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- ↑ Ed Hindson, Dan Mitchell, The Popular Encyclopedia of Church History, Harvest House Publishers, USA, 2013, p. 359
- ↑ Word of Life Fellowship, HISTORY, wol.org, USA, retrieved June 8, 2021
- ↑ "Statement of Faith" (PDF). Word of Life Fellowship. August 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Dr. Benjamin Laird". School of Divinity. Retrieved 2020-03-27.