An Ohio pastor has been found guilty of violating the fire code after running a homeless shelter out a church in Bryan, Ohio.

For the past year, the Rev. Chris Avell and city officials have been battling over the pastor’s efforts to serve the homeless ...

A pastor in Ohio has been criminally charged for violating safety codes while letting people sleep in his church overnight.

An Ohio pastor has been found guilty of a fire code violation and could face as much as two months in jail for keeping his ...

A pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more ...

Judge Kent North ruled that Dad’s Place pastor, Chris Avell, is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of violating fire codes.

Bryan Municipal Court Judge Kent North issued the ruling Tuesday against Pastor Chris Avell, confirming that Dad's Place, a church in Bryan, Ohio, about 65 miles southwest of Toledo, violated the ...