OUR HISTORYOut of Many, One
1887-1890: New England: Providence, Rhode Island, church, founded in 1887, joins other holiness churches in 1890 to form the denomination’s oldest parent body.
1894: Tennessee: New Testament Church of Christ originates.
1895: New York City: Association of Pentecostal Churches of America organizes.
1895: California: Los Angeles First Church of the Nazarene is established.
1896: New England and New York groups unite as Association of Pentecostal Churches of America.
1901: Texas: Independent Holiness Church originates.
1904: Tennessee and Texas groups unite as the Holiness Church of Christ.
1907: Association of Pentecostal Churches of America and the Church of the Nazarene unite as the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene.
1908: The Holiness Church of Christ joins the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene.
1915: Pentecostal Mission and the Pentecostal Church of Scotland join the Nazarenes.
1919: Fifth General Assembly shortens the church’s name to Church of the Nazarene.
OUR HISTORYOut of Many, One
1887-1890: New England: Providence, Rhode Island, church, founded in 1887, joins other holiness churches in 1890 to form the denomination’s oldest parent body.
1894: Tennessee: New Testament Church of Christ originates.
1895: New York City: Association of Pentecostal Churches of America organizes.
1895: California: Los Angeles First Church of the Nazarene is established.
1896: New England and New York groups unite as Association of Pentecostal Churches of America.
1901: Texas: Independent Holiness Church originates.
1904: Tennessee and Texas groups unite as the Holiness Church of Christ.
1907: Association of Pentecostal Churches of America and the Church of the Nazarene unite as the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene.
1908: The Holiness Church of Christ joins the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene.
1915: Pentecostal Mission and the Pentecostal Church of Scotland join the Nazarenes.
1919: Fifth General Assembly shortens the church’s name to Church of the Nazarene.