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- ↑ Histories of bodies that merged to form the ULCA (Evangelical Church in America) "ELCA Family History Answer". Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ↑ "United Lutheran Church in America". American Denomination Profiles. Association of Religion Data Archives . Retrieved February 24, 2016.
