Religion and Politics

For Californians Living in Their Cars, A Church Parking Lot Can Briefly Be Home

For The Washington Post, Kimberly Winston writes about houses of worship in California and Washington that are running safe-parking programs, which provide secure overnight parking for people living out of their cars. Winston writes, “Most of the congregations open their buildings to their guests for a couple of hours, providing bathrooms, recharging stations and sometimes a kitchen.” The safe-parking coordinator at Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland, Washington, said, “Our Gospel tells us to welcome the stranger, to take care of the widows and orphans.”

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