OK, so that's the headline of the email I got from our Church's legal beagles.
Always believing there are two sides to every story, I decided to let you guys tear into this to find the truth.
Supposedly, AFTER the Church (coffee house) was established, zoning laws 'conveniently changed', and the Church was ordered to cease and desist all worship meetings.
From the Baltimore Sun, some background on the Church, while I do some more checking...
Spiritual brews at new Main Street coffee house
Always believing there are two sides to every story, I decided to let you guys tear into this to find the truth.
Supposedly, AFTER the Church (coffee house) was established, zoning laws 'conveniently changed', and the Church was ordered to cease and desist all worship meetings.
From the Baltimore Sun, some background on the Church, while I do some more checking...
Spiritual brews at new Main Street coffee house
Main Street gained another coffee shop in April, and this time there's more brewing inside the renovated storefront than just fragrant coffee beans.
"We're trying to represent the tremendous love of God," said the Rev. Jeremy Tuinstra, whose church, Redemption Community Church, owns Ragamuffins Coffee House at 385 Main St.
Tuinstra said the new business's name was inspired by Brennan Manning's book, "The Ragamuffin Gospel," which describes the "beaten, bedraggled and burnt out" members of God's flock as spiritual ragamuffins and recipients of His love and grace.
At Ragamuffins on Main Street, Tuinstra said, everyone is welcome.
"Community is our first product; after that we bring [handcrafted] coffee," he said.
Redemption Community Church, formerly Covenant Presbyterian Church, purchased the property in 2015 from Firoozhe Zafari.
"We're trying to represent the tremendous love of God," said the Rev. Jeremy Tuinstra, whose church, Redemption Community Church, owns Ragamuffins Coffee House at 385 Main St.
Tuinstra said the new business's name was inspired by Brennan Manning's book, "The Ragamuffin Gospel," which describes the "beaten, bedraggled and burnt out" members of God's flock as spiritual ragamuffins and recipients of His love and grace.
At Ragamuffins on Main Street, Tuinstra said, everyone is welcome.
"Community is our first product; after that we bring [handcrafted] coffee," he said.
Redemption Community Church, formerly Covenant Presbyterian Church, purchased the property in 2015 from Firoozhe Zafari.
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