Bible Methodist Connection of Churches
Conservative holiness denomination
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The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches is a Methodist denomination in the United States within the conservative holiness movement.
| Bible Methodist Connection of Churches | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Methodism |
| Orientation | Conservative Holiness |
| Polity | Connectionalism |
| Connectional Chairman | Blake Jones |
| Vice Chairman | Jack Hooker |
| Associations | Interchurch Holiness Convention (IHC) |
| Founder | John Wesley |
| Origin | 1967 |
| Separated from | Wesleyan Methodist Church (1967) |
| Absorbed | United Holiness Church (1994)[1] Pilgrim Nazarene Church (2019)[2] |
| Official website | biblemethodist.org |
History
In 1943, the General Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church recommended the strengthening of the “central supervisory authority to oversee the work of our Church.”[3] The Wesleyan Methodist Church adopted a proposal in 1966 to merge with the Pilgrim Holiness Church, thus forming the Wesleyan Church; those who strongly disagreed with the merger, as well as the trend of greater centralization, formed the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches.[3][4]
In 1994, the United Holiness Church, which broke from the Free Methodist Church in 1955, joined the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches.[1]
In 2019, the Pilgrim Nazarene Church merged into the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches.[2]
Leadership, educational institutions, etc
The connection is divided into four regional conferences: the Southern Conference, led by Rev. Doug Eads; the Southwest Conference, led by Rev. Aaron Johnson; the Heartland Conference, led by Rev. Chris Cravens; and the Great Lakes Conference, led by Rev. David Ward.[5]
The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches operate one Christian school, three family camps, and three youth camps.[6]
Seminarians attend God's Bible School and College in Cincinnati and Hobe Sound Bible College in Hobe Sound.[6]
