Judge Bars Coastal Family Church Services at Flagler Square, Citing Covenants; Liberty Counsel Appeals

Coastal Family Church fights back after judge bans worship in strip mall unit with restrictive covenants

Coastal Family Church in Flagler Beach, Florida, is pushing back against a Seventh Judicial Circuit Court judge's temporary injunction issued last Thursday, which bans it from holding worship services in a unit they purchased in a strip mall where property covenants prohibit large gatherings. #CoastalFamilyChurch #Florida #ReligiousFreedom

Judge Bars Coastal Family Church Services at Flagler Square, Citing Covenants; Liberty Counsel Appeals

Coastal Family Church is appealing a court injunction that prohibits it from holding services at its Flagler Beach location, in the former Badcock Furniture store. Liberty Counsel argues the ban violates First Amendment rights. But Circuit Judge Sandra Upchurch ruled that private property covenants explicitly prohibit large public assemblies. Flagler Square owners claim a church would overwhelm parking and diminish retail value. The court sugges…

Church Appeals Order Banning Worship Services

Liberty Counsel filed an appeal to Fifth District Court of Appeal of an order issued last Friday afternoon by the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court that prevents Coastal Family Church from continuing to hold worship services on its property. The appeal on behalf of Pastor Roderick Palmer of Coastal Family Church requests an immediate stay and reversal of a temporary injunction that prohibits the church from holding in‑person worship services at its…