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FILE - A banner announcing Dad's Place is displayed on the church's back entrance, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File)

FILE - A banner announcing Dad's Place is displayed on the church's back entrance, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File)

Framed family holiday photos flank a chalkboard on a wall in Dad's Place church in Bryan, Ohio, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Framed family holiday photos flank a chalkboard on a wall in Dad's Place church in Bryan, Ohio, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

FILE - This image taken from video provided by WTVG shows Dad's Place Pastor Chris Avell sitting inside a municipal courtroom in Bryan, Ohio, Jan. 11, 2024. (WTVG via AP)

FILE - This image taken from video provided by WTVG shows Dad's Place Pastor Chris Avell sitting inside a municipal courtroom in Bryan, Ohio, Jan. 11, 2024. (WTVG via AP)

David Wright, from left, Sydney Davis, Christi Davis and Jessie Roberts pose for a photo outside Dad's Place church where they have sought shelter, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoor-Orsagos)

David Wright, from left, Sydney Davis, Christi Davis and Jessie Roberts pose for a photo outside Dad's Place church where they have sought shelter, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoor-Orsagos)