Are churches allowed to worship in public school facilities?

The ADF-supported victories in Bronx Household of Faith and other cases hold that if a school allows access to public facilities by community based groups, they cannot deny access to a religious group. This also applies to churches conducting worship services. For example, if a civic club is allowed to meet, the state can't deny the church the right to meet on the same terms as the civic club. back to top • What are the guidelines for what a pastor can say from the pulpit about state and federal elections? As the representative of the church, a pastor can't endorse or oppose a particular candidate without violating current IRS guidelines. But as a pastor, you certainly can talk about the issues. You can speak to any topics that are at issue in a particular campaign, without naming candidates. Churches can allow distribution of neutral, non-partisan voter guides. You can also encourage your congregation to exercise their constitutional privilege to vote. The pastor as an individual in ...  more