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- ↑ Roach, David (May 22, 2018). "SBC Ends Relationship with DC Convention". Baptist Press . Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ↑ "About DCBC". District of Columbia Baptist Convention. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ Murphy, Caryle (March 12, 2002). "Area Baptists Refuse Denomination's Demands; Southern Convention Wants Financial Say, Support for Its Conservative Stands". The Washington Post. p. B5. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
