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BZA approves First Presbyterian Church's Journey Café special exception

5818003 · August 21, 2025
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Summary

The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals granted a special exception allowing First Presbyterian Church to operate a small cafe at 200 East Beardsley Avenue, subject to county health approvals and fats/oils/grease interceptor requirements.

The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals on July 10 approved a special exception permitting the First Presbyterian Church to operate a public cafe, called the Journey Café, in its lower level at 200 East Beardsley Avenue.

A church representative, identified in the hearing as Backhouse, described plans to offer coffee, limited tea and light lunches (soups, sandwiches, paninis) Tuesday through Friday from roughly 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Backhouse said the cafe is intended as community…

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