(WYPR) — An Oregon church has sued the town where it’s located over a new local ordinance that restricts the number of times the church can dole out free meals each week to those in need.
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon say in a federal lawsuit against the city of Brookings that the ordinance limiting them to two free meal giveaways per week violates their constitutional right to free religious expression.
“We’ve been serving our community here for decades and picking up the slack where the need exists and no one else is stepping in,” the Rev. Bernie Lindley said in a statement.
