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TUCSON, Ariz. \u2014 As the search for Nancy Guthrie<\/a> enters its second week, parishioners were asked to pray for the missing 84-year-old on Sunday at the church where she\u2019s been a congregant for decades.
Guthrie, the mother of NBC\u2019s \u201cTODAY\u201d show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her home<\/a> in the Catalina Foothills community near Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1. Authorities have described the case as a possible kidnapping or abduction, and there have been reports of ransom notes.
John Tittle, the pastor at St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, led a prayer early in the service as he said the congregation continued to stand with the Guthrie family.
\u201cWe are seeking to just honor the family\u2019s privacy and their desires,\u201d Tittle said. \u201cIt was communicated to me, \u2018pray.\u2019 We\u2019re going to keep praying through this horrific ordeal.\u201d
The prayer asked for God to protect the 84-year-old matriarch and allow her to feel their love, as well as asking to \u201cguide the authorities in their search for Nancy.\u201d Tittle also asked to soften the hearts of \u201cthose who are responsible\u201d so they may do what is \u201chumane and right.\u201d
Tittle focused much of his service on the need to forgive and be forgiven, acknowledging how difficult that can be.
\u201cWhen we find ourselves heartbroken by the inhumanity and the evil that has been done to Nancy and her family,\u201d Tittle said, \u201cwhat do we do?\u201d
Whether the harm is small or large, he added, forgiveness is \u201cessential for our survival\u201d and the only thing that can heal \u201chatred and bitterness.\u201d
Amy Grover, the church\u2019s director of communications, described Nancy Guthrie as a beloved part of the community. She has been a member of the church for about 30 years, Grover believed.
According to a timeline from Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, Nancy Guthrie returned home at 9:48 p.m on Jan. 31 after having dinner and playing games with her family. Her doorbell camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m., and that camera has not been found.
There were multiple cameras in the home, and the software used for the cameras detected a person at 2:12 a.m., but officials said it\u2019s unclear which camera detected movement and no video was recovered.
Nancy Guthrie\u2019s pacemaker disconnected from her phone at 2:28 a.m., according to the timeline.
Her family went to check on her at 11:56 a.m. the morning of Feb. 1 and reported her missing just minutes after arriving at her home.
Many questions remain as investigators continue to probe the 84-year-old\u2019s disappearance. No suspects or persons of interest have been identified by authorities in the ongoing investigation.
Nanos told reporters Thursday that blood found on the porch outside Nancy Guthrie\u2019s house tested positive for her DNA. He would not answer whether there were signs of a forced entry into her home.
Reports indicate a possible ransom note referencing Guthrie was sent last week to three news outlets. NBC News has reviewed a copy of the note, and the contents are consistent with the descriptions provided by the FBI and those news outlets.
Two notes were sent to local TV station KOLD<\/a>. The station\u2019s news director, Jessica Bobula, told NBC News on Saturday that the first message came in through its anonymous news tips system on Monday and the second just before noon Friday.
Neither note contained proof of life, but the first one said that Nancy Guthrie was fine, according to Bobula. She added that the author of the second note tried to make clear they also wrote the first note.
\u201cThere is something in the note that we believe they are trying to use to make sure the investigators know that it is the same people,\u201d Bobula said. \u201cIt seems as though they are trying to indicate only the sender of the previous email would know this detail.\u201d
Heith Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI\u2019s Phoenix division, said Thursday that the possible ransom note is being investigated.
He said one reported ransom note \u201chad facts associated with a deadline with a monetary value they were asking for.\u201d
Savannah Guthrie sat beside her brother, Camron, and sister, Annie, in a video posted Saturday night addressing their mother\u2019s possible kidnapper.
\u201cWe received your message and we understand,\u201d Savannah Guthrie said. \u201cWe beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace.\u201d
Her 20-second video did not provide specifics about the message she referenced.
\u201cThis is very valuable to us, and we will pay,\u201d Savannah Guthrie said in closing, holding her siblings\u2019 hands.
Dana Griffin and Aarne Heikkila reported from Tucson. Doha Madani reported from New York City.<\/em>
Dana Griffin is an NBC News correspondent.
Aarne Heikkila is a senior investigative producer with the NBC News Investigative Unit.
Doha Madani is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. Pronouns: she\/her.
© 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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