New information is being revealed about what Savannah Guthriethe mother, Nancy Guthriehad planned before disappearing in Tucson, Arizona.
Despite initial reports claiming that the family was called about Nancy’s whereabouts when she failed to show up for a local church service, it has since been revealed that Nancy met up with a group of friends from her neighborhood to watch church services virtually.
“Like many of our digital parishioners, Nancy began tuning into Good Shepherd services virtually during the pandemic and later continued to gather with friends to watch and worship,” Pastor said. Miquel Rudzena shared with people. “Over the years, in person and online, Nancy shared encouragements that gave us a window into Bible readings and songs that are especially meaningful to her faith.”
When Nancy failed to show up for the regularly scheduled viewing and couldn’t be reached, her friends reached out to family members.
Questions remain after Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Today show host Nancy Guthrie, went missing. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the news on February 1, sharing a missing person report via X. Nancy was described as a “vulnerable adult” who was last seen “at her residence” in the Catalina Foothills area of Arizona in the evening (…)
Nancy was later reported missing around 12:03 pm on February 1st. The night before, Savannah’s mother traveled to a family dinner via Uber at around 5:32 PM and the family dropped her off at her home at 9:48 PM.
Police said earlier Us Weekly that sister of Savannah, Annie Guthriewas the last person who saw his mother before being reported as missing.
As family members and law enforcement continue to ask for the public’s help in solving the case, read on to learn more about Nancy’s plans and whereabouts before she disappeared:
Where does Nancy Guthrie go to church?
Instead of attending a church in person near her home in Tucson, Arizona, Nancy Guthrie preferred to attend virtual services at Savannah Guthrie’s New York church, Good Shepherd.
“We are an inclusive ecumenical church that helps people embody the love of Christ for the good of our neighbors,” the church says through its web site.
It looks like the digital church is scheduled for Sundays at 11am ET.
What has Nancy Guthrie’s church said about the case?
During the episode of February 10 of the today show, Hoda Kotb sitting with Pastor Michael Rudzena to talk about the Nancy he and his congregation have met.
“(She’s) a strong woman and she’s very loving,” Rudzena shared from inside her church. “Over the years, we’ve learned what makes her tick, in some ways, from a faith perspective. Songs that meant something to her, scriptures that are meaningful to her.”
More than a week after Nancy was last seen alive, Rudzena shared a message of hope for viewers.
“Leaving the door open to hope is one way to fight that sense of doom or fatalism. It’s the feeling we all feel when bad things happen, a sense of despair or sadness can cloud our minds and hearts,” he explained. “And prayer is a way of channeling that feeling to God in the hope that God will meet us there and bring us to the other side. And that’s the trust of faith.”
What has Savannah Guthrie said about Nancy Guthrie’s faith?
Savannah Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie
Courtesy of NBC NewsIn his 2024 book, Mainly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love EverywhereSavannah Guthrie took a look at her mother’s faith journey.
At one point in the book, Savannah recalled that her mother gave her a journal called Diary through the days at Christmas, starting in his 20s and continuing for nearly a decade.
“My mother has been writing in these same journals for years, chronicling her hopes and revelations, disappointments and worries,” Savannah wrote. “I can still see her messy cursive filling every corner of the page. She wrote faithfully every day. Sometimes I was tempted to glance at her, to get a glimpse of the deepest part of her, but I never did. To pry into this sacred and private space would have been a violation.”
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What has Nancy Guthrie’s church been up to while she’s been missing?
On February 4, 2026, Bon Pastor hosted a candlelight vigil for Nancy Guthrie both in person and virtually.
todayHoda Kotb was able to attend in person, while Jenna Bush Hager watched virtually with family members.
“(The vigil) was so beautiful at the Church of the Good Shepherd in New York City,” Bush Hager said he said during one episode of Today with Jenna and Sheinelle. “Thousands joined online, and people were there in person, too. It’s our home church, it’s a church that (Savannah and I) have been to for a decade since our babies were babies.”
Bush Hager added that the “music and the words” were “so comforting” for an unknown amount of time.