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    13 September 2020 - AUCKLAND, New Zealand
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    Church Offers Meetinghouse Carparks for COVID-19 Testing

    Pop-up testing stations response to community need

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making some of its meetinghouse carparks available for COVID-19 testing stations.

       
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      More than 130 people were tested at the Manurewa and Tamaki venues, recently.  Church leaders were on hand to lend support.

      Church leaders are ready to lend a hand.
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      Communication Director for Auckland New Zealand, Muriel Samuela, says, "We are pleased to respond to the call to help our communities in need."

      Read more about how the Church is responding to COVID-19.

      Watch a video featuring Latter-day Saint Apostle, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, talking about nurturing hope and faith in the face of the pandemic.

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