The Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. is a Holiness body of Christians headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. Holiness is the state of being holy, that is, set apart for the worship or service of God or gods. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... Jackson skyline Motto: Nickname: The Best of the New South and The Bold, New City Map Political Statistics Founded 1822 Incorporated Hinds County Mayor Frank Melton Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 276. ...

The Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. shares a common early history with the Church of God in Christ. Charles Price Jones, a Missionary Baptist preacher in Alabama and later Mississippi, accepted the doctrine of Holiness around 1896. About that time he also became associated with W. S. Pleasant, J. A. Jeter, Charles Harrison Mason and other like-minded brethren. Jones invited a Holiness convention to meet with his church, Mt. Helm Baptist Church of Jackson, Mississippi, in 1897. This gathering was held June 6-15. In 1898 Mt. Helm changed its name to Church of Christ. The group put out of the Jackson Baptist Association adopted the name Christ Association of Mississippi of Baptized Believers in Christ in 1900, and the national movement accepted the name by C. H. Mason - Church of God in Christ - in 1906. In that same year, the annual convocation chose to send J. A. Jeter, C. H. Mason, and D. J. Young to investigate William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival. Mason and Young were convinced of Seymour's doctrine that glossolalia was the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. After an extended discussion of the matter at the 1907 convention, the body withdrew from all those who were promoting speaking in tongues. C. H. Mason became the leader of this group. THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST is a Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in which the word of God is preached, ordinances are administered and the doctrine of sanctification or holiness is emphasized, as being essential to the salvation of mankind. ... Charles Price Jones, Sr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 190 mi/306 km 330 mi/531 km 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 32nd 125,546 km² 275 km 545 km 3 30°13N to 35°N 88°7W to 91°41W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 31st 2,697,243 23. ... Holiness is the state of being holy, that is, set apart for the worship or service of God or gods. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Young C.H. Mason Elder Mason was converted in November, 1878, and baptized by his brother, I. S. Nelson, a Baptist Preacher, who was pastoring the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church near Plumerville, Arkansas. ... Jackson skyline Motto: Nickname: The Best of the New South and The Bold, New City Map Political Statistics Founded 1822 Incorporated Hinds County Mayor Frank Melton Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 276. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... William J. Seymour (1870–1922) was an African American minister. ... The Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909) took place in Los Angeles, California, and was led by William Seymour (1870–1922), an African American preacher. ... Glossolalia (from the Greek, γλώσσα (glossa), tongue and λαλώ (lalô), to speak) comprises the utterance of what appears (to the casual listener) either as an unknown foreign language (xenoglossia), meaningless syllables, or utterance of an unknown mystical language; the utterances sometimes occur as part of religious worship (religious glossolalia). ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... The Holy Spirit, from the Christian viewpoint, while related to Gods will, is not Gods will personified. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Both sides of the division continued to use the name Church of God in Christ until 1915, when Bishop Mason incorporated his followers under that name. Churches of the Holiness division began to use the name Church of Christ Holiness, and in October of 1920 was chartered in the state of Mississippi as the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

The Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. is an orthodox Trinitarian denomination with a Holiness emphasis. Water baptism of believers by immersion and the Lord's supper as a memorial are held to be ordinances of the church. Foot washing is also practiced, but it is not regarded as an ordinance. The church does not deny tongues as a spiritual gift, but the New Testament practice is regarded as speaking in a language that can be understood by someone, and the idea that tongues is definitive evidence of the gift of the Holy Ghost is totally rejected. Trinitarianism is the Christian doctrine that God, although one being, exists in three distinct persons (hypostases) known collectively as the Holy Trinity. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... The Lords Supper is a variation of the name and the service of The Last Supper or Eucharist. ... Feet washing is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations. ...

The church in the United States is divided into eight dioceses - Eastern, North Central, Northern, Pacific North West, South Central, South Eastern, South Western, and Western. In 1998 the Church of Christ (Holiness) had 10,393 members in 167 congregations in the U. S. Following the death of Bishop Jones, in 1949, Bishop Major Rudd Conic, Sr. became the President and Senior Bishop of the Church. He held both positions until 1992. In 1996 Bishop Maurice D. Bingham of Jackson, Mississippi was elected Senior Bishop, a position he held until August of 2004. Bishop Emery Lindsay of Chicago is the Current Senior Bishop; Bishop Vernon Kennebrew (Little Rock, Arkansas) is the President. Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. - official Web Site
• Adherents.com

Reference

• Handbook of Denominations in the United States, by Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill, and Craig D. Atwood