Church launches appeal bid after being issued street preaching ban over claims of 'intimidating behaviour'

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Church launches appeal bid after being issued street preaching ban over claims of 'intimidating behaviour'.

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A church is challenging a community protection notice issued over claims of "intimidating behaviour" during street preaching in an Essex city.Bread of Life Community Church in Colchester received the CPN from Safer Colchester Partnership, which operates under Colchester City Council, back in March.The notice was issued to stop what authorities describe as "intimidating behaviour" towards members of the public, while also prohibiting the use of loudspeakers.Violation of the order constitutes a criminal offence, with the council and townsfolk alike calling for church members to "just make it stop." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Church members allegedly informed passers by they were destined for hell, according to statements heard at Colchester Magistrates' Court today during a preliminary hearing for the appeal.Michael Phillips, representing the appellant church, argued the CPN "imposed a number of requirements" which represented the "first attempt by a local authority to control the...

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