For the past year, the Rev. Chris Avell and city officials have been battling over the pastor’s efforts to serve the homeless community.
More than a year after the city first ordered Dad's Place to cease operations as a shelter, the church's pastor was found guilty.
Judge Kent North ruled that Dad’s Place pastor, Chris Avell, is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of violating fire codes.
A judge has ruled that a northwestern Ohio pastor violated fire codes by running ... said in the news release that pastors in America should not be found guilty of providing shelters for those ...