Fruit Heights church pulls offer to host emergency shelter on ‘code blue’ nights after backlash
Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 AM
Community members during a Fruit Heights City Council meeting on Wednesday. A church that had volunteered to host a warming center for those experiencing homelessness in Davis County has pulled its offer after "discord" in the community. (Ashley Fredde, KSL.com)
(Ashley Fredde, KSL.com)
FRUIT HEIGHTS — A Fruit Heights church that had previously volunteered to host a warming center for those experiencing homelessness in Davis County has pulled its offer after “anxiety and discord” in the community.
The Mountain Road Church leadership announced its decision to withdraw the church from Davis County’s code blue plan during a Fruit Heights community meeting on Wednesday.
The meeting came after residents expressed surprise at the lack of notification regarding the plan. The Fruit Heights City Council room was filled with residents Wednesday, with the overflow crowd being directed to a room below to watch a livestream of the meeting.
“We are grieved that the code blue warming center has become such a divisive and emotional issue in Fruit Heights. Never did we intend to bring anxiety and discord into our community. In fact, as a church, we want to bring unity, harmony and love into our community,” Mountain Road Church Pastor Don Krafft said.
“Mountain Road went into this adventure with the best of intentions. However, now this issue has become one of contention, anger, and even division in this precious community we are so glad to be a part of. We certainly do not want to be the cause of such angst,” he said.
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