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- 1 2 "Report on the Presbyterian Church of the Reformation in Colombia". February 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Gary Scott Smith and P. C. Kemeny (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Presbyterianism. Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-19060-840-8 . Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ↑ "History of Presbyterian Church of the Reformation of Colombia" . Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Churches federated to the Presbyterian Church of the Reformation of Colombia" . Retrieved December 15, 2021.