Denominational Profile

History

Holiness Methodist Church (1920)

merged intoEvangelical Church of North America (1969)

The Holiness Methodist Church was a result of the "holiness" revival movement that swept the United States in general and Methodism in particular during the late 1800s. In 1969 it joined the Evangelical Church of North America as its North Central Conference.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1935	6	7	542
1937	-	7	641
1940	-	8	632
1942	-	7	578
1950	74	27	650
1951	40	35	650
1953	30	24	675
1954	33	27	725
1955	38	28	825
1956	40	32	825
1957	49	27	900
1958	40	27	900
1959	31	30	1,000
1960	32	26	800
1961	32	27	1,060
1962	38	26	900
1963	35	27	1,000
1965	35	23	1,000

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]