Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador

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The Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador (Spanish : Iglesia Reformada Calvinista de El Salvador) is Reformed denomination in El Salvador, that adheres to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Second Helvetic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. It was organised in 1979, and maintains a Reformed Biblical Centers for lay training. In 2004 the denomination had 3,212 members and 6 congregations and 10 house fellowships. [1] [2] It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. [3] [4] [5] The Calvinist Reformed Church is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. [6]

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  1. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. "La Iglesia Segun La Tradicion Calvinista Reformada". Archived from the original on 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  3. www.wcrc.ch/node/164 Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "WARC - Information about". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  5. Robert Benedetto, Donald K. McKim Benedetto, Robert; McKim, Donald K. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. p. 295. ISBN   9780810870239. "The small Iglesia Reformada Calvinista de El Salvador (Calvinist Reformed Church of El Salvador) is a member of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. The intense political turmoil of the 1980s, with its violent suppression of civil and ..."
  6. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann Religions of the World Second Edition 2010 Page 963 "... the First Baptist Church of San Salvador, the Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Salvador, the Episcopal Church of El Salvador, the Calvinist Reformed Church of El Salvador (affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America), ..."