Federal court upholds Colorado church’s right to shelter homeless
July 23, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: A federal district court has prevented the town government of Castle Rock, Colorado, from enforcing zoning regulations that would bar a church from sheltering homeless persons on its property.
“This case pits a church that contends its religious beliefs compel it to provide homeless people temporary shelter in mobile homes on its property against a town whose zoning regulations prohibit that use of the property,” the court noted in its injunction.
The Church of the Rock “has provided housing to several individuals and families, including a single mother and her three-year-old son and at least two people recovering from addiction,” the court continued.
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