Wesleyan Holiness Connection

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{{Infobox organization

| logo = Wesleyan_Holiness_Connection_Logo.png

| type = Wesleyan-Holiness & Holiness Pentecostal fellowship

| headquarters = Glendora, California, US

| name = Wesleyan Holiness Connection

| founded_date = 2006

| founder =

| membership = 17 Christian denominations & 66 Christian universities

| president =

| affiliations = Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America

| area_served = North America

| homepage = {{URL|https://holinessandunity.org/}}

}}

The Wesleyan Holiness Connection, also known as the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium, is an interdenominational organization of denominations and congregations, with membership primarily including those aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement or Holiness Pentecostalism. It seeks to promote Biblical holiness in churches that historically rooted in the evangelical movement initiated by John Wesley.{{cite book|last1=Mannoia|first1=Kevin W|first2=Don|last2=Thorsen|title=The Holiness Manifesto|date=April 2008|df=mdy-all|publisher=William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company|page=17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CZB0zqFMQQEC&q=Wesleyan+Holiness+Consortium&pg=PA17|access-date=2020-06-29|isbn=9780802863362|quote=It consisted of scholars and denominational leaders from a range of Wesleyan and Pentecostal churches who were seeking to reconceive and promote biblical holiness in today's churches.}} The Wesleyan Holiness Consortium aims to guide efforts and projects focused on holiness in the 21st century for pastors, unity within and among the participating churches, a holiness voice to the broader church, and the importance of holiness in the future mission of the church.{{cite web|title=A Brief History of the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium|df=mdy-all|website=Wesleyan Holiness Consortium|url=http://www.holinessandunity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=47|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005112154/http://www.holinessandunity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=47|archive-date=2018-10-05|url-status=live|access-date=2020-06-29}}

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Member denominations

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!Denomination

!Orientation

African Methodist Episcopal Church{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=David W. |title=UMC Ecumenical Partnerships: Multilateral Partnerships |url=https://um-insight.net/in-the-church/umc-global-nature/umc-ecumenical-partnerships-multilateral-partnerships/ |publisher=UM Insight |access-date=8 July 2021 |language=English |date=11 August 2020}}Wesleyan Holiness Connection, [https://holinessandunity.org/about-us/ Denominations], holinessandunity.org, USA, retrieved February 20, 2023

|Methodist (Mainline)

Assemblies of God

|Finished Work Pentecostal

Brethren in Christ Church

|Holiness-Anabaptist

Alliance World Fellowship

|Keswickian

Church of God in Christ

|Holiness Pentecostal

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)

|Holiness-Restorationist

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)

|Holiness-Pentecostal

Church of the Nazarene

|Wesleyan-Holiness

Free Methodist Church

|Methodist (Holiness)

Grace Communion International

|Evangelical

International Pentecostal Holiness Church

|Holiness Pentecostal

Shield of Faith

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Evangelical Church (ECNA)

|Wesleyan-Holiness

Foursquare Church

|Finished work Pentecostal

The Salvation Army

|Wesleyan-Holiness

United Methodist Church

|Methodist (Mainline)

Wesleyan Church

|Methodist (Holiness)

Other Associations

In addition to having 17 denominations as members, 66 Christian colleges and universities are affiliated with the WHC.{{Cite web |title=Wesleyan Holiness Connection - About us |url=https://holinessandunity.org/about-us/}} Associated colleges represent a diverse portion of Christianity in North America, including the Quaker-affiliated George Fox University and the Trinity Western University founded by the Evangelical Free Church of America.

The Wesleyan Holiness Connection as a whole is a member of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA).{{Cite web |title=PCCNA - Current Membership |url=https://pccna.org/membership_current.aspx}}

See also

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