Ruling on renting churches

In many parts of the USA, the Muslims
cannot find any suitable place to perform salaat al-jumu’ah (Friday prayers) except
in some churches where they are able to rent space cheaply or for free. But some students
have stirred up a controversy as to whether it is correct to offer salaah in churches,
because of the report from Ibn ‘Umar about preventing people from praying in
churches, synagogues, graveyards and places where sacrifices are made to other than
Allaah. On this basis, some of the Muslims have stopped coming to Jumu’ah prayers.
Could you please tell us the correct ruling on this matter, so that we may resolve the
differences between the Muslims in this community?
Jazaakum Allaahu khayran (may Allaah
reward you with good).