Dad’s Place Church - Pastor Chris Avell

True Crimecast

Stove Leg Media

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Learn about the controversial case of Pastor Chris Avell, a small-town minister from Bryan, Ohio, who faced legal repercussions for offering shelter to homeless individuals in his church. What began as a compassionate effort to provide refuge during harsh winters turned into a courtroom battle over zoning laws, fire codes, and the limits of humanitarian action. Join the discussion about the tension between public safety regulations and ethical obligations, exploring the broader implications of Pastor Avell’s case and the federal lawsuit that could redefine how cities balance compassion with compliance.

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0:00.0	Stoveleg Media, Igniting Conversation.
0:13.3	Welcome to True Crime to Go. What can I get for you?
0:16.8	Got an odd request. I'm hungry, but I'm also freezing. It's so cold and I don't have a place to stay. Can I come in and keep warm and like sleep there?
0:25.4	Pull up to the second window and we'll see you next crime.
0:31.7	Welcome to true crime to go. I am John here with Jamie stuck in an eternal tundra of coldness.
0:39.7	It does feel like we live in the Arctic, which I mean, I'm oddly okay with. I got a question, though.
0:45.0	When you go to an actual drive-through, do you have the entire order in your head before you speak?
0:50.6	Or do you just start talking and see what comes out?
0:53.6	I mean, typically I pretty much know what I want.
0:56.4	Sometimes I'll have to ask for a refresher from one of my children.
1:01.4	How about why?
1:03.1	I was just curious.
1:04.1	The way you order on true crime to go, I feel like you're feeling your way through it.
1:08.4	And usually when I go to a drive-thru, I know the order
1:12.2	I'm saying that I think I have an illness, but I know the order I'm saying everything in,
1:16.7	the exact words that I'm saying.
1:18.6	I didn't think about what I was ordering at this restaurant for today's show until I was
1:24.5	at the window.
1:26.2	So yeah, I'm living on a wing and a prayer.
1:29.5	Winging a prayer.
1:30.6	Is that how that saying goes?
1:32.3	I think it's a way.
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