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=== Recent status ===
InBy 1972 the church didn't neededneed 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. BecauseDue to 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 [[synod]]s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yiyLLOj88C&q=national+presbyterian+church+in+mexico&pg=PA2037|title=Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition [6 volumes]: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices|first1=J. Gordon|last1=Melton|first2=Martin|last2=Baumann|date=21 September 2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598842043|via=Google Books}}</ref>
 
By 1997 there were a General Assembly, 8 synods and 50 presbyteries at the General Assembly.
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In Chiapas, the National Presbyterian Church grewhas grown 10-12 percent annually, with 18,000 people joining each year.<ref name="rca.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.rca.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=599|title=The Reformed Church in America|website=www.rca.org}}</ref>
 
== Governance ==