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- 1 2 "Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Malawi" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Associated Reformed Presbyrian Church in Malawi" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- 1 2 "Rev. John Joseph Matandika became pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Malawi" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Doctrine of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church in Malawi" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ↑ "World Reformed Fellowship: Member Denominations". March 10, 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "Members of the Worldwide Reformed Fraternity". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2021.