You Are Light - Schools Go Dark

This summer the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a public school could bar a church from renting its space - even while renting to others. In NYC this has affected 60 churches, and is now spreading to neighboring states.

I pastor at Cottonwood Church in Rio Rancho. We meet at beautiful Stapleton Elementary School in the picture. We believe that "going portable" is one of the best ways to live lean and impact our communities with the light of Christ. It allows us to go where the people are. This week we were able to give Stapleton another 19 filled backpacks for students who needed them. The week before we cleaned the grounds so students could return to the cleanest school in Rio Rancho. It's great fun, sheds the light of Jesus, and both Stapleton and Cottonwood benefit.

I'm not a petition signing type of guy. But for this I'll make an exception. NYC has over 1600 schools, and over 1500 of them sit empty on Sunday mornings. You can tell the NYC Department of Education and Courts that this ruling should be changed here.

The ruling is currently in appeal. It could be overturned by either the full circuit court or go to the Supreme Court. Jesus said you are "The light of the world." Lets pray we can continue to light up our schools for decades to come.