Wesleyan Holiness Church

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Wesleyan Holiness Church
ClassificationMethodism
OrientationConservative holiness movement
PolityConnexionalism
AssociationsInterchurch Holiness Convention
Separated fromBible Missionary Church
Congregations24[1]

The Wesleyan Holiness Church, also known as the Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches, is a

denomination in the conservative holiness movement
. It has congregations throughout Canada, the United States and missions in other parts of the world.

History

The formation of the Wesleyan Holiness Church is a part of the

service of worship was held on 18 March 1956.[5]

General Conference, Annual conferences and Camp meetings

The Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches holds a General Conference.[1]

The Central District of Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches holds its annual conference and camp meeting at the Orleans Wesleyan Campgrounds in Orleans, Indiana.[6]

The Northeast District of Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches holds its annual conference and camp meeting at the Orleans Wesleyan Campgrounds in Clinton, Pennsylvania.[6]

Publications

The official organ of the Wesleyan Association of Churches is the Eleventh Hour Messenger.[7]

United Kingdom

Main article: Wesleyan Church

In the UK, the British Isles District has 16 churches. The head office is at New Life Wesleyan Church in

Handsworth, Birmingham. This District is associated with the Wesleyan Church
and not the same as the denomination which left the Bible Missionary Church.

References

  1. ^ a b Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches Thirty-First General Conference Journal. West Harrison: Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches. 15 June 2019. pp. 4–9.
  2. ISBN 978-1-59884-204-3
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  3. ^ Moyer, Ina: The Way It Really Was, pp 15-18
  4. ISBN 978-0-415-91202-0
    .
  5. ^ Portrait of a Town: Portage, Pennsylvania, 1890-1990. The Committee. 1990. p. 59. On March 18, 1956, the first service of what is now the Wesleyan Holiness Church was held in the Miner's Hall under the leadership of Rev. Alvin Cottle.
  6. ^ a b Manley, Stevan; Myers, Bryon G. (2021). "Building on the Foundation". Eleventh Hour Messenger. LXII (2): 7.
  7. ^ Eric Jude (2019). "Troy Lighthouse Advances to Established Church Status". Eleventh Hour Messenger. LX (1): 1.

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