Beechville Baptist Church steps up [VIDEO]

Josh Crawford speaks to Amber Fryday about the donation center that’s opened in the historic church to help displaced people from the wildfires

Josh Crawford speaks to Global News Halifax’s Amber Fryday about the donation center that’s opened in the historic church to help displaced people from the wildfires.

Posted June 5 2023 08:25am via: Global News Halifax

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