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- ↑ Kay, William K. (2002). "Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland". In Stanley M. Burgess (ed.). The new international dictionary of Pentecostal and charismatic movements (Rev. and expanded ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House. pp. 340–341. ISBN 0310224810.
- ↑ Vinson Synan, Amos Yong, Global Renewal Christianity: Europe and North America Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present and Future, Charisma Media, USA, 2017, p. 248
- ↑ Launch of the Assemblies of God Ireland Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Assemblies of God in Great Britain, What We Believe, aoggb.com, UK, retrieved December 14, 2019
- ↑ Alex Williams, Assemblies of God's new GB leader says 'God told me 25 years ago I'd be here', premier.org.uk, UK, March 2, 2019