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First Baptist Church of Ferndale v. City of Ferndale (2009).
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First Baptist Church of Ferndale v. City of Ferndale (State Appellate Court, 2009). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/first-baptist-church-of-ferndale/
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First Baptist Church of Ferndale v. City of Ferndale [State Appellate Court, 2009] — A church has the right to use its property to provide charitable social services to the poor under the Religious Land Use Act of 2000. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/first-baptist-church-of-ferndale/, accessed April 10, 2026).
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Holding: A church has the right to use its property to provide charitable social services to the poor under the Religious Land Use Act of 2000.
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First Baptist Church of Ferndale v. City of Ferndale is a Free Exercise case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2009. The court held that a church has the right to use its property to provide charitable social services to the poor under the Religious Land Use Act of 2000.