The Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico (Spanish: ) is a

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

Christian church that formed after the Independent Presbyterian Church of Mexico split in the 1980s. The church has a relationship with the U.S.-based Christian Reformed Church in North America, which sends missionaries to the Mexico City area and other states. It is a member of the

World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Chris ...

Origin

In 1947, the Independent Presbyterian Church of Mexico (IPCM) broke from the

National Presbyterian Church in Mexico The National Presbyterian Church in Mexico ( es, La Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México A.R.) is the second-largest Protestant church, and the largest Reformed denomination in Mexico. It is present throughout the country, and is particularl ...

. Another split occurred after the IPCM's governing council (Synod) voted in 1983 to discontinue its relationship with the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA). The following year, two regional organizations ( presbyteries) decided to maintain ties with the CRCNA, and in 1992 they renamed themselves the ''Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico.''

Theology and organization

The church follows: *

Three Forms of Unity The Three Forms of Unity is a collective name for the Belgic Confession, the Canons of Dort, and the Heidelberg Catechism, which reflect the doctrinal concerns of continental Calvinism and are accepted as official statements of doctrine by many Ca ...

Westminster Confession of Faith The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England, it became and remains the "subordinate standard" ...

The church operates the John Calvin Theological Seminary and a Bible Institute in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. There are more than 100 churches and 26,000 members in Mexico (as of 2004), divided into eight presbyteries: Barnabas, Bethel, Central, Ebenezer, Ch'ol, Emanuel, Northern, and Zacil-Be.

External links

Official websit
Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico

References

www.reformiert-online.net
{{coord missing, Mexico Protestantism in Mexico Presbyterian denominations in Mexico Presbyterian denominations established in the 20th century