Atlanta’s Pledge To Clear Homeless Camps Fuels Anxiety Ahead Of Super Bowl

The Church of the Common Ground meets for a Bible study in Woodruff Park. The Super Bowl has created uncertainty for its parishioners, many of whom are homeless.

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About a dozen people, bundled up in coats and beanies, are reading Scriptures in downtown Atlanta’s Woodruff Park.

They’re part of a Bible study for the Church of the Common Ground.

The church always meets outdoors. So one parishioner wonders during the lesson how the Super Bowl might affect their services.