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- 1 2 3 "History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ecuador". p. 69. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ "History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ecuador" . Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Protestantism in Ecuador" . Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Robert Benedetto; Donald K. McKim (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Toronto: Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-5807-7 . Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Doctrine of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ecuador". July 16, 2001. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Doctrine of Ecuadorian Reformed Presbyterian Church". 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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