Denominational Profile

History

The Fire Baptized Holiness Church (Wesleyan) was established in 1890 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of southeastern Kansas. It was renamed Bible Holiness Church in 1995.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1950	-	45	1,200
1952	71	50	1,000
1953	69	46	1,000
1954	68	52	975
1955	75	52	974
1956	75	52	1,011
1957	82	53	1,007
1958	82	53	988
1991	64	49	695
1992	67	49	692

Source

Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]