page_title: National Presbyterian Church in Mexico
section_title: Recent status
hierarchical_section_title: National Presbyterian Church in Mexico / History and formation of the church / Recent status
caption_attribution_description: Español: iglesia principal
context_page_description: The National Presbyterian Church in Mexico is the second-largest Protestant church, and the largest Reformed denomination in Mexico. It is present throughout the country, and is particularly strong in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan, Nuevo León, Aguascalientes and Mexico City.
  Today, it consists of more than 6,000 churches and almost 2.8 million members. The National Presbyterian Church is growing rapidly.
context_section_description: In 1972 the church didn't needed any outside support. The INPM was composed of 3 synods and 18 presbyteries. The church proposed a moratorium to avoid relying on foreign missions to advance the National Church. Because the Cincinnati Plan, the church lost a lot of schools in Northern Mexico, and it broke mission efforts in Northern Mexico for decades.
  In the 1990s the church had 4,800 congregations, 1.2 million members in 40 presbyteries and 7 synods.
  By 1997 there were a General Assembly, 8 synods and 50 presbyteries.
  In Chiapas the National Presbyterian Church grew 10-12 percent annually, with 18,000 people joining each year.
caption: National Presbyterian Church in Mexico
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