World's Largest "Psychedelic Church" To Shut Down San Francisco Location

CBS Bay Area

December 12, 2024

From the outside, Zide Door is a plain, inconspicuous building in San Francisco with no signs or indication that it is a psychedelic church on the inside.

If you make it past the 24/7 security guard, you are greeted by walls covered in trippy art and a faint smell of cannabis. At first glance, the spiritual center does not look like a typical church with pews and an altar but more like an art gallery.

However, Zide Door is set to shut down its San Francisco location by the end of this year due to alleged "harassment from the Planning Department" of the city, said the church's pastor Dave Hodges in a press conference Wednesday.

Psilocybin mushrooms used as a "sacrament" at psychedelic-based church Zide Door in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024/Alise Maripuu/Bay City News/CBS Bay Area

Pastor Dave Hodges speaking to the press at the Zide Door church in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024/Alise Maripuu/Bay City News/CBS Bay Area

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