Welcome to the Presbytery de Cristo!

Presbytery de Cristo is made up of over 6,998 people in 29 different churches located in southern Arizona and western New Mexico. The congregations are found in mining towns, border towns, urban areas, an Indian Nation, and ranching and farming communities. We are a community of Christ that represents the diversity of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and we invite you to visit.

Mission Statement

Presbytery de Cristo -

Of Christ,

In Christ,

With Christ in the unity of the Holy Spirit

To -

Pray together,

Worship together,

Work together to fulfill Christ's commission

In the Southwest and beyond.

Within the context of this historic understanding of the mission of the universal church, the Presbytery de Cristo recognizes that it exists in a unique time and place, characterized by the following:

We are a church in the Sunbelt and the desert Southwest;
We are a church in an area that is growing in the age of its residents and in the racial/ethnic diversity of its residents;
We are a church of the First World on the border of the Third World;
We are a church of open spaces where some live in small, rural communities and where many live in large, metropolitan areas;
We are a church in need of spiritual renewal.