 Churches across the state are working to help pay off millions of dollars of medical debt for congregants. The nonprofit under medical debt works to relieve the financial burden caused by the debt. Reverend Kate Bird of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Smithfield in Johnston County says, That's when they said, okay, we've identified $14 million of debt in your county, and so if you can raise $14,000, we'll pay off that debt for you.