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- ↑ "State Convention of Baptists in Ohio". Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Ohio Baptists celebrate unity, pray for revival". Baptist Press. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
