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- ↑ "Eielsen Synod". Christian Cyclopedia - Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ↑ Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents (Adherents.com)
- ↑ "A Synod Of One: The Story Of Immanuel Lutheran Church (Karen Christofferson. "In The Midst Of" December 1999. V. 19 No. 4)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-13.