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- ↑ Fasse, Christoph. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". www.reformiert-online.net.
- ↑ "CRWM: El Salvador - Christian Reformed Church". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ↑ "Church in El Salvador Celebrates New Building". 10 April 2007.
