International Pentecostal Holiness Church

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationHoliness Pentecostal
PolityConnectionalism[1]
LeaderDr. A. Doug Beacham Jr.
Associations
National Association of Evangelicals,
Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America,
Pentecostal World Conference,
Christian Churches Together,
World Pentecostal Holiness Fellowship
RegionWorldwide: divided into 28 regional conferences
FounderAbner Blackmon Crumpler, Benjamin H. Irwin
OriginJanuary 30, 1911 (1911-01-30)
Falcon, North Carolina
Merger of
Fire-Baptized Holiness Church and Pentecostal Holiness Church (1911),
Tabernacle Pentecostal Church (1915)
Separations
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church (1918),
Congregational Holiness Church (1920)
Congregations16,609
Members1,500,000[2]
Official websitewww.iphc.org
Statistics for 2012[3]
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The International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) or simply Pentecostal Holiness Church (PHC) is an international Holiness-Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in 1911 with the merger of two older denominations.[4] Historically centered in the Southeastern United States,[5] particularly the Carolinas and Georgia, the Pentecostal Holiness Church now has an international presence. In 2000, the church reported a worldwide membership of over one million—over three million including affiliates.[6]

Heavily influenced by two major American revival movements—the holiness movement of the late 19th century and the Pentecostal revival of the early 20th century[7]—the church's theological roots derive from John Wesley's teachings on sanctification.[8][9]

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  2. ^ https://iphc.org/introduction/
  3. ^ "IPHC Manual" (PDF). IPHC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  4. ^ Fahlbusch, Erwin; Lochman, Jan Milic; Bromiley, Geoffrey William; Barrett, David B.; Mbiti, John; Pelikan, Jaroslav; Vischer, Lukas (1999). The Encyclopedia of Christianity. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-2416-5.
  5. ^ "2000 Religious Congregations and Membership Study". Glenmary Research Center. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  6. ^ International Pentecostal Holiness Church (2007). "24th General Conference Highlights". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  7. ^ "IPHC Brief History: Introduction". 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01.
  8. ^ Synan, Vinson (1997). The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition: Charismatic Movements in the Twentieth Century. William B. Eerdmans Pub. ISBN 0-8028-4103-1. p. 30
  9. ^ "Holiness movement". Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-10-28.