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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 G. Mathew Peter, P. S. Sunder Singh, G. Isaiah, D. Ananda Rao (Edited), Souvenir of 125 years platinum jubilee celebrations of northern association of CBCNC, 2008, pp.281-282.
- 1 2 Palm Sunday celebrated in The Hindu, Visakhapatnam, 13 April 2014
- ↑ Prayers mark Good Friday in The Hindu, Visakhapatna, 19 April 2014
- 1 2 QMB Church Dedication in The Hindu Images, 2009
- 1 2 Invitation Card of dedication of new Church building of the QMB Church, Visakhapatnam.
- 1 2 G. Isaiah (Edited), Ruby Centennial Celebrations Souvenir of the St. Peter's Centenary Baptist Church, Published by St. Peter's Centenary Baptist Church, Gunnanapudi.
- ↑ Leonore Krenzlin, Klaus Weigelt (Edited), Ernst Wiechert im Gespräch: Begegnungen und Einblicke in sein Werk, De Gruyter, Berlin, 2010, p.300.
- ↑ Katapalli Israel, Church Secretary's Report: Pastors who served the Church from 1948-1998 in Golden Jubilee Celebrations Souvenir 1948-1998 of the Quirk Memorial Baptist Church, Visakhapatnam, 1998.