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Christian Holiness Partnership Basic History
The Christian Holiness Partnership was founded in 1867 as the National Camp Meeting Association for the Promotion of Holiness. The primary purpose of this organization was incorporated in its name, the promotion of holiness through camp meetings. Today, there are still more than 2,000 holiness camp meetings operating in America. It is to this root organization that several member denominations, organizations and other fellowships trace their beginnings. With the rise of these holiness denominations, the parent organization became known as the National Holiness Association. To more effectively communicate both the structure and purpose of the organization as it now stands, a new name was adopted at the 1997 annual business meeting - the "Christian Holiness Partnership."
Basic Beliefs
The purpose of the Partnership is to collectively pursue, promote, and proclaim the message of Scriptural Holiness, mostly through camp meetings. Its intention is to celebrate the worldwide blessings of God upon their partnering, noting especially the multiple victories of its many Spirit-anointed ministries. Through this Partnership, they seek a closer fellowship among all denominations, religious organizations and associations, educational institutions, individual churches and persons who are in one accord with the Statement of Faith of the Partnership and the historic Wesleyan position on Scriptural Holiness.
Leadership
Executive Director -Dr. Marlin Hotle. He presently serves as the editor of the Holiness Digest and as the District Superintendent of the Tennessee District of The Wesleyan Church.
Basic Facts
Internet site information states the denomination's members "are ministering in over 160 nations around the world and number close to twelve million people."
The CHP is officially made up of 21 different denominations, three interdenominational missionary agencies, 48 colleges and seminaries, six holiness publishing houses, nearly 2,000 camp meetings and hundreds of independent congregations and local churches that belong to denominations that are not officially identified as members. (For example, nearly 10% of individual members are reform minded United Methodist, though the United Methodist Church is not a member of the CHP.)
Affiliated Denominations include:
- American Rescue Workers
- The Association of Evangelical Churches
- The Association of Independent Methodists
- Bible Holiness Movement
- Brethren in Christ Church
- Churches of Christ in Christian Union
- The Church of God (Anderson)
- The Congregational Methodist Church
- Evangelical Christian Church
- Evangelical Church of North America
- Evangelical Friends Alliance (Eastern Region)
- Evangelical Methodist Church
- Free Methodist Church of North America
- Japan Immanuel General Mission
- Missionary Church (North Central District)
- The Church of the Nazarene
- Primitive Methodist Church
- The Salvation Army (USA)
- The Salvation Army of Canada & Bermuda
- The Wesleyan Church
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| Internet site information states the denomination's members "are ministering in over 160 nations around the world and number close to twelve million people." |
Location:
Christian Holiness Partnership
263 Buffalo Rd.
Clinton, TN 37716
Phone: (423) 457-5978
Fax: (423) 463-7280
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