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- 1 2 Stack, Liam (October 22, 2021). "Why New York City is Trying to Preserve a Crumbling Church". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Our History". Grace Congregational Church of Harlem.
- ↑ Nunez, Lissette (October 26, 2021). "Century-old Harlem church struggling to survive". FOX 5.
- ↑ Krisel, Brendan (December 3, 2019). "Harlem Church to be Redeveloped into Apartments". Harlem, NY Patch.