Spiritual Needs

    Religion is a means of meeting spiritual needs. Increasing numbers are finding fragrance a barrier to attending church and religious activities. Some churches have made efforts to accommodate those that are fragrance sensitive, others have not. Follows are some links related to chemical sensitivity and churches.

Township declares church for the chemically sensitive not a church - Lawsuit filed

The Great Lakes Society, a religious group that ministers to people with chemical sensitivities and the disabled, today filed suit against Georgetown Township, charging violations of its own zoning law as well as the U.S. and Michigan Constitutions and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 ("RLUIPA"). The lawsuit, filed in Ottawa County Circuit Court, appeals the Township's denial of the Society's application for a special use permit so that it could build a new church on its property at 7277 40th Avenue.

Safe Arbor - A home for Christians with Porphyria and Chemical Sensitivities for Sharing and Prayer