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Our History

The United Pentecostal Church of Mexico (IPUM) is a Christian organization with apostolic roots that traces its faith back to the Day of Pentecost, recorded in Acts 2, when the first disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. During the 20th century, this message was revived by the outpouring of the Spirit in Topeka, Kansas (1901), and later on Azusa Street in Los Angeles (1906), marking the birth of the modern Pentecostal movement. That fire also reached Mexico.

In 1980, the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) officially sent Rev. Johnny Wilhoite as its first missionary to our country. Under his leadership and with the support of Mexican pastors and believers, a ministry quickly grew. In 1989, Rev. Tomás Wynn Drost was elected national president, and his strategic leadership enabled the doctrinal, administrative, and spiritual strengthening of the church throughout the country.

Finally, in 2003, IPUM reached a historic milestone: being recognized as a national autonomous work, with the capacity to self-govern, self-sustain, and expand independently.

Currently, IPUM has:

  • Over 1,000 churches
  • More than 1,150 active ministers
  • More than 120,000 believers across the Mexican Republic
  • Our vision is clear, urgent, and powerful:

    WE ARE GOING FOR ONE MILLION SOULS BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF JESUS AND FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT!