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

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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

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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

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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

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and

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at the Orleans Wesleyan Campgrounds in

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

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Publications

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

United Kingdom

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

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. This District is associated with the

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and not the same as the denomination which left the Bible Missionary Church.

References

External links

* http://www.wesleyanchurch.co.uk (Official website) * http://www.wesleyan.net/churches/uk/ (Unofficial website) Methodist denominations Christian denominations established in the 20th century Holiness denominations Evangelical denominations in North America {{Christianity-stub