Tucson church gives back to Tucson Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital

Sunday service at Pantano Christian Church is being given online for the time being.

Despite having empty pews, church members are hard at work.

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NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SVERONICA ACOSTA EXPLAINS HOWAN EASTSIDE?

CHURCH IS USINGTHEIR EMPTY FACILITY FORPLENTY OF GOOD.NAT 10:26-10:30 - "WE EXISTFOR OUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S OURWHOLE PURPOSE." SUNDAY SERVICEAT PANTANO CHRISTIAN CHURCH ISONLINE FOR THE TIME BEING NAT(CAR DRIVING BY DESPITE THOSEEMPTY PEWS - THERE IS STILL(LOTS BEING DONE BY THEMEMBERS.

NAT 1:12-1:15 - "I'MWORKING HARDER THAN I'VEWORKED IN MY WHOLE LIFE."WEEKS AGO, THE PANTANOCHRISTIAN CHURCH JOINED AGROUP OF OTHER CHURCHES ACROSSARIZONA TO FORM THE CARE FORARIZONA GROUP NAT THE GROUP'SPURPOSE IS TO MATCH UPCHURCHES WITH HOSPITALS ANDSUPPORT THEM IN ANYWAY THEYCAN - GLEN ELLIOTT, THE LEADPASTOR AT PANTANO CHRISTIANCHURCH SAID THEY'RE SUPPORTINGT-M-C AND ST.

JOSEPHS - ANDTHEY'RE DOING IT IN MORE THANONE WAY 4:17-4:28 - "WE'REPROVIDING FREE CHILDCAREMONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR TMCAND ST.

JOE'S HOSPITALS,ALTHOUGH WE'VE OPENED IT UP TOOTHERS THAT MIGHT BE LIVING ONTHIS SIDE OF TOWN." CARING FORCHILDREN ISN'T EVERYTHING -CHURCH MEMBERS HAVE ALSOSTARTED WRITING LETTERS TOHEALTHCARE WORKERS NAT4:55-4:59 - "JUST SAYING THANKYOU FOR THE HARD WORK, FORPUTTING YOURSELVES IN DANGER."THEY'VE ALSO PUT TOGETHER MORETHAN 400 CARE PACKAGES FORHEALTHCARE WORKERS AND HAVEPUT OUT DONATION BINS IN HOPESOF GIVING BACK EVEN (MORE ANDWHILE PASTOR ELLIOT SAYS HE'SHOPEFUL IN-PERSON SUNDAYSERVICE WILL START BACK UP ASSOON AS POSSIBLE - HE'S HAPPYTO BE HELPING 11:26-11:31 -"IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MEETINGON SUNDAY, IT'S ABOUT MAKING ADIFFERENCE ALL THROUGH THEWEEK IN OUR CITY.

LOOKLIVE TAG- ON MONDAY THE CHURCH ISSTARTING SOMETHING NEW.THEY'LL BE GIVING OUT (FREEMEALS FOR CHILDREN UP TO THEAGE OF 18.

THEY PLAN TO DOTHIS EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAYAND FRIDAY.

VERONICA ACOSTAKGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDE.OUR UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPS WIL