In recent months, amid increasing reports of crime in the area and a lawsuit filed by the city against the church, a homeless encampment at First United Methodist Church in downtown Great Falls has become a source of controversy. It’s also indicative of a larger homelessness problem exacerbated by a scarcity of affordable housing and a lack of drug-prevention services.
Author Archives: Zach Schermele
Zach Schermele, born and raised in Great Falls, worked as a multimedia journalist for the Montana Television Network in 2020. Prior to that, he covered education for Teen Vogue. He is a student at Columbia University, where he is an editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator, and an intern at NBC News.