Wesleyan Church
"Wesleyan" has been used in the title of a number of historic and current denominations, although the subject of this article is about the denomination titled "The Wesleyan Church." For a list of other denominations with Wesleyan in their title, please see Wesleyan Church (disambiguation).
| The Wesleyan Church | |
| Wesleyan Church logo | |
| Classification | Protestant |
|---|---|
| Orientation | Holiness |
| Polity | Connexionalism |
| Associations | Christian Holiness Partnership, National Association of Evangelicals, World Methodist Council |
| Geographical areas | Worldwide |
| Founder | Orange Scott, et al |
| Origin | 1843 Utica, New York |
| Separated from | Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Merge of | Wesleyan Methodist Church Alliance of Reformed Baptists of Canada Pilgrim Holiness Church |
| Separations | Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection of Churches Bible Methodist Connection of Churches |
| Congregations | 5,000 (1,731 North America) |
| Members | worldwide: 411,000 (194,000 North America) |
| Official website | wesleyan.org |
The Wesleyan Church is an evangelical, holiness Christian denomination in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Namibia, Asia and Australia. The church is part of the holiness movement and has roots in the teachings of John Wesley. The church is Wesleyan and Arminian in doctrine.
The Wesleyan Church has over 411,000 adherents in over 5,000 churches worldwide and is active in almost 100 nations. As of 2005, in the United States there were 128,385 members in 1,626 congregations. In the United States, membership is concentrated in the Midwest. Wesleyan Life is the official publication. The Wesleyan Church world headquarters are in Fishers, Indiana.
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