopping now."