Several years ago, First Presbyterian Church placed several wooden benches outside its sanctuary near Central and Broadway, across the street from the Lord’s Diner. The idea was to give homeless ...

Churches have long welcomed people in times of need. Recently, however, the law has gotten in the way. In 2008, for example, 22 churches in New York City were asked to stop giving beds to homeless ...

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. -- A wooden bench outside an Ogdensburg church, painted rainbow as a sign of acceptance to the LGBT community, was burned early Monday morning. Members of the First Presbyterian ...