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- ↑ "Democratic Republic of Congo — Presbyterians at work around the world — Mission and Ministry — Presbyterian Mission Agency". Presbyterianmission.org. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120808192417/http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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