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Wesleyan Holiness Church

Methodist denomination

Field	Value
name	Wesleyan Holiness Church
main_classification	Methodism
orientation	Conservative holiness movement
polity	Connexionalism
separated_from	Bible Missionary Church
associations	Interchurch Holiness Convention
congregations	24

The Wesleyan Holiness Church, also known as the Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches, is a Methodist Christian 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 history of Methodism in the United States and Canada; it sits within the Holiness movement which emerged in Methodism during the nineteenth century. The church is a schism from the Bible Missionary Church that happened in 1959, the result of perceived overly-lenient views on divorce and remarriage within that group. Congregations that belong to the Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches joined it, such as that in Portage, which held its first service of worship was held on 18 March 1956.

General Conference, Annual conferences and Camp meetings

The Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches holds a General Conference.

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

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

Publications

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

References

(15 June 2019). "Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches Thirty-First General Conference Journal". Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches.
(21 September 2010). "Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition [6 volumes]". ABC-CLIO.
Moyer, Ina: The Way It Really Was, pp 15-18
(1997). "The Sociology of Religious Movements". Psychology Press.
(1990). "Portrait of a Town: Portage, Pennsylvania, 1890-1990". The Committee.
(2021). "Building on the Foundation". Eleventh Hour Messenger.
Eric Jude. (2019). "Troy Lighthouse Advances to Established Church Status". Eleventh Hour Messenger.

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