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LDS Member’s Fundraiser Tops $300,000 for Family of Michigan Church Gunman

A fellow church member’s GiveSendGo drive reflects a faith-driven effort to help the gunman’s surviving family.

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Investigators walk in front of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. where Sunday morning a man rammed his vehicle into the building before opening fire and setting the building ablaze, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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Overview

  • More than 7,000 donors contributed over $300,000 within roughly 48 hours to the GiveSendGo campaign for Thomas Jacob Sanford’s wife and child, according to multiple outlets and the organizer.
  • Organizer David Butler, a Utah Latter-day Saint with no tie to the family, cited Christian scripture and the family’s hardships, including a son with congenital hyperinsulinism.
  • GiveSendGo said the campaign remained in the verification process on Thursday, while messages from donors frequently referenced forgiveness and caring for widows and orphans.
  • The campaign’s early total exceeded individual verified fundraisers for victims, even as separate GoFundMe pages and a new Grand Blanc Relief Fund launched with a $250,000 Mott Foundation grant.
  • Authorities say Sanford, 40, rammed the Grand Blanc Township chapel, opened fire and set it ablaze, killing four and injuring eight before he was killed by police, with no official motive announced.