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denomination in the

conservative holiness movement The conservative holiness movement is a loosely defined group of theologically conservative Christian denominations with the majority being Methodists whose teachings are rooted in the theology of John Wesley, and a minority being Quakers (Fri ...

. The formation of the Emmanuel Association is a part of the

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. It was formed in 1937 as a result of a schism in the

Pilgrim Holiness Church Pilgrim Holiness Church (PHC) or International Apostolic Holiness Church (IAHC) is a Christian denomination associated with the holiness movement that split from the Methodist Episcopal Church through the efforts of Martin Wells Knapp in 1897. It ...

, led by Ralph Goodrich Finch, the former general superintendent of Foreign Missions in that denomination. Adherents are called ''Emmanuel Methodists''. It is one of the oldest denominations in the conservative holiness movement. Like other Methodist bodies, it is governed by a General Conference. The Emmanuel Association's holiness standards are codified in the text titled "Principles of Holy Living". The denomination is opposed to warfare, thus falling into the Holiness Methodist Pacifists subgroup of the holiness movement. It advocates for the principle of nonresistance: The Emmanuel Association is based in

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. It has had churches in cities across the world, including

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(Colorado), Campo (Colorado), Hartman (Colorado), Rocky Ford (Colorado), Hayden Lake (Idaho), Logansport (Indiana), Terre Haute (Indiana),

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(Kansas), Tollesboro (Kentucky),

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(Missouri), Hayes Center (Nebraska), Shubert (Nebraska), Vineland (New Jersey),

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(Ohio),

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(Ohio), East Palestine (Ohio),

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(Ohio), Little York (Ohio), New Philadelphia (Ohio), Newton Falls (Ohio), Octa (Ohio), Salem (Ohio),

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(Ohio), Garrett (Pennsylvania), Gratz (Pennsylvania), Herndon (Pennsylvania), White Haven (Pennsylvania), Watertown (South Dakota), Touchet (Washington), Reed (West Virginia), and Bethesda (Ontario), as well as in parts of

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and

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. The association holds an annual

camp meeting The camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in England and Scotland as an evangelical event in association with the communion season. It was held for worship, preaching and communion on the American frontier ...

at Hickory Grove Campground in Tollesboro and its

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was built in memory of Reverend R. G. Finch. The connection ran Peoples Bible College in Colorado Springs until May 1994.

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