[5][6][4] Presbyterianism has been around since 1560, having grown out of the formation of the Church of Scotland, through the work of the reformer John Knox.

This, he was the reformer of his country after having spent years in Geneva with John Calvin.

In 2014 the church was officially organized, and that same year it founded a congregation in Mercedes.

[2][8][9][4] The church has a seminary to train its own workers and ordains Uruguayan priests and deacons.

The church admits only male candidates for deacon, elder, or minister.