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- ↑ "World Communion of Reformed Churches". World Communion of Reformed Churches.
- ↑ "www.wrfnet.org/web/guest/aboutwrf/membershiplist". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
- ↑ Fasse, Christoph. "Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen". www.reformiert-online.net.
- ↑ "The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Uganda Seeks Assistance in Ministry to Children".