The 1937 Law of Worship requires religious groups in Ecuador to register with the Ministry of Interior. To register, a religious organization must possess a charter; have nonprofit status; include in its application all names used by the group, to ensure that names of previously registered groups are not used without their permission; and provide signatures of at least fifteen members, typically leaders of the organization.
On 13 February 1991, the statutes for the Church of Scientology of Ecuador, established under the Law of Religious Denominations, were registered and published in the Official Registry.
“That the aims and purposes of the Church of Scientology of Ecuador are… a religious philosophy in its fullest sense which takes man towards freedom and total truth.”
