Four leaders at three north suburban churches allege in a new lawsuit that Northglenn unlawfully targeted them for their religious convictions when it passed a law that stopped them from holding prayer sessions and serving meals to homeless people in a city park.

The plaintiffs, including two pastors, lambasted City Resolution 54 , an amendment to the city’s public facilities standards, in their lawsuit. The measure prohibits groups of five or more people from using park pavilions and athletic fields on a “recurrent” basis, and the lawsuit claims it is “facially unconstitutional” and “far exceeds any legitimate governmental interest in park management.”

The Northglenn City Council passed the measure in June after hearing for years from residents about the growing homelessness problem i

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