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Who We Are:
The Congregational Holiness Church is people. We are people
whose lives have been changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are people who have chosen to follow Jesus Christ. We are
people from all walks of life who have accepted the Bible as
our guide for daily life. We are individuals who love God. We
are families who love God. We are churches who love God. We
are small churches. We are large churches. We are medium size
churches. We are urban churches and rural churches. We are a
church family of open hearts and open arms. We are a family-oriented denomination called the Congregational Holiness
Church.
Statement of Purpose:
The Congregational Holiness Church exists to obey the Great
Commission as found in Mathew 28:19-20. This includes
evangelizing, discipleship training, planting churches, and
aiding in church growth and development in the United States
and in the nations around the world. Our objective is to
assist believers in discovering, developing, and utilizing
their God given gifts in order to impact their generation as
they serve in the kingdom of God.
Our Heritage:
The Congregational
Holiness Church was organized as a denomination in 1921 in
High Shoals, Georgia. The church has grown from twelve
churches in 1921 to over 9,000 churches worldwide today in 14
states and 20 countries. The International Headquarters
of the church is located on 3888 Fayetteville Highway,
Griffin, Georgia.
The Congregational Holiness Church is evangelical and traces
its doctrinal and historical roots to the Protestant
Reformation, the Wesleyan Holiness Revival and the Pentecostal
movement of the early 20th Century. We embrace
the cardinal Biblical doctrines of salvation by faith,
sanctification, the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the
initial evidence of speaking in tongues, divine healing, the
divine Trinity, inspiration of the Bible, the incarnation of
Jesus Christ through the virgin birth, the perfect sinless
life of Jesus Christ, the death, burial and bodily
resurrection of Jesus Christ, the rapture of the church, and
the imminent, personal pre-millennial second coming of Jesus
Christ. As a denomination, the Congregational Holiness
Church is categorized as Wesleyan Pentecostal. As a
member of the
Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America and the World
Pentecostal Fellowship, the Congregational Holiness Church is
an integral part of the national and worldwide classical
Pentecostal movement.
In its relationship with other denominations, the
Congregational Holiness Church has always practiced and taught
an open door policy of fellowship. Our
12th Article of
Faith states, "We believe the Bride of Christ is composed of
the entire Spiritual Church."
Form of Government:
The Congregational Holiness Church's form of government is
congregational. Articles of Faith, form of government
and condition of membership cannot be changed except by a
majority vote of the local churches.
At each quadrennial General Conference a full-time General
Superintendent with the honorary title of Bishop is elected to
administer, lead and direct the Congregational Holiness Church
in its affairs and functions. The General Conference
also elects a First and Second Assistant General
Superintendent. These three along with
an elected General Secretary and General Treasurer comprise the General Executive Board.
Members of the General Executive Board serve four-year terms.
The Congregational Holiness Church in the USA is divided into
nine districts with each district electing a five-member
presbytery. The District Presbytery is made up of a
Superintendent, a First and Second Assistant Superintendent, a
Secretary/Treasurer and an Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.
District officials serve either a four-year term, or a two-year term depending upon the preference of the electorate of each district.
The General Executive Board, general trustees, district
presbyters, World Missions Executive Director, Brotherhood International
Executive Director and Women's Ministries International Executive Director make up the General
Committee. The General Committee transacts any major
business of the church between General Conferences.
The General Conference of the Congregational Holiness Church
is the highest governing body with full power and authority to
designate the teachings, principles and practices of the local
churches.
Current Officers:
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Bishop Ronald Wilson |
General
Superintendent |
"ronaldwilson at
chchurch dot com" |
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Rev.
Bill
Lewis |
1st Asst.
Superintendent |
"blewis1 at
bellsouth dot net" |
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Rev. Wayne Hicks |
2nd
Asst. Superintendent |
"pastor at
newhavenchchurch dot org" |
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Rev. Leslee
Bailey |
General Secretary |
"lesleebailey at
chchurch dot com" |
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Rev. Kenneth Law |
General Treasurer |
"klaw42 at comcast
dot net" |
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Departmental & Auxiliary Officers |
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Rev. Charles Hanson |
World Missions |
"jcmkm5 at aol dot
com" |
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Rev. William Strickland |
Mission USA |
"williamstrickland at chchurch dot com" |
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Maggie Pruitt |
Women's Ministries |
"magiemagie7777 at joimail dot com" |
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Rev. Danny Jones |
Brotherhood |
"dannyjones at chchurch.com" |
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Robbie Simmons |
Royal Rangers |
"im2postal at yahoo dot com" |
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Tonya Cook |
Missionettes |
"trcook2343 at att dot net" |
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Rev.
Mark Willingham |
North Alabama |
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Rev.
Lavon Singleton |
South Alabama |
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Rev.
David Cockrell |
East Carolina |
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Rev.
Stephen Phillips |
West Carolina |
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Rev.
David Hodges |
Florida |
"ddavidretha at
netzero dot com" |
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Rev.
Hugh Smith |
Central Georgia |
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Rev. Clarence Reynolds |
North Georgia |
"ngdist at alltel
dot net" |
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Rev.
Gary Shepherd |
Virginia |
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Rev.
Jose Rubio |
Hispanic |
"joserubio0312 at yahoo dot com" |
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