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- ↑ "Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua". Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ↑ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Wcrc.ch. 2013-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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