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‘The light will bring joy’ - Christmas Sunday brings message of hope for 2021

Hungry for fellowship and worship at the end of a year of great challenges, Christians came out in their numbers for the three Christmas Sunday services at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God (NTCOG) in St Andrew yesterday. Careful to...

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