Since March 2023, Pastor Chris Avell has kept the doors of Dad’s Place Church in Bryan, Ohio open 24/7 for anyone in need. Operating this sanctuary for the area’s homeless has put him in legal hot ...

BRYAN, Ohio — An Ohio court has granted a motion to stay the imposition of a criminal sentence against the pastor of Dad's Place in Bryan, a church that has operated as a 24/7 shelter for the homeless ...

BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a ...

This image taken from video provided by WTVG shows Dad’s Place Pastor Chris Avell sitting inside a municipal courtroom in Bryan, Ohio, on Jan. 11, 2024. WTVG via AP BRYAN, Ohio — For more than a year, ...