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SWTPchurch – by Michael Lee Simpson A pastor and his church are facing court charges – and he could go to jail – for allegedly allowing homeless people to camp on church property after the passage of a ban last year. The Montrose United Methodist Church in Colorado is alleged to have allowed around 20 homeless individuals to live on a section of the property after they were displaced by city policies prohibiting camping on public property. In response, the city has issued over a dozen citations to the church, citing code violations, and delivered cease-and-desist orders. Reverend Kevin D.…

A pastor and his church are facing court charges – and he could go to jail – for allegedly allowing homeless people to camp on church property after the passage of a ban last year. The Montrose United Methodist Church in Colorado is alleged to have allowed around 20 homeless individuals to live on a section of the property after they were displaced by city policies prohibiting camping on public property. In response, the city has issued over a dozen citations to the church, citing code violations, and delivered cease-and-desist orders. Reverend Kevin D. Young, 65, of Montrose, appeared in…

SWSMlush – by Ottilie Von Henning A woman who was sheltering in a LUSH store during a shooting was handed a gift bag on her way out. Natalie Locke, 31, was at The Maine Mall in South Portland last Friday (Feb 5) with her fiancé Austin Davis, 27, when the building was put on lockdown due to an active shooter situation. The couple were in the cosmetics store LUSH at the time and staff ushered them into the back room along with six other customers. The group sheltered in place for two hours until the store’s manager was notified that…