International Pentecostal Holiness Church

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. Historically centered in the Southeastern United States, 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.

International Pentecostal Holiness Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationHoliness Pentecostal
PolityConnectionalism
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
Members4,600,000
Official websitewww.iphc.org
Statistics for 2012
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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—the church's theological roots derive from John Wesley's teachings on sanctification.

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