Dumbarton Churches Together have supported the charity Embrace the Middle East for a number of years. The following news update was received earlier this week and circulated to churches in Dumbarton: The explosion in Beirut The massive explosion that ripped through Beirut on Tuesday 4 August was felt as far away as Cyprus. At the […]

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