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St. Louis said a woman who refused to give her name called his lawyer several weeks ago and said the neighborhood did not want the Haitians there. Since October, the church has received bomb threats on two separate occasions, he said.
Neighborhood residents also tried unsuccessfully to block St. Louis' efforts to get a permit from the city Board of Zoning Appeal in October, he said.
Residents of Harvey St. and the surrounding area, where St. Louis hopes to establish the church, opposed the church on the grounds that St. Louis' 200-strong congregation would cause parking problems and disturb residents.
But St. Louis still got his permit, by pointing out that the residents' parking concerns are unfounded.
Seventy-five percent of the congregation lives within four blocks of the proposed building, St. Louis said. His congregation also bought a van to pick up members who would need to commute, he said.