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The low living expenses gave her the freedom to work as an end-of-life guide; she also worked at the Altadena Community Church, an inclusive, social-justice-oriented congregation where she helped book events for community organizations.

"I'm scared, but I can't imagine what people without papers are feeling," said D Camacho, a 21-year-old legal immigrant from Mexico who was among the congregation at the church on Sunday.

Black parishioners make up half of his congregation, he said.

And it took the homes of at least 15 members of the small, aging United Church of Christ congregation.

Some congregations have said up to three-fourths of their members lost their homes or schools in the firestorm.