Nearly 200 people packed the pews of Grand Blanc United Methodist Church Tuesday night for a joint prayer service, reflecting and grieving for their neighbors who witnessed tragedy just three days earlier when a gunman drove a truck through the doors of the Grand Blanc Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, opened fire and set the building ablaze.

Churches across the Grand Blanc area have hosted prayer services and vigils, while nonprofits team up to offer mental health crisis support to those in need.

"We were finishing our service and I was out greeting members of our church and someone let me know what had happened," said Brian West, pastor of Grand Blanc United Methodist Church.

West says they quickly began working with other nearby churches to plan the joint service.

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