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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Portland faith organizations helping homeless when others can’t
As the need for social services has increased in the area, faith leaders have stepped up.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2024
Belfast church suing University of Maine System over rescinded bid to purchase Hutchinson Center
The University of Maine had chosen to sell its former Belfast campus to Calvary Chapel Belfast in August, but rescinded the offer after complaints from the community about the bidding process.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2024
State Street Church makes emergency winter family shelter permanent
The Portland church that began providing temporary shelter to immigrant families in 2023 has completed state-funded renovations to host families in need each winter.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2024
Concert helps fund efforts to use former Dresden church as cultural center
Group hopes to expand cultural offerings in Dresden by expanding the use of the former St. John's Episcopal Church.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Proposed Augusta homeless shelter spurs debate, heads to Planning Board
Some Augusta business owners fear a proposed new 40-bed homeless shelter would worsen problems they've seen with people who are homeless, while advocates say it would help.
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PublishedApril 7, 2023
A dwindling Methodist congregation has put its Augusta church up for sale
Members of the Green Street United Methodist Church, built in 1828, said they do not have financial capacity to keep the property. They are looking to sell it to an organization that would use it to help people experiencing homelessness.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
After Supreme Court ruling, activists push prayer into schools
The fiercest advocates for church-state separation concede they were fighting an uphill battle even before the court's ruling because many districts already tolerated prayers being said in school.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
St. Patrick Church in Newcastle to Celebrate Restoration and 214th Anniversary on July 17
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PublishedJune 24, 2022
From joy to anger, faith leaders react to Roe’s reversal
Reactions from America's faith leaders ranged from elation to anger after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
Lisbon Falls church hosting annual plant, bake sale
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