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Historical Statement Later Accessions
After 1908 various other bodies united with the Church of the Nazarene:
The Pentecostal Mission. In 1898 J. O. McClurkan, a Cumberland Presbyterianevangelist, led in forming the Pentecostal Alliance at Nashville, which brought togetherHoliness people from Tennessee and adjacent states. This body was very missionary inspirit and sent pastors and teachers to Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, and India. McClurkan diedin 1914. The next year his group, known then as the Pentecostal Mission, united with thePentecostal Church of the Nazarene.
Pentecostal Church of Scotland. In 1906 George Sharpe, of Parkhead CongregationalChurch, Glasgow, was evicted from his pulpit for preaching the Wesleyan doctrine ofChristian holiness. Eighty members who left with him immediately formed ParkheadPentecostal Church. Other congregations were organized, and in 1909 the Pentecostal Churchof Scotland was formed. That body united with the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene inNovember 1915.
Laymen's Holiness Association. The Laymen’s Holiness Association wasformed under S. A. Danford in 1917 at Jamestown, North Dakota, to serve the cause ofWesleyan-holiness revivalism in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Montana. This group publisheda paper, The Holiness Layman. J. G. Morrison was elected president in 1919 and ledan organization with over 25 other evangelists and workers. In 1922 Morrison, togetherwith most of the workers and more than 1,000 of the members, united with the Church of theNazarene.
Hephzibah Faith Missionary Association. This missionary body, centered in Tabor,Iowa, organized in 1893 by Elder George Weavers, subsequently sent over 80 workers to morethan a half dozen countries. Around 1950 the work at Tabor, the South African mission, andother parts of the organization united with the Church of the Nazarene.
International Holiness Mission. David Thomas, businessman and lay preacher, foundedThe Holiness Mission in London in 1907. Extensive missionary work developed in southernAfrica under the leadership of David Jones, and the church was renamed the InternationalHoliness Mission in 1917. It united with the Church of the Nazarene on October 29, 1952,with 28 churches and more than 1,000 constituents in England under the superintendency ofJ. B. Maclagan, and work led by 36 missionaries in Africa.
Calvary Holiness Church. In 1934 Maynard James and Jack Ford, who had led itinerantevangelism (or "trekking") in the International Holiness Mission, formed theCalvary Holiness Church. On June 11, 1955, union took place with the Church of theNazarene, bringing about 22 churches and more than 600 members into the denomination. Theaccession of the International Holiness Mission and the Calvary Holiness Church came aboutlargely through the vision and efforts of Nazarene District Superintendent George Frame.
Gospel Workers Church of Canada. Organized by Frank Goff in Ontario in 1918, thischurch arose from an earlier group called the Holiness Workers. It united with the Churchof the Nazarene on September 7, 1958, adding five churches and about 200 members to theCanada Central District.
Church of the Nazarene (Nigeria). In the 1940s a Wesleyan-Holiness church wasorganized in Nigeria under indigenous leadership. It adopted the name Church of theNazarene, deriving its doctrinal beliefs and name in part from a Manual of theinternational Church of the Nazarene. Under the leadership of Jeremiah U. Ekaidem, itunited with the latter on April 3, 1988. A new district with 39 churches and 6,500 memberswas created.
The information displayed on this page is from the 1997-2001 Manual and has been used with permission from the General Church Secretary. Relevant changes arising out of General Assembly held 2001 will be updated in the near future.
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