This Southern California congregation put its money where its heart is.

The Christian Assembly Church in Eagle Rock, Calif., collected enough money to “cancel” more than $5 million in medical debt for 5,555 patients whose families are struggling to cover costs.

“Because of the generosity of the people at Christian Assembly Church, we are able to give a Christmas gift to the people of Los Angeles, no strings attached,” says co-pastor Tom Hughes in a video announcement. He confirmed that “5,555 people … will benefit” from the church’s campaign, and those people “will all be receiving letters in the mail this week.”

The church worked with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization whose website boasts a record of clearing $1 billion in medical bills. The group works by helping charitable organizations “buy” patient debt from medical providers and debt sellers at lower rates — meaning they can purchase debt for less than the actual billed amount.

Members of Christian Assembly Church initially raised about $50,000, not knowing how the money would be used, KABC reported. Then they worked with RIP Medical Debt to assess outstanding medical debt in 28 Los Angeles County neighborhoods and found out folks there owed some $5.3 million.

Paying a penny per dollar of the massive debt, they will effectively “cancel” the outstanding medical bills.

“Once we do this, it will end the harassing phone calls from the debt collectors,” Hughes says in the video. “Not only that, we will work with the credit agencies to repair their credit score for the impact of their unpaid medical bills.”

An official announcement will be made during Christmas services.

“I would love to be a fly on the wall for someone who’s receiving a notification like this,” Blythe Hill, a member of Christian Assembly, tells KABC.

“Just to open that envelope and be like, ‘Oh my gosh, my debt’s been paid,’ ” a fellow member adds.

Privacy laws prevent the church from knowing to whom the money will be sent.

“God is for you and we are excited to share this gift of generosity because of the generosity of our God,” Hughes says. “As they recover from their illness, it will help them get back on their feet and avoid homelessness.”