the church of the nazarene was founded in 1966.
the church of the nazarene was founded in 1966.
when was the church of the nazarene founded?
1966
at the second general assembly held at pilot point, texas, the holiness church of christ (located in the southern united states) merged with the pentecostal nazarenes. the holiness church of christ itself was the merger of the new testament church of christ (founded in july 1894 at milan, tennessee, by r.l. harris, but soon led by his widow mary lee cagle), and a group (also called the holiness church of christ), that resulted in november 1904 at rising star, texas, from the prior merger of the holiness church (founded in 1888 in texas) and the independent holiness church (formed at van alstyne, texas, in 1901, and led by charles b. jernigan and j.b. chapman). the merger of the holiness church of christ in the south and the pentecostal church of the nazarene took place on tuesday, october 13, 1908, at 10:40 am, "amid great shouts of joy and holy enthusiasm." the newly merged church of the nazarene began with 10,034 members, 228 congregations, 11 districts, and 19 missionaries, according to historical records. the latter date marks the "official" founding date. bresee, reynolds and ellyson were elected general superintendents.
church of the nazarene
the denomination inherited its current name from the one of its primary antecedent groups, the los angeles, california, based church of the nazarene founded in october 1895 by dr. phineas f. bresee and dr. joseph pomeroy widney. the name of the denomination comes from the biblical description of jesus christ, who had been raised in the village of nazareth (and was regarded consequently as "a nazarene"). jesus is called a nazarene in , and in , paul's accuser tertullus calls him "a ringleader of the sect of the nazarenes." in the and a few other bible versions, jesus is also called a nazarene in ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , whereas most versions simply say "jesus of nazareth" in these verses.
church of the nazarene