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Local journalists attempted to get the permits and building plans from York County but no permits or plans had been applied for nor submitted. This comes after a 2018 federal lawsuit filed by
MorningStar Ministries accusing York County of religious discrimination for blocking attempts to renovate the
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MorningStar holds church services in the hotel atrium and has restored practically all of the 501 hotel rooms. The hotel is still used as a hotel with some rooms having been converted to privately owned condominiums. It also features a
Christian retreat center and one of the state’s largest
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