In the last week I have received several communications and comments concerning the current situation at the First United Methodist Church. Folks are concerned that the increasing number of transients and ‘unhoused’ individuals once again congregating on the FUMC property will result in the return of the tent/camper encampment, which was recently vacated from the…
Category: FUMC Homeless Camp
First United Methodist Church Parking Lot Encampment Vacated
Over the past couple of weeks the First United Methodist Church has been notifying those camped out in their parking lot that they would have to leave the premises because of potential zoning violations raised by the City of Great Falls. On Monday morning that process was completed and the FUMC parking lot was cleared…
Downtown Zip Trip Manager: FUMC Encampment Is ‘Dangerous’
At the June 14th Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend the denial of a conditional use permit submitted by the First United Methodist Church to operate an outdoor emergency homeless shelter on their property in downtown Great Falls. At the meeting several local owners and managers representing downtown businesses in…
Perkins Restaurant Owner: Customer Watches FUMC Encampment ‘Lady…Defecate Into The Street’
At the June 14th Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend the denial of a conditional use permit submitted by the First United Methodist Church to operate an outdoor emergency homeless shelter on their property in downtown Great Falls. At the meeting several local owners and managers representing downtown businesses in…
Downtown IGA Manager: Employees And Customers Don’t Feel Safe Due To Church ‘Homeless Encampment’
At last week’s Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend the denial of a conditional use permit submitted by the First United Methodist Church to operate an outdoor emergency homeless shelter on their property in downtown Great Falls. At the meeting several local owners and managers representing downtown businesses in the…
GF Planning/Zoning Board Unanimously Recommends Denial Of FUMC Conditional Use Permit
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission the members voted unanimously to recommend the denial of a conditional use permit submitted by the First United Methodist Church to operate an outdoor emergency homeless shelter on their property in downtown Great Falls. The Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission is comprised of Great…
FUMC Tent Emergency Shelter CUP On Planning Board Agenda Tuesday – Public Invited To Comment
The City of Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission will take up a conditional use permit request by the First United Methodist Church in downtown Great Falls to operate an Emergency Shelter on its property. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14 at 3:00 PM in the commission chambers at the Civic Center. The…
City Press Release And Court Filing Against FUMC Great Falls ‘Homeless Camp’
In the interest of full transparency and in response to the dozens of complaints, comments and expressions of concern I’ve received over the past couple of months I am taking this opportunity to share the information made publicly available concerning the action recently taken by the City of Great Falls related to the ‘homeless encampment’…