A cop’s thoughts on the Shiloh signs

A Greensboro police officer responds to the news that Shiloh Baptist Church, near the corner of Lee and Eugene Streets, is changing their entrance signs from “No Trespassing” to “Welcome to Shiloh:”

“I remember when the signs went up and the problems they were having. They went up because the congregation [was] complaining that people were using the trees to urinate on and to sit on the park bench to drink alcohol and pass out on. It pushed the parents from bringing there kids to play.  Also the congregation said the benches smelled of urine so bad they wouldn’t use them.  They were afraid that kids going to classes at the church and to church would witness this activity so they pushed to make the park more secure.

That being said I think that Rev Johnson is in a great location to help the homeless and making the steps to start and I commend him for that; this is also a great opportunity to make a good impact in the community. But it is a big task especially where he is located and hopefully he has the entire church supporting him.

Remember big signs like that are put up for a reason, and I remember the hardship they were having and the decisions they had to make as a church.”