Edinburgh Churches Together brings together

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. Edinburgh Churches Together (ECT) was formed in the early 1990s as a local response to the establishment of

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there are a number of local Churches Together Groups. As well as encouraging and enabling churches to relate and communicate with one another, ECT also has a brief to relate to the

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and other citywide bodies including the Edinburgh Interfaith Association.

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Glasgow Churches Together form a similar partnership in Glasgow
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