Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador

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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=12175&lg=eng
  2. ↑ http://www.iglesiareformada.com/Velazco_Iglesia_Calvinista.html
  3. ↑ www.wcrc.ch/node/164
  4. ↑ http://warc.jalb.de/warcajsp/church.jsp?news_id=19&navi=9&church=12175
  5. ↑ Robert Benedetto, Donald K. McKim Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. 2009. p. 295. "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), ..."
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