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The Rev. Chris Avell says he’s been threatened with new criminal charges related to his homelessness ministry, weeks after he and city officials agreed to work together to resolve their legal dispute.

The conflict between the Rev. Chris Avell and Bryan, Ohio, officials began last year. What happened in the lawsuit against Ohio pastor trying to help homeless?

The agreement between the pastor of Dad's Place and the city of Bryan comes with conditions.

Criminal charges have been dropped against a pastor in Bryan, Ohio, who operated his church as a shelter for unhoused people.

“We're called to reach the lost 24/7,” Ohio Pastor Chris Avell says, adding that includes “the hurting, the broken, the least of these.” 

Church as homeless shelter lawsuit. Why is a pastor in trouble for housing the homeless? The Rev. Chris Avell of Dad’s Place is battling with city officials in Bryan, Ohio, over his efforts to use his church as a homeless shelter.

“The church’s doors are always open, and it will not ask anyone to leave unless there is a biblically valid reason for doing so,” church officials said.

The city of Bryan says the church, Dad's Place, has created an unsafe environment that violates fire safety and zoning rules.

Rapper Post Malone is making his return to Connecticut this summer on his "If Yall Werent Here, Id Be Crying Tour" on July 23 at Hartfords Xfinity Theatre.

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