As members recently arrived at church, they were greeted by virtually every member of the Greenville police department and threatened with fines as they arrived for drive-in church services that evening.
MJI, a non-profit constitutional litigation center and the legal arm of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, along with First Liberty Institute, the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans, then announced a challenge to the city’s ban on drive-in church services.
On Tuesday, the city revised their policy to expressly permit churches to host drive-in services.
King James Bible Baptist Church, and others, will be able to continue to freely worship in a way that is safe and consistent with their religious beliefs and practical needs.