Iglesia Evangélica Apostólica del Nombre de Jesús | |
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Classification | Western Christian |
Orientation | Pentecostal |
Theology | Oneness Pentecostalism |
Founder | unknown |
Origin | 1959 Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador |
Merger of | United Pentecostal Church of Colombia |
Congregations | 1,044 in Ecuador |
Members | 350,000 |
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