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Greenville, Mississippi Mayor Errick Simmons issued an executive order that bans drive-in church services until the Mississippi governor lifts a statewide shelter-in-place order prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s order includes no such ban and identifies churches as an “essential business or operation.”
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ImageApril 22nd, 2020ADF lawsuit prompts Mississippi city to officially lift ban on drive-in church services
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ImageApril 14th, 2020DOJ weighs in as ADF seeks order blocking MS city’s ban on drive-in church services
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ImageApril 13th, 2020ADF lawsuit to continue against Greenville ban on drive-in church services
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ImageApril 10th, 2020ADF files suit on behalf of Mississippi church subjected to city’s ban on ‘drive in’ church services
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Ryan Tucker
Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries
Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom.