WINONA, Minn. — The Winona Planning Commission unanimously approved an overnight homeless shelter through the winter at the Wesley United Methodist Church. A special permit allows quarters for 20 persons overnight through April. The permit had been requested by Catholic Charities, which had lost tenancy at a storefront church downtown and had been unable to find new quarters. Zoning issues seem likely to preclude Wesley Methodist as a homeless shelter for more than the winter. John Meyers, local director of Catholic Charities, described the Wesley Methodist permit as breathing room to locate permanent quarters.
Wesley Methodist. At 114 West Broadway Street.