Help Mission & Service partners respond to the tragic explosion in Beirut

On August 4, 2020 a massive explosion rocked the city of Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion caused immense destruction and the death toll continues to rise.

The United Church of Canada has been in direct contact with Mission & Service partners in the region. Samer Laham of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) tells the United Church:

“Thank God that MECC[‘s] team is safe but the situation in Beirut is beyond imagination. You cannot believe the level of destruction in many historical areas in Beirut […] Beirut needs billions of dollars to rebuild what it lost in one minute […] and maybe it will take some years to be recovered from this disastrous event."

Make a gift today to help those affected by this tragedy in Beirut. Donate through the United Church of Canada's website here.

Your donation to the people affected by the explosion in Lebanon can be doubled by the Canadian government. Canada has announced that it will match donations made from August 4 to 24, 2020 (up to $5 million).